Fisk University Student Population

How many students at Fisk?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Fisk University has a total enrollment of 1,059 students, including 1,035 undergraduate and 24 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 387 male students (36.5%) and 672 female students (63.5%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 837 Black students (79%) and 71 Asian students (6.7%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 1,035 undergraduate students (97.7%) and 24 graduate students (2.3%).
• Class Delivery:

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences - which average 1,449 - Fisk's body is smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, and age distribution.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 387 male (36.54%) and 672 female (63.46%) students are attending Fisk University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 57.59.

By class level, 1,035 (97.73%) are undergraduate students and 24 (2.27%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 36.91% are male and 63.09% are female, while among graduate students, 20.83% are male and 79.17% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1 White, 837 Black, and 71 Asian students out of a total of 1,059 are attending at Fisk University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Fisk University is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 35.6% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution has limited racial and ethnic diversity in its student population.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

There are 941 students under 25 years old, and 64 students over 25 years old out of 1,005 total students.

Fisk has 917 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 33 students aged 25 and over.

It has 24 graduate students aged under 25 and 31 students aged 25 and over.

*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Fisk University, 10 students are enrolled in some online courses.

• Online Population
• By Locality