2023 Communication Sciences and Disorders Students

STUDENTS

College is a very significant adventure in one's life; it's a chance for personal progress and expansion. Students continue to capture what they would like to do with their lives and cultivate the requisite skills to become a successful adult. But growth is deeper than what one learns in the classroom - the campus dialogue, the funny story learned from an eccentric professor, the exposure to a different life experience. Therefore, attending a diverse college tremendously improves what you gain from your time spent at college.

Communication Sciences and Disorders is a less ethnically diverse major than average*. 67% of the US' Communication Sciences and Disorders majors are white students, followed by latino students (20%), asian students (6%), and students of other races**(5%). The most racially diverse college* in the top 100 is California State University-East Bay located in Hayward, CA.

Furthermore, Communication Sciences and Disorders is the the 10th most female dominated subject, with female students out numbering male students by a 19 to 1 ratio. The most gender balanced school in the top 100 is Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH.

Another critical type of diversity is income diversity. Communication Sciences and Disorders ranks in the top 16% of programs for class diversity. 28% of its students come from low income homes, 17% are from middle income homes, and 24% grew up in households taking in above $110,000 a year. University of Nebraska at Kearney is the most economically diverse school in the top 100.

Considering each type of diversity, overall CA is the most diverse state for Communication Sciences and Disorders. The Far West is the most diverse region, and the Pacific West Conference is the most diverse conference.

* diversity calculations and comparisons are based on Simpson's Diversity Index
** other races is used to refer to non asian, black, latino, or white

Diversity Statistics

Racial Diversity

• Asian: 6%

• Black: 3%

• Latino: 20%

• White: 67%

• Other: 5%

  Gender Diversity

• Male: 5%

• Female: 95%

  Socioeconomic Diversity (By Household Income)

• Under 30k: 28%

• 30k - 48k: 16%

• 48k - 75k: 17%

• 75k - 110k: 15%

• Over 110k: 24%

  Geographic Diversity

• In State: 76%

• Out of State: 21%

• International: 3%