Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at TSU is largely skewed towards women students, with 64.2% of undergraduate students being women and 35.8% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 5,726, with 3,677 women and 2,049 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at TSU is largely skewed towards women students, with 63.2% of undergraduate students being women and 36.8% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 1,798, with 1,137 women and 661 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 35.8% 2,049 students
- women 64.2% 3,677 students
Graduate Students
- men 36.8% 661 students
- women 63.2% 1,137 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is African American, comprising 83.9% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 4,798 students.
Following behind are Hispanic students, constituting 8.3% of the student body, with 476 students. Mixed race students represent 3.3% of the population, with 191 students, while Asian students account for 1.2%, with 68 students. White students account for 0.9% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 49 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.1% , with 4 students.
International students make up 2.3% of the undergraduate population, totaling 131 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 0.1% of the population, totaling 5 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 TSU.
Undergraduate Students
- African American 83.9% 4,798 students
- Hispanic 8.3% 476 students
- Mixed race 3.3% 191 students
- International students 2.3% 131 students
- Asian 1.2% 68 students
- White 0.9% 49 students
- Unknown race 0.1% 5 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 4 students
Graduate Students
- African American 67.9% 1,219 students
- Hispanic 14.0% 252 students
- Asian 6.7% 120 students
- White 5.0% 89 students
- International students 4.2% 76 students
- Mixed race 1.8% 32 students
- Unknown race 0.3% 5 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 1 students
Transfer Students
- African American 83.1% 397 students
- Hispanic 7.9% 38 students
- Mixed race 4.2% 20 students
- International students 2.1% 10 students
- White 1.3% 6 students
- Asian 1.0% 5 students
- Unknown race 0.4% 2 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 18-19 32% 1,847 students
- 20-21 26% 1,499 students
- 22-24 21% 1,226 students
- 25-29 10% 575 students
- 30-34 4% 226 students
- 35-39 2% 114 students
- 40-49 2% 95 students
- 50-64 1% 60 students
- 25-29 32% 576 students
- 22-24 27% 492 students
- 30-34 16% 289 students
- 40-49 8% 153 students
- 35-39 7% 128 students
- 50-64 6% 101 students
- 20-21 3% 47 students
- 18-19 0% 2 students
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