Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between James Madison University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 9,297 male and 12,927 female students attending JMU. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.72 to 1 and the ratio is similar to 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 JMU.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at JMU
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total20,34618,9371,409
Men8,7418,080661
Women11,60510,857748
Population by Gender/Attending Status at JMU
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total1,8781,047831
Men556288268
Women1,322759563

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 16,521 White students (74.34%) and 1,636 Hispanic students (7.36%) at James Madison University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at James Madison University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at James Madison University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native421131
Asian1,188532656
Black or African American953412541
Hispanic1,533611922
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander24915
White15,1826,5128,670
Two or More Races817350467
Race/Ethnicity Unknown418221197
Total 20,3468,74111,605
Population by Race/Ethnicity at James Madison University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native000
Asian801664
Black or African American1174770
Hispanic1033172
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander202
White1,339381958
Two or More Races672047
Race/Ethnicity Unknown853253
Total 1,8785561,322

Online Student Population

At James Madison University, 6,725 students (30.26% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 1,036 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, 875 students live in Virginia where James Madison University is located in and 147 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total22,22420,3461,878
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes1,036467569
Enrolled Some in Online Classes5,6895,501188
Not Enrolled in Online Classes15,49914,3781,121
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)1,036467569
Virginia Residents875442433
Other State in U.S.14720127
Outside of U.S.817
Unknown642