Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares DMU's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Virginia.
DMU has significantly larger enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 354 students). The enrollment is smaller than the Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Virginia average (3,418 students).
TotalGraduate
Divine Mercy University463463
Similarly Ranked Schools354180
All Colleges2,9311,440
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges2,4771,017
4-Years Colleges4,6861,445
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Virginia3,4181,688
The below chart compares the student population between Divine Mercy University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 172 male and 291 female students attending DMU. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.59 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at DMU.
Population by Gender/Attending Status at DMU
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total46337885
Men17213240
Women29124645

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 321 White students (69.33%) and 49 Race/Ethnicity Unknown students (10.58%) at Divine Mercy University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Divine Mercy University.
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Divine Mercy University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native743
Asian341321
Black or African American321913
Hispanic15411
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander101
White321115206
Two or More Races422
Race/Ethnicity Unknown491534
Total 463172291

Online Student Population

At Divine Mercy University, 399 students (86.18% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 399 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 48 students live in Virginia where Divine Mercy University is located in and 320 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
Number of Students
Total463
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes399
Enrolled Some in Online Classes0
Not Enrolled in Online Classes64
Online Student Population by Student Location
Number of Students
Total (Enrolled Excl.)399
Virginia Residents48
Other State in U.S.320
Outside of U.S.16
Unknown15