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Eastern Mennonite University

Harrisonburg, Virginia Private nonprofit 4-year Small city

Overview

Eastern Mennonite University is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Harrisonburg, Virginia. The campus sits in a small city. It enrolled 1,154 students in fall 2024, including 791 undergraduates and 363 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Mennonite Church.

Eastern Mennonite University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and professional doctorates across 65 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Registered Nursing, Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education, and Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other. It awarded 350 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 16 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

76% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 9 to 1.

Key figures

1,154
Students enrolled
76%
First-year retention
350
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
65
Programs and majors
9:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterProfessional

Programs and majors offered 65

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Health Professions 10
Education 7
Business, Management and Marketing 7
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 6
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 3
Psychology 1
Social Sciences 6
Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Engineering 1
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1
Theology and Religious Vocations 6
Visual and Performing Arts 3
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Computer and Information Sciences 1
English Language and Literature 2
History 1
Communication and Journalism 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 1
Physical Sciences 1
Philosophy and Religious Studies 2

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
76%
First-year retention, part-time students
100%
Student-to-faculty ratio
9:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
202
Associate degrees
1
Master's degrees
78
Professional doctorates
3
Postbaccalaureate certificates
66

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,154
Undergraduates, fall 2024
791
Graduate students, fall 2024
363
Full-time, fall 2024
73%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,416
Undergraduates, 2024-25
884
Graduate students, 2024-25
532
Full-time, 2024-25
63%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
65%
Men
35%
White
62%
Hispanic or Latino
11%
Black or African American
11%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
5%
Race or ethnicity unknown
5%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
16
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
26%
Students taking some online courses
14%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Mennonite Church
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Old Dominion Athletic Conference
Interim President
Shannon Dycus
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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