Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at Fortis College-Norfolk is greatly skewed towards women students, with 93.2% of undergraduate students being women and 6.8% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 441, with 411 women and 30 men.
- men 6.8% 30 students
- women 93.2% 411 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is African American, comprising 70.2% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 306 students.
Following behind are White students, constituting 13.8% of the student body, with 60 students. Hispanic students represent 6.2% of the population, with 27 students, while Mixed race students account for 6.2%, with 27 students. Asian students account for 1.8% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 8 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.2% , with 1 students.
International students make up 0.2% of the undergraduate population, totaling 1 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 1.4% of the population, totaling 6 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within Fortis College-Norfolk.
Undergraduate Students
- African American 70.2% 306 students
- White 13.8% 60 students
- Hispanic 6.2% 27 students
- Mixed race 6.2% 27 students
- Asian 1.8% 8 students
- Unknown race 1.4% 6 students
- Hawaiian 0.2% 1 students
- International students 0.2% 1 students
Transfer Students
- African American 83.0% 39 students
- Mixed race 6.4% 3 students
- White 4.3% 2 students
- Hispanic 4.3% 2 students
- Asian 2.1% 1 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 0 students
- Unknown race 0.0% 0 students
- International students 0.0% 0 students
Students Age Diversity
- 25-29 24% 107 students
- 30-34 20% 87 students
- 35-39 17% 74 students
- 22-24 13% 57 students
- 40-49 10% 46 students
- 20-21 7% 33 students
- 50-64 4% 19 students
- 18-19 4% 18 students