Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at SWU is greatly skewed towards women students, with 66.1% of undergraduate students being women and 33.9% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 1,043, with 689 women and 354 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at SWU is greatly skewed towards women students, with 79.8% of undergraduate students being women and 20.2% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 257, with 205 women and 52 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 33.9% 354 students
- women 66.1% 689 students
Graduate Students
- men 20.2% 52 students
- women 79.8% 205 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 65.1% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 679 students.
Following behind are African American students, constituting 19.4% of the student body, with 202 students. Hispanic students represent 6.1% of the population, with 64 students, while Mixed race students account for 3.2%, with 33 students. Asian students account for 0.7% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 7 students.
International students make up 1.4% of the undergraduate population, totaling 15 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 4.1% of the population, totaling 43 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 SWU.
Undergraduate Students
- White 65.1% 679 students
- African American 19.4% 202 students
- Hispanic 6.1% 64 students
- Unknown race 4.1% 43 students
- Mixed race 3.2% 33 students
- International students 1.4% 15 students
- Asian 0.7% 7 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Graduate Students
- White 65.8% 169 students
- African American 23.7% 61 students
- Hispanic 3.9% 10 students
- Unknown race 3.9% 10 students
- Mixed race 1.9% 5 students
- Asian 0.4% 1 students
- International students 0.4% 1 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Transfer Students
- White 67.8% 61 students
- African American 18.9% 17 students
- Hispanic 7.8% 7 students
- Mixed race 3.3% 3 students
- Unknown race 2.2% 2 students
- Asian 0.0% 0 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
- International students 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 20-21 30% 310 students
- 18-19 29% 304 students
- 22-24 10% 103 students
- 40-49 7% 72 students
- 25-29 5% 55 students
- 35-39 4% 45 students
- 30-34 4% 42 students
- 50-64 4% 37 students
- 40-49 25% 65 students
- 30-34 18% 46 students
- 35-39 18% 46 students
- 50-64 13% 33 students
- 25-29 13% 32 students
- 22-24 12% 31 students
- 20-21 1% 2 students
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