by our College Data Analytics TeamHow diverse is JMU? College Factual’s diversity report shows the data about diversity at JMU. We analyzed racial demographics, gender ratios, student age ranges, and where students come from.
Many schools pride themselves on their diversity, but what does that mean, really? College Factual ran the numbers to find out how diverse the typical college campus really is, taking into account race, gender, the ages of the students, and where they’re from.
JMU total enrollment is approximately 20,786 students. 19,807 are undergraduates and 979 are graduate students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates
The full-time JMU undergraduate population is made up of 56.8% women, and 43.2% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
JMU Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 14,749 | 74.6% |
| Hispanic | 1,558 | 7.9% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 1,017 | 5.1% |
| Asian | 974 | 4.9% |
| Black or African American | 889 | 4.5% |
| Unknown | 410 | 2.1% |
| International | 160 | 0.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 24 | 0.1% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students
About 68.8% of full-time grad students are women, and 31.2% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
JMU Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 625 | 63.8% |
| International | 90 | 9.2% |
| Black or African American | 69 | 7.0% |
| Hispanic | 67 | 6.8% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 44 | 4.5% |
| Unknown | 44 | 4.5% |
| Asian | 38 | 3.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | 0.2% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 15,374 | 74.1% |
| Hispanic | 1,625 | 7.8% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 1,061 | 5.1% |
| Asian | 1,012 | 4.9% |
| Black or African American | 958 | 4.6% |
| Unknown | 454 | 2.2% |
| International | 250 | 1.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 26 | 0.1% |
James Madison University faculty racial/ethnic demographics (share of instructional staff):
| Ethnicity | Percent of Faculty |
|---|---|
| White | 75.4% |
| Asian | 7.4% |
| Unknown | 5.2% |
| Hispanic | 3.7% |
| International | 3.5% |
| Black or African American | 3.4% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 1.2% |
This school is more popular with women than with men.
There are approximately 11,915 female students and 8,871 male students at JMU.
James Madison University faculty gender breakdown (share of instructional staff):
Among first-time degree-seeking undergraduates, 95.5% of JMU students come from within the state, and 4.5% come from out of state.
The undergraduate student body is split among 39 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.
| State | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Virginia | 3,466 | 70.1% |
| New Jersey | 393 | 7.9% |
| Pennsylvania | 259 | 5.2% |
| Maryland | 248 | 5.0% |
| New York | 181 | 3.7% |
JMU welcomes approximately 1.2% international (nonresident) students, adding to the global diversity of the campus.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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