The student population at Oberlin College is 2,909 (2,896 undergraduate and 13 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 20 over the past decade.
The percentage of undergraduate students at Oberlin is 99.55% which is decreased by 16 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 4 and it has been decreasing.
The female to male ratio is 1.44 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.
All students have enrolled in on-campus classes (Oberlin College does not offer online degree/certificate program).
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.
99.55% of total students is undergraduate students and 0.45% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 16 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 4 over past 10 years.
The female to male ratio is 1.44 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Oberlin than male students.
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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