Student Population at James Madison University
Total of 22,166 students have enrolled in James Madison University where 20,070 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 2,096 students for graduate programs.
By gender, 9,098 male and 13,068 female students are attending the school.
It has many more students compared to similar colleges (11,222 students on average - public Master's College and University (larger programs)).
1,103 students are enrolled exclusively, and 6,740 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 22,166 enrolled students. By gender, 9,098 male and 13,068 female students (the male-female ratio is 41:59) are attending the school.
20,070 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 2,096 students joined graduate programs.
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 22,166 | 20,070 | 2,096 |
| Men | 9,098 | 8,482 | 616 |
| Women | 13,068 | 11,588 | 1,480 |
Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 16,623 White, 1,087 Black, and 1,061 Asian students out of a total of 22,166 are attending at James Madison University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the next chart.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 20,070 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 767 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 3.82%.681 students have transferred in as full-time status and 86 students transferred in as part-time status.
Student Age Distribution
By age category, 231 students are younger than 18 and 12 students are older than 65 at James Madison University. It has 20,242 students aged under 25 and 1,924 students aged 25 and over out of 22,166 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 231 students are younger than 18 and 8 students are older than 65. JMU has 19,465 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 605 students aged 25 and over.
It has 777 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,319 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, 1,103 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 6,740 students are enrolled in some online courses.
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 22,166 | 1,103 | 6,740 |
| Undergraduate | 20,070 | 456 | 6,413 |
| Graduate | 2,096 | 647 | 327 |
Student Location Enrolled Exclusively In Online Courses
944 students lived in Virginia or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 159 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
| Virginia Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 944 | 149 | 10 |
| Undergraduate | 428 | 23 | 5 |
| Graduate | 516 | 126 | 5 |
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