Student Population at James Madison University

2023 Student PopulationUndergraduateGraduate
22,22420,3461,878
For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 22,224 students have enrolled in James Madison University with 20,346 undergraduate and 1,878 graduate students.
By gender, 9,297 male and 12,927 female students are attending the school.
It has significantly more students compared to similar colleges (16,325 students in average - public Research University (high research activity)).
1,036 students are enrolled exclusively, and 5,689 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, and online enrollment.
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Student Population by Gender

James Madison University has a total of 22,224 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 20,346 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 1,878 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 9,297 male and 12,927 female students (the male-female ratio is 42:58) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total22,22420,3461,878
Men9,2978,741556
Women12,92711,6051,322

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 16,521 White, 1,070 Black, and 1,268 Asian students out of a total of 22,224 are attending at James Madison University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the next chart (Academic year 2022-2023 data).
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American421131
Asian1,268548720
Black1,070459611
Hispanic1,636642994
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders26917
White16,5216,8939,628
Two or more races884370514
Race Unknown503253250
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American421131
Asian1,188532656
Black953412541
Hispanic1,533611922
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders24915
White15,1826,5128,670
Two or more races817350467
Race Unknown418221197
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American312
Asian301218
Black531934
Hispanic833251
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders202
White526245281
Two or more races372314
Race Unknown241212

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At James Madison University, 1,036 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 5,689 students are enrolled in some online courses.
875 students lived in Virginia or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 161 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
All StudentsEnrolled Exclusively Online CoursesEnrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students22,2241,0365,689
Undergraduate20,3464675,501
Graduate1,878569188
Online Student Population by Locality
Virginia ResidentsOther States in U.S.Outside of U.S.
All Students8751538
Undergraduate442241
Graduate4331297

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 20,346 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 761 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 3.74%.643 students have transferred in as full-time status and 118 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Number of Students
Regular Full-time18,294
Transfer-in Full-time643
Regular Part-time1,291
Transfer-in Part-time118
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