Student Population at James Madison University (JMU)
Total of 21,820 students have enrolled in James Madison University where 19,895 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 1,925 students for graduate programs.
By gender, 8,941 male and 12,879 female students are attending the school.
It has many more students compared to similar colleges (11,850 students on average - Public Master's College and University (larger programs)).
689 students are enrolled exclusively, and 1,143 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
James Madison University has a total of 21,820 enrolled students. By gender, 8,941 male and 12,879 female students (the male-female ratio is 41:59) are attending the school.
19,895 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 1,925 students joined graduate programs.
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 21,820 | 19,895 | 1,925 |
| Men | 8,941 | 8,406 | 535 |
| Women | 12,879 | 11,489 | 1,390 |
Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 16,308 White, 1,081 Black, and 1,000 Asian students out of a total of 21,820 are attending at James Madison University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the next chart.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 19,895 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 734 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 3.69%.645 students have transferred in as full-time status and 89 students transferred in as part-time status.
Student Age Distribution
By age category, 143 students are younger than 18 and 8 students are older than 65 at James Madison University. It has 20,044 students aged under 25 and 1,776 students aged 25 and over out of 21,820 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 143 students are younger than 18 and 5 students are older than 65. JMU has 19,306 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 589 students aged 25 and over.
It has 738 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,187 students aged 25 and over.
Online Classes (Distance Learning) 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, 689 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,143 students are enrolled in some online courses.
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 21,820 | 689 | 1,143 |
| Undergraduate | 19,895 | 325 | 902 |
| Graduate | 1,925 | 364 | 241 |
Student Location Enrolled Exclusively In Online Courses
581 students lived in Virginia or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 108 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
| Virginia Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 581 | 101 | 7 |
| Undergraduate | 311 | 13 | 1 |
| Graduate | 270 | 88 | 6 |
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