The student population at Oberlin College is 2,909 (2,896 undergraduate and 13 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 20 (0.68%) over the past decade.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 2,886 where 2,909 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 3 year-over-year increases and 6 decreases. It peaked at 2,992 students in 2023 and was lowest at 2,658 in 2021. Overall, enrollment dropped from 2,929 to 2,909 students, a net loss of 20 (0.7%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Oberlin College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 2,929 | 2,912 | 1,288 | 1,624 | 17 | 11 | 6 |
| 2016-17 | 2,912 -17 | 2,895 -17 | 1,255 -33 | 1,640 16 | 17 | 11 | 6 |
| 2017-18 | 2,853 -59 | 2,827 -68 | 1,201 -54 | 1,626 -14 | 26 9 | 18 7 | 8 2 |
| 2018-19 | 2,812 -41 | 2,785 -42 | 1,189 -12 | 1,596 -30 | 27 1 | 16 -2 | 11 3 |
| 2019-20 | 2,863 51 | 2,846 61 | 1,183 -6 | 1,663 67 | 17 -10 | 11 -5 | 6 -5 |
| 2020-21 | 2,658 -205 | 2,647 -199 | 1,092 -91 | 1,555 -108 | 11 -6 | 9 -2 | 2 -4 |
| 2021-22 | 2,953 295 | 2,942 295 | 1,224 132 | 1,718 163 | 11 | 8 -1 | 3 1 |
| 2022-23 | 2,992 39 | 2,986 44 | 1,220 -4 | 1,766 48 | 6 -5 | 6 -2 | 0 -3 |
| 2023-24 | 2,976 -16 | 2,966 -20 | 1,232 12 | 1,734 -32 | 10 4 | 8 2 | 2 2 |
| 2024-25 | 2,909 -67 | 2,896 -70 | 1,185 -47 | 1,711 -23 | 13 3 | 9 1 | 4 2 |
| Average | 2,886 | 2,870 | 1,207 | 1,663 | 16 | 11 | 5 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 2,870 where 2,896 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 Oberlin College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 2,912 | 2,895 | 1,284 | 1,611 | 17 | 4 | 13 |
| 2016-17 | 2,895 | 2,869 | 1,243 | 1,626 | 26 | 12 | 14 |
| 2017-18 | 2,827 | 2,790 | 1,183 | 1,607 | 37 | 18 | 19 |
| 2018-19 | 2,785 | 2,758 | 1,178 | 1,580 | 27 | 11 | 16 |
| 2019-20 | 2,846 | 2,822 | 1,170 | 1,652 | 24 | 13 | 11 |
| 2020-21 | 2,647 | 2,611 | 1,081 | 1,530 | 36 | 11 | 25 |
| 2021-22 | 2,942 | 2,905 | 1,212 | 1,693 | 37 | 12 | 25 |
| 2022-23 | 2,986 | 2,978 | 1,216 | 1,762 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023-24 | 2,966 | 2,942 | 1,216 | 1,726 | 24 | 16 | 8 |
| 2024-25 | 2,896 | 2,871 | 1,174 | 1,697 | 25 | 11 | 14 |
| Average | 2,870 | 2,870 | 1,196 | 1,648 | 2,870 | 11 | 15 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 16 where 13 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 Oberlin College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Men | Women | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | 27 | 27 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Average | 16 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
The percentage of white students is 60.71%. The percentage was 67.98% 10 years ago and Oberlin still has a high percentage of white students. 5.05% of enrolled students is Asian and 4.30% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 9.14% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 67.98% to 60.71%. Asian enrollment grew from 4.03% to 5.05%. Black student enrollment decreased from 5.19% to 4.30%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 7.65% to 9.14%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6104 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5239 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Oberlin College 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 0 | 118 | 152 | 224 | 3 | 1,991 | 181 |
| 2016-17 | 0 | 115 | 156 | 221 | 3 | 1,923 | 209 |
| 2017-18 | 1 | 111 | 151 | 219 | 2 | 1,829 | 217 |
| 2018-19 | 0 | 107 | 142 | 234 | 1 | 1,734 | 231 |
| 2019-20 | 0 | 126 | 155 | 240 | 1 | 1,730 | 224 |
| 2020-21 | 0 | 125 | 162 | 220 | 0 | 1,570 | 232 |
| 2021-22 | 0 | 133 | 163 | 245 | 1 | 1,792 | 254 |
| 2022-23 | 0 | 155 | 136 | 245 | 0 | 1,837 | 286 |
| 2023-24 | 0 | 157 | 131 | 245 | 1 | 1,838 | 278 |
| 2024-25 | 1 | 147 | 125 | 266 | 1 | 1,766 | 265 |
| Average | 0 | 129 | 147 | 236 | 1 | 1,801 | 238 |
Oberlin College does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.
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