Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at Denison University is slightly skewed towards women students, with 52.2% of undergraduate students being women and 47.8% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 2,321, with 1,212 women and 1,109 men.
- men 47.8% 1,109 students
- women 52.2% 1,212 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 60.2% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 1,397 students.
Following behind are Hispanic students, constituting 7.8% of the student body, with 180 students. African American students represent 5.7% of the population, with 133 students, while Mixed race students account for 4.1%, with 96 students. Asian students account for 3.3% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 76 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.1% , with 2 students.
International students make up 16.8% of the undergraduate population, totaling 390 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 2.0% of the population, totaling 46 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 Denison University.
Undergraduate Students
- White 60.2% 1,397 students
- International students 16.8% 390 students
- Hispanic 7.8% 180 students
- African American 5.7% 133 students
- Mixed race 4.1% 96 students
- Asian 3.3% 76 students
- Unknown race 2.0% 46 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 2 students
Transfer Students
- White 57.9% 11 students
- International students 26.3% 5 students
- Unknown race 10.5% 2 students
- Asian 5.3% 1 students
- African American 0.0% 0 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
- Hispanic 0.0% 0 students
- Mixed race 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 18-19 46% 1,060 students
- 20-21 45% 1,052 students
- 22-24 7% 156 students
- 25-29 0% 4 students
- 40-49 0% 4 students
- 50-64 0% 2 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Denison University in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio | 137 | 25.14% | |
| Illinois | 68 | 12.48% | |
| Mississippi | 45 | 8.26% | |
| Pennsylvania | 34 | 6.24% | |
| New York | 29 | 5.32% | |
| California | 24 | 4.40% | |
| Connecticut | 17 | 3.12% | |
| Michigan | 17 | 3.12% | |
| Maryland | 16 | 2.94% | |
| Virginia | 16 | 2.94% | |
| North Carolina | 14 | 2.57% | |
| Colorado | 12 | 2.20% | |
| Florida | 10 | 1.83% | |
| Georgia | 10 | 1.83% | |
| New Jersey | 10 | 1.83% | |
| Indiana | 8 | 1.47% | |
| Minnesota | 8 | 1.47% | |
| Missouri | 8 | 1.47% | |
| Texas | 8 | 1.47% | |
| Oregon | 6 | 1.10% | |
| District of Columbia | 5 | less than 1% | |
| New Hampshire | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Washington | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Delaware | 3 | less than 1% | |
| South Carolina | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Wisconsin | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Maine | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Rhode Island | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Tennessee | 2 | less than 1% | |
| West Virginia | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Alaska | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Arizona | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Kansas | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Nevada | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Utah | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Virgin Islands | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Vermont | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Wyoming | 1 | less than 1% |
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