Diversity of Undergraduate Student Body
Ethnic Composition | Full-Time Undergraduate Students Fall 2021
| Undergraduate Full-Time |
Headcount |
% of Total |
| White |
5,520 |
84.2% |
| Black or African American |
384 |
5.9% |
| Hispanic/Latino |
155 |
2.4% |
| Asian |
86 |
1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native |
11 |
0.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander |
4 |
0.1% |
| Two or More Races |
255 |
3.9% |
| Nonresident Alien |
85 |
1.3% |
| Unknown |
53 |
0.8% |
| Total |
6,553 |
100.0% |
Gender Composition | Full-Time Undergraduate Students Fall 2021
| Undergraduate Full-Time |
Headcount |
% of Total |
| Male |
2,734 |
42% |
| Female |
3,819 |
58% |
| Total |
6553 |
100% |
Pell Grant Recipients | All Undergraduate Students Fall 2020
| Undergraduate Students |
Total |
| Headcount |
8,772 |
| Pell Grant Recipients |
3,298 |
| % of Total |
37.6% |
Retention Rates
Retention Rates of First-Time Baccalaureate Degree-Seeking Freshmen | Fall 2020 Cohort
| Full-Time |
| First-Time Full-Time Freshman |
1,701 |
| Still Enrolled One Year Later |
1,204 |
| Retention Rate of Cohort |
71% |
| Part-Time |
| First-Time Part-Time Freshman |
27 |
| Still Enrolled One Year Later |
11 |
| Retention Rate of Cohort |
41% |
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 2015 Data