Diversity of Undergraduate Student Body
Ethnic Composition | Full-Time Undergraduate Students Fall 2020
| Undergraduate Full-Time |
Headcount |
% of Total |
| White |
5,925 |
84.6% |
| Black or African American |
404 |
5.8% |
| Hispanic/Latino |
182 |
2.6% |
| Asian |
67 |
1.0% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native |
23 |
0.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander |
5 |
0.1% |
| Two or More Races |
248 |
3.5% |
| Nonresident Alien |
96 |
1.4% |
| Unknown |
51 |
0.7% |
| Total |
7,001 |
100.0% |
Gender Composition | Full-Time Undergraduate Students Fall 2020
| Undergraduate Full-Time |
Headcount |
% of Total |
| Male |
2,955 |
42% |
| Female |
4,046 |
58% |
| Total |
7,001 |
100% |
Pell Grant Recipients | All Undergraduate Students Fall 2019
| Undergraduate Students |
Total |
| Headcount |
9,415 |
| Pell Grant Recipients |
3,560 |
| % of Total |
37.8% |
Retention Rates
Retention Rates of First-Time Baccalaureate Degree-Seeking Freshmen | Fall 2019 Cohort
| Full-Time |
| First-Time Full-Time Freshman |
1,752 |
| Still Enrolled One Year Later |
1,353 |
| Retention Rate of Cohort |
77% |
| Part-Time |
| First-Time Part-Time Freshman |
16 |
| Still Enrolled One Year Later |
8 |
| Retention Rate of Cohort |
50% |
The cohort excludes students who left the institution for any of the following reasons:
- Died or were totally and permanently disabled;
- Serve in the armed forces (including those called to active duty);
- Serve with a foreign aid service of the Federal Government (e.g., Peace Corps); or
- Serve on official church missions.
Graduation and Transfer-Out Rates
Marshall University First-Time, Full-Time, Degree-Seeking Freshmen and First-Time, Full-Time Baccalaureate Degree-Seeking Freshmen Athletes Receiving Financial Aid
The most recent data available is for Cohort Group 2014, which shows the graduation and transfer-out rates for students who started college as freshmen in Fall 2014. Federal IPEDS definition for graduation rate for degree-seeking freshmen is the percentage of full-time, first-time students completing a degree in 150% of normal time for the degree. For Associate degree-seekers, that time would be three years after entry, and for baccalaureate degree-seekers, that time would be six years after entry. The time period for the Fall 2014 entering baccalaureate degree-seeking freshmen ended in Summer 2020.
View Cohort 2014 Data