Student Population at UCO

How many students at UCO?

For the academic year 2024-2025, University of Central Oklahoma has a total enrollment of 12,554 students, including 10,777 undergraduate and 1,777 graduate students.

Gender Breakdown: 4,716 male students (37.6%) and 7,838 female students (62.4%) are attending .
Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 6,375 White students (50.8%) and 1,744 Hispanic students (13.9%).
Class Level Breakdown: 10,777 undergraduate students (85.8%) and 1,777 graduate students (14.2%).
Class Delivery: 1,754 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 5,328 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Master's College and University (larger programs) - which average 10,123 - UCO's body is larger.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

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Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 4,716 male (37.57%) and 7,838 female (62.43%) students are attending University of Central Oklahoma. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 60.17.

By class level, 10,777 (85.85%) are undergraduate students and 1,777 (14.15%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 38.23% are male and 61.77% are female, while among graduate students, 33.54% are male and 66.46% are female.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	12,554	10,777	1,777
Men	4,716	4,120	596
Women	7,838	6,657	1,181

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 6,375 White, 965 Black, and 538 Asian students out of a total of 12,554 are attending at University of Central Oklahoma. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

University of Central Oklahoma is quite diverse with a diversity index of 70% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

All Students

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	456	164	292
Asian	538	245	293
Black	965	331	634
Hispanic	1,744	592	1,152
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	21	10	11
White	6,375	2,366	4,009
Two or more races	1,443	518	925
Race Unknown	182	78	104

Undergraduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	419	156	263
Asian	504	231	273
Black	859	305	554
Hispanic	1,612	559	1,053
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	21	10	11
White	5,591	2,153	3,438
Two or more races	1,299	480	819
Race Unknown	123	58	65

Graduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	37	8	29
Asian	34	14	20
Black	106	26	80
Hispanic	132	33	99
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	-	-	-
White	784	213	571
Two or more races	144	38	106
Race Unknown	59	20	39

Student Age Distribution

By age, UCO has 312 students under 18 years old and 18 students over 65 years old. There are 8,947 students under 25 years old, and 3,199 students over 25 years old out of 12,148 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 312 students are younger than 18 and 8 students are older than 65. UCO has 8,399 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 2,054 students aged 25 and over.

It has 548 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,145 students aged 25 and over.

*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.

All Students

Student Age Distribution (Total)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	312	204	108
18-19	2,840	1,837	1,003
20-21	2,942	1,913	1,029
22-24	2,853	1,680	1,173
25-29	1,406	821	585
30-34	643	408	235
35-39	446	285	161
40-49	515	355	160
50-64	171	128	43
Over 65	18	6	12

Undergraduate

Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	312	204	108
18-19	2,840	1,837	1,003
20-21	2,893	1,882	1,011
22-24	2,354	1,372	982
25-29	963	546	417
30-34	443	272	171
35-39	279	165	114
40-49	267	161	106
50-64	94	63	31
Over 65	8	4	4

Graduate

Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
20-21	49	31	18
22-24	499	308	191
25-29	443	275	168
30-34	200	136	64
35-39	167	120	47
40-49	248	194	54
50-64	77	65	12
Over 65	10	2	8

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At University of Central Oklahoma, 1,754 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 5,328 students are enrolled in some online courses.

1,697 students who live in Oklahoma or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 57 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

Online Population

Online Student Population
	All Students	Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses	Enrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students	12,554	1,754	5,328
Undergraduate	10,777	1,417	4,846
Graduate	1,777	337	482

By Locality

Online Student Population by Locality
	Oklahoma Residents	Other States in U.S.
All Students	1,697	57
Undergraduate	1,373	44
Graduate	324	13

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 10,777 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,049 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 9.73%.777 students have transferred in as full-time status and 272 students transferred in as part-time status.

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
	Number of Students
Regular Full-time	7,234
Transfer-in Full-time	777
Regular Part-time	2,494
Transfer-in Part-time	272

UCO Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions

How many students attend UCO?

For the academic year 2024-2025, 12,554 students are enrolled at UCO.

How many undergraduate and graduate students are at UCO?

10,777 undergraduate and 1,777 graduate students are enrolled at UCO.

What is the gender breakdown at UCO?

4,716 male (37.57%) and 7,838 female (62.43%) students are attending UCO.

What is the international student enrollment at UCO?

830 international students (6.61%) are enrolled at UCO, including 349 undergraduate and 481 graduate students.

How diverse is the student population at UCO?

UCO has a student population that is diverse: 6,375 White (50.78%), 965 Black (7.69%), and 538 Asian (4.29%) students are enrolled.

How many students at UCO are under 18 or over 65?

312 students are under 18 and 18 students are over 65 years old.

How many students at UCO take online courses?

1,754 students are enrolled exclusively online, and 5,328 students take some online courses.

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