For the academic year 2024-2025, Ottawa University-Ottawa has a total enrollment of 999 students, including 870 undergraduate and 129 graduate students.
Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields - which average 1,196 - Ottawa's body is relatively small.
Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.
By gender, 615 male (61.56%) and 384 female (38.44%) students are attending Ottawa University-Ottawa. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 160.16.
By class level, 870 (87.09%) are undergraduate students and 129 (12.91%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 61.84% are male and 38.16% are female, while among graduate students, 59.69% are male and 40.31% are female.
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 999 | 870 | 129 |
| Men | 615 | 538 | 77 |
| Women | 384 | 332 | 52 |
By race/ethnicity, 487 White, 150 Black, and 31 Asian students out of a total of 999 are attending at Ottawa University-Ottawa. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).
Ottawa University-Ottawa is quite diverse with a diversity index of 70.3% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Native American | 26 | 14 | 12 |
| Asian | 31 | 19 | 12 |
| Black | 150 | 105 | 45 |
| Hispanic | 182 | 112 | 70 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| White | 487 | 279 | 208 |
| Two or more races | 46 | 26 | 20 |
| Race Unknown | 16 | 11 | 5 |
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Native American | 24 | 12 | 12 |
| Asian | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| Black | 130 | 96 | 34 |
| Hispanic | 164 | 104 | 60 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| White | 437 | 248 | 189 |
| Two or more races | 44 | 25 | 19 |
| Race Unknown | 11 | 7 | 4 |
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Native American | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Asian | 22 | 13 | 9 |
| Black | 20 | 9 | 11 |
| Hispanic | 18 | 8 | 10 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| White | 50 | 31 | 19 |
| Two or more races | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Race Unknown | 5 | 4 | 1 |
There are 903 students under 25 years old, and 92 students over 25 years old out of 999 total students.
Ottawa has 835 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 31 students aged 25 and over.
It has 68 graduate students aged under 25 and 61 students aged 25 and over.
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18-19 | 344 | 124 | 220 |
| 20-21 | 324 | 144 | 180 |
| 22-24 | 235 | 83 | 152 |
| 25-29 | 60 | 14 | 46 |
| 30-34 | 16 | 11 | 5 |
| 35-39 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 40-49 | 11 | 4 | 7 |
| 50-64 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18-19 | 344 | 124 | 220 |
| 20-21 | 319 | 143 | 176 |
| 22-24 | 172 | 55 | 117 |
| 25-29 | 26 | 4 | 22 |
| 30-34 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 40-49 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 50-64 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20-21 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 22-24 | 63 | 28 | 35 |
| 25-29 | 34 | 10 | 24 |
| 30-34 | 13 | 9 | 4 |
| 35-39 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 40-49 | 10 | 4 | 6 |
| 50-64 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Ottawa University-Ottawa, 22 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 528 students are enrolled in some online courses.
6 students who live in Kansas or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 16 students live in another State or outside of the United States.
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 999 | 22 | 528 |
| Undergraduate | 870 | 12 | 491 |
| Graduate | 129 | 10 | 37 |
| Kansas Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 6 | 16 | 0 |
| Undergraduate | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| Graduate | 1 | 9 | 0 |
Among 870 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 43 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 4.94%.41 students have transferred in as full-time status and 2 students transferred in as part-time status.
| Number of Students | |
|---|---|
| Regular Full-time | 770 |
| Transfer-in Full-time | 41 |
| Regular Part-time | 57 |
| Transfer-in Part-time | 2 |
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