Mount Vernon Nazarene University Student Population

How many students at MVNU?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Mount Vernon Nazarene University has a total enrollment of 1,671 students, including 1,359 undergraduate and 312 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 739 male students (44.2%) and 932 female students (55.8%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 1,225 White students (73.3%) and 58 Hispanic students (3.5%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 1,359 undergraduate students (81.3%) and 312 graduate students (18.7%).
• Class Delivery: 652 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 471 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University (medium programs) - which average 2,040 - MVNU's body is relatively small.

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, 739 male (44.23%) and 932 female (55.77%) students are attending Mount Vernon Nazarene University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 79.29.

By class level, 1,359 (81.33%) are undergraduate students and 312 (18.67%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 40.77% are male and 59.23% are female, while among graduate students, 59.29% are male and 40.71% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,225 White, 35 Black, and 19 Asian students out of a total of 1,671 are attending at Mount Vernon Nazarene University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Mount Vernon Nazarene University is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 43.1% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, MVNU has 260 students under 18 years old and 3 students over 65 years old. There are 1,425 students under 25 years old, and 420 students over 25 years old out of 1,845 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 260 students are younger than 18 and 2 students are older than 65. MVNU has 1,371 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 260 students aged 25 and over.

It has 54 graduate students aged under 25 and 160 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 Mount Vernon Nazarene University, 652 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 471 students are enrolled in some online courses.

401 students who live in Ohio or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 251 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 1,359 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 61 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 4.49%.