Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at Shenandoah U is largely skewed towards women students, with 61.8% of undergraduate students being women and 38.2% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 2,416, with 1,493 women and 923 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at Shenandoah U is greatly skewed towards women students, with 77.7% of undergraduate students being women and 22.3% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 1,871, with 1,454 women and 417 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 38.2% 923 students
- women 61.8% 1,493 students
Graduate Students
- men 22.3% 417 students
- women 77.7% 1,454 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 61.5% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 1,460 students.
Following behind are African American students, constituting 9.1% of the student body, with 216 students. Hispanic students represent 8.9% of the population, with 212 students, while Asian students account for 3.5%, with 83 students. Mixed race students account for 1.7% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 40 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.8% , with 20 students.
International students make up 1.1% of the undergraduate population, totaling 25 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 13.4% of the population, totaling 318 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 Shenandoah U.
Undergraduate Students
- White 61.5% 1,460 students
- Unknown race 13.4% 318 students
- African American 9.1% 216 students
- Hispanic 8.9% 212 students
- Asian 3.5% 83 students
- Mixed race 1.7% 40 students
- International students 1.1% 25 students
- Hawaiian 0.8% 20 students
Graduate Students
- White 47.3% 882 students
- Unknown race 27.9% 521 students
- Asian 7.8% 146 students
- African American 7.5% 140 students
- Hispanic 4.4% 83 students
- Mixed race 3.2% 59 students
- International students 1.5% 28 students
- Hawaiian 0.4% 7 students
Transfer Students
- White 55.0% 60 students
- International students 11.0% 12 students
- Asian 8.3% 9 students
- Unknown race 8.3% 9 students
- Hispanic 7.3% 8 students
- African American 5.5% 6 students
- Mixed race 2.8% 3 students
- Hawaiian 1.8% 2 students
Students Age Diversity
- 18-19 37% 895 students
- 20-21 32% 782 students
- 22-24 11% 269 students
- 25-29 4% 99 students
- 30-34 2% 46 students
- 35-39 1% 22 students
- 40-49 1% 21 students
- 50-64 0% 10 students
- 25-29 27% 516 students
- 22-24 24% 451 students
- 40-49 14% 269 students
- 30-34 13% 235 students
- 50-64 10% 183 students
- 35-39 8% 154 students
- 20-21 2% 36 students
- 18-19 0% 2 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Shenandoah University in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia | 267 | 53.19% | |
| Maryland | 79 | 15.74% | |
| Pennsylvania | 56 | 11.16% | |
| West Virginia | 20 | 3.98% | |
| North Carolina | 12 | 2.39% | |
| New Jersey | 12 | 2.39% | |
| Delaware | 10 | 1.99% | |
| Florida | 8 | 1.59% | |
| California | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Connecticut | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Texas | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Georgia | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Illinois | 3 | less than 1% | |
| New York | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Michigan | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Ohio | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Vermont | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Alabama | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Arkansas | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Colorado | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Hawaii | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Louisiana | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Mississippi | 1 | less than 1% | |
| New Hampshire | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Nevada | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Oregon | 1 | less than 1% | |
| South Carolina | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Wyoming | 1 | less than 1% |
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