Student Population at DMU
Total Enrollment
463 (all graduate)
Graduate
463
Online Enrollment
399
Men Students
172
Women Students
291
For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 463 students have enrolled at Divine Mercy University (all graduate).
By gender, 172 male and 291 female students are attending Divine Mercy University. By attendance status, there are 378 full-time students and 85 part-time students.
The number of students at Divine Mercy University is very small compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Virginia. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Centra College and Sentara College of Health Sciences, its population is large (average population is 354).
Divine Mercy University offers online degree/certificate programs and 399 students enrolled in online programs.
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).
| Total | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|
| Divine Mercy University | 463 | 463 |
| Similarly Ranked Schools | 354 | 180 |
| All Colleges | 2,931 | 1,440 |
| Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges | 2,477 | 1,017 |
| 4-Years Colleges | 4,686 | 1,445 |
| Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Virginia | 3,418 | 1,688 |
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.
| Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 463 | 378 | 85 |
| Men | 172 | 132 | 40 |
| Women | 291 | 246 | 45 |
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.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Asian | 34 | 13 | 21 |
| Black or African American | 32 | 19 | 13 |
| Hispanic | 15 | 4 | 11 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| White | 321 | 115 | 206 |
| Two or More Races | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 49 | 15 | 34 |
| Total | 463 | 172 | 291 |
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.
| Number of Students | |
|---|---|
| Total | 463 |
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes | 399 |
| Enrolled Some in Online Classes | 0 |
| Not Enrolled in Online Classes | 64 |
| Number of Students | |
|---|---|
| Total (Enrolled Excl.) | 399 |
| Virginia Residents | 48 |
| Other State in U.S. | 320 |
| Outside of U.S. | 16 |
| Unknown | 15 |
