Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at Gordon College is largely skewed towards women students, with 60.5% of undergraduate students being women and 39.5% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 1,368, with 828 women and 540 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at Gordon College is greatly skewed towards women students, with 73.6% of undergraduate students being women and 26.4% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 436, with 321 women and 115 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 39.5% 540 students
- women 60.5% 828 students
Graduate Students
- men 26.4% 115 students
- women 73.6% 321 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 65.9% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 902 students.
Following behind are Hispanic students, constituting 12.1% of the student body, with 165 students. African American students represent 5.6% of the population, with 77 students, while Asian students account for 3.9%, with 53 students. Mixed race students account for 2.5% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 34 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.1% , with 2 students.
International students make up 8.5% of the undergraduate population, totaling 116 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 1.4% of the population, totaling 19 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 Gordon College.
Undergraduate Students
- White 65.9% 902 students
- Hispanic 12.1% 165 students
- International students 8.5% 116 students
- African American 5.6% 77 students
- Asian 3.9% 53 students
- Mixed race 2.5% 34 students
- Unknown race 1.4% 19 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 2 students
Graduate Students
- White 76.8% 334 students
- International students 8.3% 36 students
- Hispanic 7.1% 31 students
- Unknown race 4.1% 18 students
- Asian 1.8% 8 students
- African American 1.1% 5 students
- Mixed race 0.7% 3 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Transfer Students
- White 73.8% 48 students
- International students 12.3% 8 students
- Hispanic 7.7% 5 students
- African American 3.1% 2 students
- Mixed race 1.5% 1 students
- Unknown race 1.5% 1 students
- Asian 0.0% 0 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 20-21 45% 620 students
- 18-19 41% 560 students
- 22-24 8% 115 students
- 25-29 2% 28 students
- 35-39 0% 4 students
- 30-34 0% 3 students
- 40-49 0% 1 students
- 40-49 27% 118 students
- 30-34 17% 76 students
- 25-29 17% 75 students
- 50-64 15% 64 students
- 35-39 12% 52 students
- 22-24 11% 48 students
- 20-21 1% 3 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Gordon College in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | 119 | 41.03% | |
| Connecticut | 24 | 8.28% | |
| New Hampshire | 24 | 8.28% | |
| New York | 19 | 6.55% | |
| New Jersey | 14 | 4.83% | |
| Pennsylvania | 14 | 4.83% | |
| Maine | 11 | 3.79% | |
| California | 8 | 2.76% | |
| Rhode Island | 7 | 2.41% | |
| Texas | 6 | 2.07% | |
| Virginia | 6 | 2.07% | |
| Illinois | 5 | 1.72% | |
| Alabama | 4 | 1.38% | |
| Vermont | 4 | 1.38% | |
| Colorado | 3 | 1.03% | |
| Florida | 3 | 1.03% | |
| Indiana | 3 | 1.03% | |
| Georgia | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Tennessee | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Washington | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Arizona | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Hawaii | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Kansas | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Michigan | 1 | less than 1% | |
| New Mexico | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Ohio | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Oregon | 1 | less than 1% | |
| South Dakota | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Utah | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Wisconsin | 1 | less than 1% |
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