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Southern 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 typical college campus really is, taking into account race, gender, the ages of the students, and where they're from. Read the Southern diversity report below.

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

Southern Student Population

How Many Students Attend Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College?

Southern total enrollment is approximately 1,474 students.

Southern Undergraduate Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates

The full-time Southern undergraduate population is made up of 69% women, and 31% men.

For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.

Southern Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	1,016
Multi-Ethnic	12
Black or African American	12
Hispanic	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
International	0
Asian	0
Unknown	0

See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.

Racial/Ethnic Diversity

Southern Racial Demographics:

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	1,439
Black or African American	17
Multi-Ethnic	16
Asian	1
Hispanic	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
International	0
Unknown	0

Southern Male/Female Diversity

This school is more popular with women than with men.

There are approximately 1,006 female students and 468 male students at Southern.

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 Southern, 52.56% of students fall into that category, compared to the national average of 60%.

Student Age Group	Amount
18-19	544
20-21	308
35 and over	226
22-24	179
25-29	173
30-34	100
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

• Read College Factual's Diversity Ranking Methodology.