Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at Grambling State is largely skewed towards women students, with 63.9% of undergraduate students being women and 36.1% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 4,405, with 2,813 women and 1,592 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at Grambling State is greatly skewed towards women students, with 74.1% of undergraduate students being women and 25.9% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 865, with 641 women and 224 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 36.1% 1,592 students
- women 63.9% 2,813 students
Graduate Students
- men 25.9% 224 students
- women 74.1% 641 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is African American, comprising 90.3% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 3,975 students.
Following behind are Mixed race students, constituting 2.1% of the student body, with 92 students. Hispanic students represent 1.2% of the population, with 55 students, while White students account for 0.8%, with 36 students. Asian students account for 0.1% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 5 students.
International students make up 2.8% of the undergraduate population, totaling 124 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 2.6% of the population, totaling 113 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 Grambling State.
Undergraduate Students
- African American 90.3% 3,975 students
- International students 2.8% 124 students
- Unknown race 2.6% 113 students
- Mixed race 2.1% 92 students
- Hispanic 1.2% 55 students
- White 0.8% 36 students
- Asian 0.1% 5 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Graduate Students
- African American 94.9% 820 students
- International students 2.1% 18 students
- Mixed race 1.3% 11 students
- Hispanic 1.0% 9 students
- White 0.3% 3 students
- Unknown race 0.2% 2 students
- Asian 0.1% 1 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Transfer Students
- African American 86.8% 198 students
- White 4.4% 10 students
- International students 4.4% 10 students
- Hispanic 2.6% 6 students
- Mixed race 1.3% 3 students
- Unknown race 0.4% 1 students
- Asian 0.0% 0 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 20-21 32% 1,418 students
- 18-19 31% 1,353 students
- 22-24 22% 992 students
- 25-29 7% 298 students
- 30-34 3% 114 students
- 40-49 2% 89 students
- 35-39 2% 67 students
- 50-64 1% 35 students
- 25-29 30% 262 students
- 40-49 17% 149 students
- 30-34 15% 136 students
- 35-39 12% 102 students
- 22-24 11% 99 students
- 50-64 11% 94 students
- 20-21 1% 5 students
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