Jacksonville University Student Population

How many students at JU?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Jacksonville University has a total enrollment of 4,247 students, including 2,946 undergraduate and 1,301 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 1,668 male students (39.3%) and 2,579 female students (60.7%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 2,153 White students (50.7%) and 637 Hispanic students (15%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 2,946 undergraduate students (69.4%) and 1,301 graduate students (30.6%).
• Class Delivery: 433 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 1,537 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University (larger programs) - which average 6,772 - JU's body is much smaller.

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

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 1,668 male (39.27%) and 2,579 female (60.73%) students are attending Jacksonville University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 64.68.

By class level, 2,946 (69.37%) are undergraduate students and 1,301 (30.63%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 44.37% are male and 55.63% are female, while among graduate students, 27.75% are male and 72.25% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 2,153 White, 538 Black, and 107 Asian students out of a total of 4,247 are attending at Jacksonville University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Jacksonville University is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 69.3% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, JU has 67 students under 18 years old and 6 students over 65 years old. There are 2,698 students under 25 years old, and 1,259 students over 25 years old out of 3,957 total students.

JU has 2,297 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 365 students aged 25 and over.

It has 401 graduate students aged under 25 and 894 students aged 25 and over.

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

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

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 Jacksonville University, 433 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,537 students are enrolled in some online courses.

268 students who live in Florida or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 165 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 2,946 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 254 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 8.62%.226 students have transferred in as full-time status and 28 students transferred in as part-time status.