Enrollment Trends at Oakland

The student population at Oakland University is 15,768 (12,587 undergraduate and 3,181 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 4,493 (22.18%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at Oakland is 79.83% which is decreased by 4,206 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 287 and it has been decreasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 73 male students for every 100 female students, down from 74 in 2015.
1,399 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 99.29% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 18,145 where 15,768 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment decreased every year from 2016 to 2025, falling from 20,261 to 15,768 students, a loss of 4,493 (22.2%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Oakland University since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	20,261	16,793	7,152	9,641	3,468	1,487	1,981
2016-17	20,012 -249	16,568 -225	7,193 41	9,375 -266	3,444 -24	1,503 16	1,941 -40
2017-18	19,333 -679	15,901 -667	6,993 -200	8,908 -467	3,432 -12	1,505 2	1,927 -14
2018-19	19,309 -24	15,799 -102	6,896 -97	8,903 -5	3,510 78	1,544 39	1,966 39
2019-20	19,013 -296	15,543 -256	6,723 -173	8,820 -83	3,470 -40	1,514 -30	1,956 -10
2020-21	18,552 -461	15,100 -443	6,448 -275	8,652 -168	3,452 -18	1,522 8	1,930 -26
2021-22	17,170 -1,382	13,771 -1,329	5,800 -648	7,971 -681	3,399 -53	1,468 -54	1,931 1
2022-23	16,108 -1,062	12,841 -930	5,480 -320	7,361 -610	3,267 -132	1,368 -100	1,899 -32
2023-24	15,922 -186	12,719 -122	5,433 -47	7,286 -75	3,203 -64	1,329 -39	1,874 -25
2024-25	15,768 -154	12,587 -132	5,383 -50	7,204 -82	3,181 -22	1,266 -63	1,915 41
Average	18,145	14,762	6,350	8,412	3,383	1,451	1,932

Oakland University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 14,762 where 12,587 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Oakland University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	16,793	12,887	5,344	7,543	3,906	1,808	2,098
2016-17	16,568	12,968	5,452	7,516	3,600	1,741	1,859
2017-18	15,901	12,549	5,381	7,168	3,352	1,612	1,740
2018-19	15,799	12,656	5,354	7,302	3,143	1,542	1,601
2019-20	15,543	12,454	5,284	7,170	3,089	1,439	1,650
2020-21	15,100	12,057	4,991	7,066	3,043	1,457	1,586
2021-22	13,771	10,869	4,461	6,408	2,902	1,339	1,563
2022-23	12,841	10,244	4,231	6,013	2,597	1,249	1,348
2023-24	12,719	10,141	4,233	5,908	2,578	1,200	1,378
2024-25	12,587	10,202	4,267	5,935	2,385	1,116	1,269
Average	14,762	14,762	4,900	6,803	14,762	1,450	1,609

Oakland University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 3,383 where 3,181 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Oakland University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	3,468	1,688	720	968	1,780	767	1,013
2016-17	3,444	1,739	737	1,002	1,705	766	939
2017-18	3,432	1,809	771	1,038	1,623	734	889
2018-19	3,510	1,949	827	1,122	1,561	717	844
2019-20	3,470	2,004	855	1,149	1,466	659	807
2020-21	3,452	1,984	837	1,147	1,468	685	783
2021-22	3,399	1,929	800	1,129	1,470	668	802
2022-23	3,267	1,955	777	1,178	1,312	591	721
2023-24	3,203	1,963	746	1,217	1,240	583	657
2024-25	3,181	2,029	751	1,278	1,152	515	637
Average	3,383	3,383	782	1,123	3,383	669	809

Oakland University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 67.03%. The percentage was 73.40% 10 years ago and Oakland still has a high percentage of white students. 6.85% of enrolled students is Asian and 9.48% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 5.57% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 73.40% to 67.03%. Asian enrollment grew from 4.75% to 6.85%. Black student enrollment increased from 7.41% to 9.48%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 2.88% to 5.57%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5323 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.4519 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Oakland University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2015-16	72	962	1,501	583	19	14,872	538
2016-17	63	1,027	1,475	623	18	14,505	531
2017-18	63	1,014	1,351	657	16	14,030	522
2018-19	60	1,043	1,427	709	16	13,771	567
2019-20	55	1,080	1,444	768	16	13,329	543
2020-21	40	1,063	1,461	784	19	12,930	574
2021-22	38	1,044	1,348	759	20	11,877	575
2022-23	34	1,047	1,360	710	14	11,005	610
2023-24	35	1,083	1,423	778	12	10,801	610
2024-25	33	1,080	1,495	879	16	10,570	617
Average	49	1,044	1,429	725	17	12,769	569

Oakland University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,399 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 9% of total students. The number of online students has increased 99.29% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Oakland University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	20,261	702	3,349	16,210
2016-17	20,012	639	3,326	16,047
2017-18	19,333	717	3,782	14,834
2018-19	19,309	714	4,058	14,537
2019-20	19,013	794	4,127	14,092
2020-21	18,552	10,502	7,246	804
2021-22	17,170	2,291	8,601	6,278
2022-23	16,108	1,820	7,655	6,633
2023-24	15,922	1,596	6,979	7,347
2024-25	15,768	1,399	6,791	7,578
Average	18,145	2,117	5,591	10,436

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Enrollment Trends at Oakland

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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