How many students at Northern Michigan? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 6,970 students have enrolled in Northern Michigan University with 6,434 undergraduate and 536 graduate students.
By gender, 2,817 male and 4,153 female students are attending the school.
It has significantly more students compared to similar colleges (4,749 students in average - public Master's College and University (medium programs)).
575 students are enrolled exclusively, and 1,720 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
Northern Michigan University has a total of 6,970 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 6,434 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 536 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 2,817 male and 4,153 female students (the male-female ratio is 40:60) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 6,970 | 6,434 | 536 |
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| Men | 2,817 | 2,634 | 183 |
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| Women | 4,153 | 3,800 | 353 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 5,916 White, 115 Black, and 63 Asian students out of a total of 6,970 are attending at Northern Michigan University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in chart below (academic year 2022-2023 data).
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 101 | 36 | 65 |
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| Asian | 63 | 17 | 46 |
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| Black | 115 | 66 | 49 |
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| Hispanic | 279 | 132 | 147 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | - | - | - |
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| White | 5,916 | 2,362 | 3,554 |
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| Two or more races | 251 | 101 | 150 |
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| Race Unknown | 177 | 63 | 114 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 92 | 35 | 57 |
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| Asian | 57 | 16 | 41 |
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| Black | 104 | 60 | 44 |
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| Hispanic | 255 | 121 | 134 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | - | - | - |
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| White | 5,466 | 2,210 | 3,256 |
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| Two or more races | 235 | 96 | 139 |
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| Race Unknown | 163 | 59 | 104 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 9 | 1 | 8 |
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| Asian | 6 | 1 | 5 |
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| Black | 11 | 6 | 5 |
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| Hispanic | 24 | 11 | 13 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | - | - | - |
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| White | 450 | 152 | 298 |
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| Two or more races | 16 | 5 | 11 |
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| Race Unknown | 14 | 4 | 10 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, Northern Michigan has 160 students under 18 years old and 193 students over 65 years old. There are 5,812 students under 25 years old, and 1,158 students over 25 years old out of 6,970 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 160 students are younger than 18 and 163 students are older than 65. Northern Michigan has 5,670 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 764 students aged 25 and over.
It has 142 graduate students aged under 25 and 394 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 160 | 103 | 57 |
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| 18-19 | 2,327 | 1,419 | 908 |
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| 20-21 | 2,130 | 1,297 | 833 |
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| 22-24 | 1,195 | 624 | 571 |
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| 25-29 | 428 | 212 | 216 |
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| 30-34 | 173 | 103 | 70 |
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| 35-39 | 137 | 84 | 53 |
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| 40-49 | 141 | 97 | 44 |
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| 50-64 | 86 | 59 | 27 |
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| Over 65 | 193 | 155 | 38 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 160 | 103 | 57 |
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| 18-19 | 2,327 | 1,419 | 908 |
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| 20-21 | 2,117 | 1,287 | 830 |
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| 22-24 | 1,066 | 548 | 518 |
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| 25-29 | 298 | 126 | 172 |
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| 30-34 | 102 | 55 | 47 |
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| 35-39 | 73 | 44 | 29 |
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| 40-49 | 70 | 45 | 25 |
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| 50-64 | 58 | 39 | 19 |
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| Over 65 | 163 | 134 | 29 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 20-21 | 13 | 10 | 3 |
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| 22-24 | 129 | 76 | 53 |
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| 25-29 | 130 | 86 | 44 |
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| 30-34 | 71 | 48 | 23 |
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| 35-39 | 64 | 40 | 24 |
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| 40-49 | 71 | 52 | 19 |
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| 50-64 | 28 | 20 | 8 |
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| Over 65 | 30 | 21 | 9 |
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Online Student Enrollment
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At Northern Michigan University, 575 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,720 students are enrolled in some online courses.
473 students lived in Michigan or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 102 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| All Students | 6,970 | 575 | 1,720 |
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| Undergraduate | 6,434 | 301 | 1,666 |
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| Graduate | 536 | 274 | 54 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| Michigan Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 473 | 98 | 4 |
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| Undergraduate | 234 | 65 | 2 |
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| Graduate | 239 | 33 | 2 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 6,434 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 386 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 6.00%.337 students have transferred in as full-time status and 49 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 5,275 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 337 |
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| Regular Part-time | 773 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 49 |
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