Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at Shorter University is largely skewed towards women students, with 55.7% of undergraduate students being women and 44.3% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 1,332, with 742 women and 590 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at Shorter University is slightly skewed towards men students, with 53.1% of undergraduate students being men and 46.9% being women. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 128, with 60 women and 68 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 44.3% 590 students
- women 55.7% 742 students
Graduate Students
- men 53.1% 68 students
- women 46.9% 60 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 65.0% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 862 students.
Following behind are African American students, constituting 18.6% of the student body, with 246 students. Hispanic students represent 7.2% of the population, with 96 students, while Mixed race students account for 2.8%, with 37 students. Asian students account for 1.3% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 17 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.2% , with 2 students.
International students make up 2.3% of the undergraduate population, totaling 30 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 2.7% of the population, totaling 36 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 Shorter University.
Undergraduate Students
- White 65.0% 862 students
- African American 18.6% 246 students
- Hispanic 7.2% 96 students
- Mixed race 2.8% 37 students
- Unknown race 2.7% 36 students
- International students 2.3% 30 students
- Asian 1.3% 17 students
- Hawaiian 0.2% 2 students
Graduate Students
- White 50.0% 64 students
- African American 38.3% 49 students
- Mixed race 5.5% 7 students
- Hispanic 3.9% 5 students
- Unknown race 1.6% 2 students
- Asian 0.8% 1 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
- International students 0.0% 0 students
Transfer Students
- White 66.3% 59 students
- African American 19.1% 17 students
- Hispanic 7.9% 7 students
- International students 4.5% 4 students
- Asian 1.1% 1 students
- Mixed race 1.1% 1 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
- Unknown race 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 18-19 35% 450 students
- 20-21 31% 395 students
- 22-24 9% 121 students
- 25-29 4% 52 students
- 30-34 3% 37 students
- 40-49 3% 34 students
- 35-39 2% 29 students
- 50-64 2% 20 students
- 22-24 47% 60 students
- 25-29 16% 21 students
- 40-49 15% 19 students
- 30-34 9% 11 students
- 50-64 8% 10 students
- 35-39 4% 5 students
- 20-21 2% 2 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Shorter University in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 262 | 84.79% | |
| Alabama | 26 | 8.41% | |
| Florida | 10 | 3.24% | |
| Tennessee | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Arizona | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Maryland | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Maine | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Missouri | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Mississippi | 1 | less than 1% | |
| New Hampshire | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Wisconsin | 1 | less than 1% |
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