Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at Alvernia University is greatly skewed towards women students, with 66.0% of undergraduate students being women and 34.0% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 2,032, with 1,341 women and 691 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at Alvernia University is greatly skewed towards women students, with 69.0% of undergraduate students being women and 31.0% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 504, with 348 women and 156 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 34.0% 691 students
- women 66.0% 1,341 students
Graduate Students
- men 31.0% 156 students
- women 69.0% 348 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 62.9% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 1,274 students.
Following behind are Hispanic students, constituting 13.8% of the student body, with 279 students. African American students represent 10.7% of the population, with 217 students, while Mixed race students account for 3.0%, with 60 students. Asian students account for 2.2% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 44 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.0% , with 1 students.
International students make up 4.6% of the undergraduate population, totaling 94 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 2.8% of the population, totaling 56 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within Alvernia University.
Undergraduate Students
- White 62.9% 1,274 students
- Hispanic 13.8% 279 students
- African American 10.7% 217 students
- International students 4.6% 94 students
- Mixed race 3.0% 60 students
- Unknown race 2.8% 56 students
- Asian 2.2% 44 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 1 students
Graduate Students
- White 69.7% 350 students
- African American 9.8% 49 students
- Hispanic 9.4% 47 students
- Unknown race 5.0% 25 students
- Asian 2.8% 14 students
- Mixed race 1.6% 8 students
- International students 1.6% 8 students
- Hawaiian 0.2% 1 students
Transfer Students
- White 44.3% 31 students
- International students 30.0% 21 students
- African American 8.6% 6 students
- Hispanic 5.7% 4 students
- Mixed race 4.3% 3 students
- Unknown race 4.3% 3 students
- Asian 1.4% 1 students
- Hawaiian 1.4% 1 students
Students Age Diversity
- 18-19 35% 713 students
- 20-21 31% 640 students
- 22-24 14% 279 students
- 25-29 5% 111 students
- 30-34 4% 90 students
- 40-49 4% 80 students
- 35-39 3% 67 students
- 50-64 2% 36 students
- 22-24 28% 141 students
- 25-29 25% 124 students
- 40-49 15% 74 students
- 30-34 12% 60 students
- 50-64 10% 52 students
- 35-39 9% 45 students
- 20-21 1% 6 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Alvernia University in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 283 | 72.19% | |
| New Jersey | 49 | 12.50% | |
| Maryland | 22 | 5.61% | |
| New Mexico | 16 | 4.08% | |
| Virginia | 7 | 1.79% | |
| Delaware | 5 | 1.28% | |
| Connecticut | 4 | 1.02% | |
| Ohio | 3 | less than 1% | |
| North Carolina | 1 | less than 1% | |
| New Hampshire | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Oregon | 1 | less than 1% |
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