How many students at Oakland? For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 15,768 students have enrolled in Oakland University with 12,587 undergraduate and 3,181 graduate students.
By gender, 6,649 male and 9,119 female students are attending the school.
It has relatively fewer students compared to similar colleges (16,875 students on average - public Research University (high research activity)).
1,399 students are enrolled exclusively, and 6,791 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Oakland University has a total of 15,768 enrolled students for the academic year 2024-2025. 12,587 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 3,181 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 6,649 male and 9,119 female students (the male-female ratio is 42:58) are attending the school.
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 15,768 | 12,587 | 3,181 |
| Men | 6,649 | 5,383 | 1,266 |
| Women | 9,119 | 7,204 | 1,915 |
By race/ethnicity, 10,570 White, 1,495 Black, and 1,080 Asian students out of a total of 15,768 are attending at Oakland University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).
Oakland University is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 53.2% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Native American | 33 | 11 | 22 |
| Asian | 1,080 | 462 | 618 |
| Black | 1,495 | 509 | 986 |
| Hispanic | 879 | 378 | 501 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 16 | 9 | 7 |
| White | 10,570 | 4,473 | 6,097 |
| Two or more races | 617 | 272 | 345 |
| Race Unknown | 358 | 166 | 192 |
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Native American | 26 | 10 | 16 |
| Asian | 780 | 342 | 438 |
| Black | 1,272 | 452 | 820 |
| Hispanic | 765 | 330 | 435 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 14 | 8 | 6 |
| White | 8,675 | 3,762 | 4,913 |
| Two or more races | 527 | 235 | 292 |
| Race Unknown | 285 | 132 | 153 |
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Native American | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| Asian | 300 | 120 | 180 |
| Black | 223 | 57 | 166 |
| Hispanic | 114 | 48 | 66 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| White | 1,895 | 711 | 1,184 |
| Two or more races | 90 | 37 | 53 |
| Race Unknown | 73 | 34 | 39 |
By age, Oakland has 314 students under 18 years old and 19 students over 65 years old. There are 11,621 students under 25 years old, and 4,147 students over 25 years old out of 15,768 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 314 students are younger than 18 and 6 students are older than 65. Oakland has 10,710 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 1,877 students aged 25 and over.
It has 911 graduate students aged under 25 and 2,270 students aged 25 and over.
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 314 | 187 | 127 |
| 18-19 | 3,879 | 2,322 | 1,557 |
| 20-21 | 3,891 | 2,250 | 1,641 |
| 22-24 | 3,537 | 1,960 | 1,577 |
| 25-29 | 2,125 | 1,208 | 917 |
| 30-34 | 801 | 412 | 389 |
| 35-39 | 486 | 289 | 197 |
| 40-49 | 486 | 317 | 169 |
| 50-64 | 230 | 165 | 65 |
| Over 65 | 19 | 9 | 10 |
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 314 | 187 | 127 |
| 18-19 | 3,879 | 2,322 | 1,557 |
| 20-21 | 3,853 | 2,222 | 1,631 |
| 22-24 | 2,664 | 1,398 | 1,266 |
| 25-29 | 1,073 | 584 | 489 |
| 30-34 | 366 | 190 | 176 |
| 35-39 | 197 | 130 | 67 |
| 40-49 | 164 | 115 | 49 |
| 50-64 | 71 | 55 | 16 |
| Over 65 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20-21 | 38 | 28 | 10 |
| 22-24 | 873 | 562 | 311 |
| 25-29 | 1,052 | 624 | 428 |
| 30-34 | 435 | 222 | 213 |
| 35-39 | 289 | 159 | 130 |
| 40-49 | 322 | 202 | 120 |
| 50-64 | 159 | 110 | 49 |
| Over 65 | 13 | 8 | 5 |
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Oakland University, 1,399 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 6,791 students are enrolled in some online courses.
1,290 students who live in Michigan or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 109 students live in another State or outside of the United States.
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 15,768 | 1,399 | 6,791 |
| Undergraduate | 12,587 | 815 | 6,057 |
| Graduate | 3,181 | 584 | 734 |
| Michigan Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 1,290 | 64 | 45 |
| Undergraduate | 769 | 42 | 4 |
| Graduate | 521 | 22 | 41 |
Among 12,587 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,369 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 10.88%.1,028 students have transferred in as full-time status and 341 students transferred in as part-time status.
| Number of Students | |
|---|---|
| Regular Full-time | 9,174 |
| Transfer-in Full-time | 1,028 |
| Regular Part-time | 2,044 |
| Transfer-in Part-time | 341 |
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