Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at Ashford University is largely skewed towards women students, with 63.4% of undergraduate students being women and 36.6% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 33,084, with 20,987 women and 12,097 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at Ashford University is greatly skewed towards women students, with 69.4% of undergraduate students being women and 30.6% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 7,278, with 5,054 women and 2,224 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 36.6% 12,097 students
- women 63.4% 20,987 students
Graduate Students
- men 30.6% 2,224 students
- women 69.4% 5,054 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 42.0% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 13,787 students.
Following closely behind are African American students, constituting 29.0% of the student body, with 9,538 students. Hispanic students represent 19.1% of the population, with 6,265 students, while Mixed race students account for 4.4%, with 1,442 students. Asian students account for 2.4% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 797 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 1.1% , with 366 students.
International students make up 0.1% of the undergraduate population, totaling 39 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 1.9% of the population, totaling 621 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 Ashford University.
Undergraduate Students
- White 42.0% 13,787 students
- African American 29.0% 9,538 students
- Hispanic 19.1% 6,265 students
- Mixed race 4.4% 1,442 students
- Asian 2.4% 797 students
- Unknown race 1.9% 621 students
- Hawaiian 1.1% 366 students
- International students 0.1% 39 students
Graduate Students
- White 38.7% 2,797 students
- African American 34.6% 2,501 students
- Hispanic 15.2% 1,096 students
- Asian 5.1% 366 students
- Mixed race 3.1% 224 students
- Unknown race 2.2% 160 students
- Hawaiian 0.9% 63 students
- International students 0.3% 21 students
Transfer Students
- White 39.4% 1,141 students
- African American 32.3% 935 students
- Hispanic 19.4% 561 students
- Mixed race 4.3% 123 students
- Asian 2.1% 61 students
- Hawaiian 1.2% 35 students
- Unknown race 1.2% 35 students
- International students 0.1% 3 students
Students Age Diversity
- 25-29 23% 7,494 students
- 30-34 22% 7,243 students
- 40-49 17% 5,736 students
- 35-39 17% 5,631 students
- 22-24 10% 3,302 students
- 50-64 6% 1,911 students
- 20-21 4% 1,321 students
- 18-19 1% 387 students
- 40-49 27% 1,962 students
- 30-34 19% 1,430 students
- 35-39 19% 1,388 students
- 50-64 15% 1,109 students
- 25-29 15% 1,083 students
- 22-24 3% 221 students
- 20-21 0% 4 students
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