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University of Southern Maine Demographics & Diversity Report

What does the University of Southern Maine student population look like? College Factual wanted to know the truth so we crunched the numbers. We analyzed racial demographics, gender ratios, age and geographic origins of college campuses accross the U.S. See how University of Southern Maine fared in our <nil> diversity report.

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

University of Southern Maine Student Population

How Many Students Attend University of Southern Maine?

University of Southern Maine total enrollment is approximately 8,022 students. 3,773 are undergraduates and 662 are graduate students.

University of Southern Maine Undergraduate Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates

The full-time University of Southern Maine undergraduate population is made up of 61% women, and 39% men.

For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.

University of Southern Maine Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	2,938
Black or African American	283
Hispanic	142
Multi-Ethnic	129
Unknown	100
Asian	97
International	49
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	2

See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.

University of Southern Maine Graduate Student Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students

About 66% of full-time grad students are women, and 34% men.

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University of Southern Maine Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	571
Hispanic	23
Asian	14
Black or African American	14
Unknown	13
Multi-Ethnic	12
International	8
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0

See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.

Racial/Ethnic Diversity

University of Southern Maine Racial Demographics:

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	6,291
Black or African American	476
Unknown	442
Hispanic	266
Multi-Ethnic	225
Asian	183
International	67
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	2

Low Racial/Ethnic Diversity Among Faculty

University of Southern Maine Faculty Racial/Ethnic Demographics:

Ethnicity	Number of Faculty
White	1,204
Black or African American	35
Asian	20
Multi-Ethnic	11
Hispanic	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
International	0
Unknown	0

Learn more about the faculty at University of Southern Maine.

University of Southern Maine Male/Female Diversity

This school is more popular with women than with men.

There are approximately 5,050 female students and 2,972 male students at University of Southern Maine.

Close to Even Balance of Male & Female Teachers

Reporting of the gender of University of Southern Maine is unknown or unavailable.

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

More about University of Southern Maine faculty.

There are approximately 943 female teachers and 582 male teachers.

Average Geographic Diversity

University of Southern Maine ranks 1,034 out of 2,183 when it comes to geographic diversity.

24.06% of University of Southern Maine students come from out of state, and 0% come from out of the country.

The undergraduate student body is split among 19 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.

Top 5 States

State	Amount
Maine	603
Massachusetts	56
New Hampshire	55
Vermont	19
Connecticut	15

International Students at University of Southern Maine

Students from 35 countries are represented at this school, with the majority of the international students coming from Nepal, Canada, and China.

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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 University of Southern Maine, 36.04% of students fall into that category, compared to the national average of 60%.

Student Age Group	Amount
18-19	1,526
22-24	1,331
20-21	1,283
25-29	1,264
35 and over	1,251
30-34	652
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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