Enrollment Trends at JMU

The average student population over the last 11 years is 21,939 where 22,740 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 6 year-over-year increases and 3 decreases. It peaked at 22,758 students in 2024 and was lowest at 21,227 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 21,227 to 22,740 students, a net gain of 1,513 (7.1%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at James Madison University since 2015.

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 20,086 where 20,973 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at James Madison University since 2015.

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 1,853 where 1,767 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at James Madison University since 2015.

The percentage of white students is 71.77%. The percentage was 75.61% 10 years ago and JMU still has a high percentage of white students. 5.17% of enrolled students is Asian and 4.92% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 8.59% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 75.61% to 71.77%. Asian enrollment grew from 4.23% to 5.17%. Black student enrollment increased from 4.31% to 4.92%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 5.59% to 8.59%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4693 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.4202 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at James Madison University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

968 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 4% of total students. The number of online students has increased 148.84% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at James Madison University from 2015 to 2025.