Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at Bethune-Cookman University is largely skewed towards women students, with 62.4% of undergraduate students being women and 37.6% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 2,513, with 1,567 women and 946 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at Bethune-Cookman University is largely skewed towards women students, with 58.6% of undergraduate students being women and 41.4% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 111, with 65 women and 46 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 37.6% 946 students
- women 62.4% 1,567 students
Graduate Students
- men 41.4% 46 students
- women 58.6% 65 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is African American, comprising 81.7% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 2,049 students.
Following behind are Hispanic students, constituting 5.1% of the student body, with 128 students. Mixed race students represent 2.7% of the population, with 67 students, while White students account for 1.1%, with 28 students. Asian students account for 0.1% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 3 students.
International students make up 1.9% of the undergraduate population, totaling 47 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 7.4% of the population, totaling 186 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 Bethune-Cookman University.
Undergraduate Students
- African American 81.7% 2,049 students
- Unknown race 7.4% 186 students
- Hispanic 5.1% 128 students
- Mixed race 2.7% 67 students
- International students 1.9% 47 students
- White 1.1% 28 students
- Asian 0.1% 3 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Graduate Students
- African American 65.8% 73 students
- Unknown race 18.9% 21 students
- White 4.5% 5 students
- Hispanic 4.5% 5 students
- Mixed race 3.6% 4 students
- International students 2.7% 3 students
- Asian 0.0% 0 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Transfer Students
- African American 70.3% 71 students
- White 9.9% 10 students
- Mixed race 6.9% 7 students
- Hispanic 5.0% 5 students
- International students 4.0% 4 students
- Unknown race 3.0% 3 students
- Asian 1.0% 1 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 18-19 44% 1,108 students
- 20-21 32% 791 students
- 22-24 17% 437 students
- 25-29 2% 54 students
- 30-34 1% 18 students
- 40-49 0% 11 students
- 35-39 0% 7 students
- 50-64 0% 7 students
- 22-24 41% 45 students
- 25-29 22% 24 students
- 40-49 13% 14 students
- 30-34 8% 9 students
- 50-64 6% 7 students
- 35-39 5% 6 students
- 20-21 2% 2 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Bethune-Cookman University in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 605 | 75.53% | |
| Georgia | 55 | 6.87% | |
| California | 18 | 2.25% | |
| South Carolina | 12 | 1.50% | |
| Maryland | 11 | 1.37% | |
| Michigan | 11 | 1.37% | |
| Alabama | 10 | 1.25% | |
| District of Columbia | 9 | 1.12% | |
| Texas | 8 | less than 1% | |
| Louisiana | 7 | less than 1% | |
| New York | 7 | less than 1% | |
| Connecticut | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Minnesota | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Washington | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Ohio | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Virginia | 4 | less than 1% | |
| New Jersey | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Nevada | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Illinois | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Indiana | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Missouri | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Mississippi | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Tennessee | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Wisconsin | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Arizona | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Colorado | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Delaware | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Kansas | 1 | less than 1% | |
| North Carolina | 1 | less than 1% |
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