How Student Population Changes at OWU

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 1,589 where 1,410 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.29 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in OWU than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Ohio Wesleyan University since 2012.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	1,819	823	996
2013-14	1,830 11	833 10	997 1
2014-15	1,734 -96	807 -26	927 -70
2015-16	1,671 -63	794 -13	877 -50
2016-17	1,638 -33	784 -10	854 -23
2017-18	1,560 -78	731 -53	829 -25
2018-19	1,561 1	713 -18	848 19
2019-20	1,494 -67	657 -56	837 -11
2020-21	1,426 -68	635 -22	791 -46
2021-22	1,339 -87	598 -37	741 -50
2022-23	1,410 71	617 19	793 52
Average	1,589	727	863

Ohio Wesleyan University Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 71.35%. The percentage was 75.54% 10 years ago and OWU still has a high percentage of white students. 3.19% of enrolled students is Asian and 6.88% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Ohio Wesleyan University over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2012-13	5	42	86	62	1	1,374	53
2013-14	3	49	112	83	0	1,319	75
2014-15	1	40	116	72	0	1,255	79
2015-16	1	47	126	80	0	1,167	87
2016-17	1	54	143	83	2	1,139	80
2017-18	2	51	159	87	2	1,064	73
2018-19	0	52	143	94	1	1,059	81
2019-20	0	48	121	89	3	1,035	71
2020-21	0	39	104	86	3	1,015	76
2021-22	0	40	87	85	2	949	68
2022-23	1	45	97	77	3	1,006	64
Average	1	46	118	82	2	1,126	73

Ohio Wesleyan University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

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Enrollment Trends at OWU

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes