Ave Maria University Student Population

How many students at AMU?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Ave Maria University has a total enrollment of 1,423 students, including 1,301 undergraduate and 122 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 690 male students (48.5%) and 733 female students (51.5%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 981 White students (68.9%) and 216 Hispanic students (15.2%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 1,301 undergraduate students (91.4%) and 122 graduate students (8.6%).
• Class Delivery: 66 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 1,357 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences - which average 1,449 - AMU's body is almost same.

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, 690 male (48.49%) and 733 female (51.51%) students are attending Ave Maria University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 94.13.

By class level, 1,301 (91.43%) are undergraduate students and 122 (8.57%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 46.89% are male and 53.11% are female, while among graduate students, 65.57% are male and 34.43% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

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.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

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.

• 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 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 Population
• By Locality

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.