John Carroll University Student Population

How many students at JCU?

For the academic year 2024-2025, John Carroll University has a total enrollment of 2,864 students, including 2,339 undergraduate and 525 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 1,453 male students (50.7%) and 1,411 female students (49.3%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 2,212 White students (77.2%) and 204 Black students (7.1%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 2,339 undergraduate students (81.7%) and 525 graduate students (18.3%).
• Class Delivery: 204 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 444 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 - JCU'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, 1,453 male (50.73%) and 1,411 female (49.27%) students are attending John Carroll University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 102.98.

By class level, 2,339 (81.67%) are undergraduate students and 525 (18.33%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 53.87% are male and 46.13% are female, while among graduate students, 36.76% are male and 63.24% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 2,212 White, 204 Black, and 78 Asian students out of a total of 2,864 are attending at John Carroll University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

John Carroll University is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 39.5% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution has limited racial and ethnic diversity in its student population.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, JCU has 34 students under 18 years old and 6 students over 65 years old. There are 2,576 students under 25 years old, and 288 students over 25 years old out of 2,864 total students.

JCU has 2,298 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 41 students aged 25 and over.

It has 278 graduate students aged under 25 and 247 students aged 25 and over.

• 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 John Carroll University, 204 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 444 students are enrolled in some online courses.

183 students who live in Ohio or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 21 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 2,339 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 125 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 5.34%.120 students have transferred in as full-time status and 5 students transferred in as part-time status.