Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at Eastern Michigan University is largely skewed towards women students, with 61.1% of undergraduate students being women and 38.9% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 12,730, with 7,772 women and 4,958 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at Eastern Michigan University is greatly skewed towards women students, with 68.1% of undergraduate students being women and 31.9% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 2,610, with 1,777 women and 833 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 38.9% 4,958 students
- women 61.1% 7,772 students
Graduate Students
- men 31.9% 833 students
- women 68.1% 1,777 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 59.9% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 7,605 students.
Following behind are African American students, constituting 17.4% of the student body, with 2,202 students. Hispanic students represent 8.2% of the population, with 1,040 students, while Mixed race students account for 4.1%, with 525 students. Asian students account for 3.4% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 430 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.1% , with 8 students.
International students make up 2.1% of the undergraduate population, totaling 267 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 4.8% of the population, totaling 614 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 Eastern Michigan University.
Undergraduate Students
- White 59.9% 7,605 students
- African American 17.4% 2,202 students
- Hispanic 8.2% 1,040 students
- Unknown race 4.8% 614 students
- Mixed race 4.1% 525 students
- Asian 3.4% 430 students
- International students 2.1% 267 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 8 students
Graduate Students
- White 66.6% 1,733 students
- African American 12.8% 334 students
- Hispanic 7.0% 183 students
- International students 5.8% 152 students
- Mixed race 3.6% 94 students
- Asian 2.8% 74 students
- Unknown race 1.2% 32 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 1 students
Transfer Students
- White 63.6% 598 students
- African American 13.0% 122 students
- Hispanic 8.5% 80 students
- Mixed race 5.0% 47 students
- Asian 4.3% 40 students
- International students 3.1% 29 students
- Unknown race 2.6% 24 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 18-19 27% 3,467 students
- 20-21 26% 3,324 students
- 22-24 20% 2,611 students
- 25-29 11% 1,344 students
- 30-34 5% 606 students
- 40-49 3% 412 students
- 35-39 3% 337 students
- 50-64 1% 164 students
- 25-29 30% 781 students
- 22-24 22% 583 students
- 30-34 16% 419 students
- 40-49 13% 346 students
- 35-39 11% 275 students
- 50-64 7% 174 students
- 20-21 1% 24 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Eastern Michigan University in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 1,926 | 85.98% | |
| Ohio | 164 | 7.32% | |
| Illinois | 47 | 2.10% | |
| Indiana | 10 | less than 1% | |
| Florida | 8 | less than 1% | |
| Texas | 8 | less than 1% | |
| Georgia | 7 | less than 1% | |
| Pennsylvania | 7 | less than 1% | |
| California | 6 | less than 1% | |
| North Carolina | 5 | less than 1% | |
| New York | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Maryland | 4 | less than 1% | |
| New Jersey | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Oklahoma | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Minnesota | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Missouri | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Wisconsin | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Alabama | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Iowa | 2 | less than 1% | |
| New Mexico | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Nevada | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Oregon | 2 | less than 1% | |
| South Carolina | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Tennessee | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Virginia | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Arizona | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Colorado | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Connecticut | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Kansas | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Mississippi | 1 | less than 1% | |
| North Dakota | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Utah | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Washington | 1 | less than 1% |
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