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Westfield Demographics & Diversity Report

Many schools pride themselves on their diversity, but what does that mean, really? College Factual ran the numbers to find out how diverse the typical college campus really is, including race, gender, the ages of the students, and where they're from. Keep reading the Westfield diversity report to see how they stack up against the average.

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

Westfield Student Population

How Many Students Attend Westfield State University?

Westfield total enrollment is approximately 5,395 students. 3,812 are undergraduates and 411 are graduate students.

Westfield Undergraduate Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates

The full-time Westfield undergraduate population is made up of 55% women, and 45% men.

For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.

Westfield Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	2,854
Hispanic	436
Black or African American	201
Multi-Ethnic	132
Unknown	98
Asian	65
International	16
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	1

See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.

Westfield Graduate Student Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students

About 71% of full-time grad students are women, and 29% men.

For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.

Westfield Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	276
Hispanic	47
Black or African American	29
Unknown	28
Multi-Ethnic	16
Asian	7
International	5
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	1

See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.

Racial/Ethnic Diversity

Westfield Racial Demographics:

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	3,812
Hispanic	665
Unknown	321
Black or African American	299
Multi-Ethnic	169
Asian	86
International	25
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	2

Average Racial/Ethnic Diversity Among Faculty

Westfield State University Faculty Racial/Ethnic Demographics:

Ethnicity	Number of Faculty
White	768
Black or African American	62
Asian	29
Hispanic	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
International	0
Multi-Ethnic	0
Unknown	0

Learn more about the faculty at Westfield.

Westfield Male/Female Diversity

This school is more popular with women than with men.

There are approximately 3,116 female students and 2,279 male students at Westfield.

Even Balance of Male & Female Teachers

Reporting of the gender of Westfield is unknown or unavailable.

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

More about Westfield faculty.

There are approximately 706 female teachers and 556 male teachers.

Average Geographic Diversity

Westfield ranks 1,820 out of 2,183 when it comes to geographic diversity.

7.63% of Westfield students come from out of state, and 0.56% come from out of the country.

The undergraduate student body is split among 10 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.

Top 5 States

State	Amount
Massachusetts	981
Connecticut	63
New Hampshire	6
New York	4
Rhode Island	2

International Students at Westfield

Students from 19 countries are represented at this school, with the majority of the international students coming from Canada, Pakistan, and Rwanda.

Learn more about international students at Westfield.

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 Westfield, 62.51% of students fall into that category, compared to the national average of 60%.

Student Age Group	Amount
20-21	2,115
18-19	1,784
22-24	1,009
25-29	513
35 and over	437
30-34	242
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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