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PFW Demographics & Diversity Report

Many schools pride themselves on their diversity, but what does that mean, really? College Factual analyzed the data to find out how diverse the standard college campus really is, taking into account race, gender, the ages of the students, and where they're from. Read the PFW diversity report below.

• Student Population
• Racial/Ethnic Diversity
• Male/Female Diversity
• Location Diversity
• Student Age Diversity

PFW Student Population

How Many Students Attend Purdue University Fort Wayne?

PFW total enrollment is approximately 8,093 students. 5,161 are undergraduates and 163 are graduate students.

PFW Undergraduate Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates

The full-time PFW undergraduate population is made up of 51% women, and 49% men.

For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.

PFW Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	3,679
Hispanic	499
Black or African American	376
Multi-Ethnic	242
Asian	217
International	133
Unknown	7
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	2

See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.

PFW Graduate Student Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students

About 47% of full-time grad students are women, and 53% men.

For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.

PFW Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students

Race/Ethnicity	Number
International	71
White	67
Black or African American	9
Asian	6
Hispanic	6
Multi-Ethnic	4
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
Unknown	0

See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.

Racial/Ethnic Diversity

PFW Racial Demographics:

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	5,950
Hispanic	698
Black or African American	506
Multi-Ethnic	340
Asian	315
International	246
Unknown	25
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	4

Average Racial/Ethnic Diversity Among Faculty

Purdue University Fort Wayne Faculty Racial/Ethnic Demographics:

Ethnicity	Number of Faculty
White	1,231
Asian	80
Black or African American	75
Multi-Ethnic	17
Hispanic	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
International	0
Unknown	0

Learn more about the faculty at PFW.

PFW Male/Female Diversity

This school is more popular with women than with men.

There are approximately 4,261 female students and 3,832 male students at PFW.

Even Balance of Male & Female Teachers

Reporting of the gender of PFW is unknown or unavailable.

There are more female teachers than male teachers at this school.

More about PFW faculty.

There are approximately 829 female teachers and 685 male teachers.

Average Geographic Diversity

PFW ranks 1,558 out of 2,183 when it comes to geographic diversity.

6.48% of PFW students come from out of state, and 0% come from out of the country.

The undergraduate student body is split among 17 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.

Top 5 States

State	Amount
Indiana	1,472
Ohio	53
Michigan	16
Illinois	10
Wisconsin	4

Learn more about international students at PFW.

High Student Age Diversity

The age diversity score this school received indicates it is doing a good job attracting students of all ages.

A traditional college student is defined as being between the ages of 18-21. At PFW, 44.95% of students fall into that category, compared to the national average of 60%.

Student Age Group	Amount
18-19	2,564
20-21	2,117
22-24	1,810
25-29	934
35 and over	696
30-34	363
Under 18	0

Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

References

• Department of Homeland Security Citizenship and Immigration Services

• National Center for Education Statistics

• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

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