How many students at AMU? For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 1,423 students have enrolled in Ave Maria University with 1,301 undergraduate and 122 graduate students.
By gender, 690 male and 733 female students are attending the school.
It has almost same number of students compared to similar colleges (1,449 students on average - private (not-for-profit) Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences).
66 students are enrolled exclusively, and 1,357 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
Ave Maria University has a total of 1,423 enrolled students for the academic year 2024-2025. 1,301 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 122 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 690 male and 733 female students (the male-female ratio is 48:52) are attending the school.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
| Total | 1,423 | 1,301 | 122 |
| Men | 690 | 610 | 80 |
| Women | 733 | 691 | 42 |
Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 981 White, 42 Black, and 64 Asian students out of a total of 1,423 are attending at Ave Maria University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).
Ave Maria University is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 49.6% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 12 | 6 | 6 |
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| Asian | 64 | 24 | 40 |
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| Black | 42 | 31 | 11 |
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| Hispanic | 216 | 114 | 102 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| White | 981 | 450 | 531 |
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| Two or more races | - | - | - |
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| Race Unknown | 72 | 39 | 33 |
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 11 | 6 | 5 |
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| Asian | 61 | 22 | 39 |
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| Black | 37 | 27 | 10 |
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| Hispanic | 195 | 103 | 92 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| White | 904 | 396 | 508 |
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| Two or more races | - | - | - |
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| Race Unknown | 62 | 35 | 27 |
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| Asian | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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| Black | 5 | 4 | 1 |
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| Hispanic | 21 | 11 | 10 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | - | - | - |
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| White | 77 | 54 | 23 |
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| Two or more races | - | - | - |
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| Race Unknown | 10 | 4 | 6 |
Student Age Distribution
There are 1,253 students under 25 years old, and 79 students over 25 years old out of 1,335 total students.
AMU has 1,214 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 33 students aged 25 and over.
It has 39 graduate students aged under 25 and 46 students aged 25 and over.
*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
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| 18-19 | 297 | 165 | 132 |
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| 20-21 | 582 | 347 | 235 |
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| 22-24 | 364 | 165 | 199 |
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| 25-29 | 43 | 12 | 31 |
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| 30-34 | 16 | 5 | 11 |
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| 35-39 | 9 | 4 | 5 |
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| 40-49 | 9 | 3 | 6 |
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| 50-64 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
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| 18-19 | 288 | 163 | 125 |
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| 20-21 | 575 | 346 | 229 |
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| 22-24 | 341 | 160 | 181 |
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| 25-29 | 27 | 9 | 18 |
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| 30-34 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
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| 35-39 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| 40-49 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 18-19 | 9 | 2 | 7 |
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| 20-21 | 7 | 1 | 6 |
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| 22-24 | 23 | 5 | 18 |
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| 25-29 | 16 | 3 | 13 |
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| 30-34 | 12 | 3 | 9 |
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| 35-39 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
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| 40-49 | 8 | 3 | 5 |
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| 50-64 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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 Ave Maria University, 66 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,357 students are enrolled in some online courses.
31 students who live in Florida or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 35 students live in another State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
| All Students | 1,423 | 66 | 1,357 |
| Undergraduate | 1,301 | 0 | 1,301 |
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| Graduate | 122 | 66 | 56 |
Online Student Population by Locality
| Florida Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
| All Students | 31 | 33 | 2 |
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| Undergraduate | - | - | - |
| Graduate | 31 | 33 | 2 |
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 1,301 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 58 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 4.46%.57 students have transferred in as full-time status and 1 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
| Regular Full-time | 1,229 |
| Transfer-in Full-time | 57 |
| Regular Part-time | 14 |
| Transfer-in Part-time | 1 |
AMU Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions
For the academic year 2024-2025, 1,423 students are enrolled at AMU.
1,301 undergraduate and 122 graduate students are enrolled at AMU.
690 male (48.49%) and 733 female (51.51%) students are attending AMU.
35 international students (2.46%) are enrolled at AMU, including 30 undergraduate and 5 graduate students.
AMU has a student population that is predominantly White: 981 White (68.94%), 42 Black (2.95%), and 64 Asian (4.50%) students are enrolled.
66 students are enrolled exclusively online, and 1,357 students take some online courses.