Student Population at UMO

How many students at UMO?

For the academic year 2024-2025, University of Mount Olive has a total enrollment of 2,109 students, including 1,944 undergraduate and 165 graduate students.

Gender Breakdown: 662 male students (31.4%) and 1,447 female students (68.6%) are attending .
Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 1,075 White students (51%) and 573 Black students (27.2%).
Class Level Breakdown: 1,944 undergraduate students (92.2%) and 165 graduate students (7.8%).
Class Delivery: 1,176 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 708 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University (smaller programs) - which average 1,493 - UMO's body is significantly larger.

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

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Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 662 male (31.39%) and 1,447 female (68.61%) students are attending University of Mount Olive. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 45.75.

By class level, 1,944 (92.18%) are undergraduate students and 165 (7.82%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 32.51% are male and 67.49% are female, while among graduate students, 18.18% are male and 81.82% are female.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	2,109	1,944	165
Men	662	632	30
Women	1,447	1,312	135

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,075 White, 573 Black, and 12 Asian students out of a total of 2,109 are attending at University of Mount Olive. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

University of Mount Olive is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 65.4% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

All Students

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	16	9	7
Asian	12	6	6
Black	573	131	442
Hispanic	205	81	124
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	1	0	1
White	1,075	338	737
Two or more races	102	31	71
Race Unknown	17	5	12

Undergraduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	16	9	7
Asian	10	6	4
Black	529	124	405
Hispanic	189	78	111
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	1	0	1
White	982	320	662
Two or more races	96	30	66
Race Unknown	17	5	12

Graduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	-	-	-
Asian	2	0	2
Black	44	7	37
Hispanic	16	3	13
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	-	-	-
White	93	18	75
Two or more races	6	1	5
Race Unknown	-	-	-

Student Age Distribution

By age, UMO has 45 students under 18 years old and 10 students over 65 years old. There are 1,109 students under 25 years old, and 1,019 students over 25 years old out of 2,128 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 45 students are younger than 18 and 10 students are older than 65. UMO has 1,062 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 875 students aged 25 and over.

It has 47 graduate students aged under 25 and 144 students aged 25 and over.

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

All Students

Student Age Distribution (Total)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	45	29	16
18-19	318	182	136
20-21	430	239	191
22-24	316	177	139
25-29	260	190	70
30-34	208	169	39
35-39	145	121	24
40-49	250	221	29
50-64	146	126	20
Over 65	10	9	1

Undergraduate

Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	45	29	16
18-19	318	182	136
20-21	428	237	191
22-24	271	154	117
25-29	221	158	63
30-34	180	145	35
35-39	131	109	22
40-49	211	186	25
50-64	122	105	17
Over 65	10	9	1

Graduate

Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
20-21	2	2	0
22-24	45	23	22
25-29	39	32	7
30-34	28	24	4
35-39	14	12	2
40-49	39	35	4
50-64	24	21	3

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 University of Mount Olive, 1,176 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 708 students are enrolled in some online courses.

1,097 students who live in North Carolina or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 79 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

Online Population

Online Student Population
	All Students	Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses	Enrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students	2,109	1,176	708
Undergraduate	1,944	1,011	708
Graduate	165	165	0

By Locality

Online Student Population by Locality
	North Carolina Residents	Other States in U.S.
All Students	1,097	79
Undergraduate	954	57
Graduate	143	22

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 1,944 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 249 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 12.81%.167 students have transferred in as full-time status and 82 students transferred in as part-time status.

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
	Number of Students
Regular Full-time	1,103
Transfer-in Full-time	167
Regular Part-time	592
Transfer-in Part-time	82

UMO Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions

How many students attend UMO?

For the academic year 2024-2025, 2,109 students are enrolled at UMO.

How many undergraduate and graduate students are at UMO?

1,944 undergraduate and 165 graduate students are enrolled at UMO.

What is the gender breakdown at UMO?

662 male (31.39%) and 1,447 female (68.61%) students are attending UMO.

What is the international student enrollment at UMO?

108 international students (5.12%) are enrolled at UMO, including 104 undergraduate and 4 graduate students.

How diverse is the student population at UMO?

UMO has a student population that is diverse, with significant White and Black populations: 1,075 White (50.97%), 573 Black (27.17%), and 12 Asian (0.57%) students are enrolled.

How many students at UMO are under 18 or over 65?

45 students are under 18 and 10 students are over 65 years old.

How many students at UMO take online courses?

1,176 students are enrolled exclusively online, and 708 students take some online courses.

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