Enrollment Trends at Olivet Nazarene

The average student population over the last 11 years is 4,085 where 3,339 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 4 year-over-year increases and 5 decreases. It peaked at 4,986 students in 2018 and was lowest at 3,255 in 2023. Overall, enrollment dropped from 4,892 to 3,339 students, a net loss of 1,553 (31.7%).

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

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 2,972 where 2,711 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 Olivet Nazarene University since 2015.

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 1,114 where 628 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 Olivet Nazarene University since 2015.

The percentage of white students is 60.71%. The percentage was 76.90% 10 years ago and Olivet Nazarene still has a high percentage of white students. 2.31% of enrolled students is Asian and 8.21% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 12.13% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 76.90% to 60.71%. Asian enrollment declined from 3.17% to 2.31%. Black student enrollment decreased from 9.85% to 8.21%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 6.83% to 12.13%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6083 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.3930 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

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

761 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 23% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -32.65% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Olivet Nazarene University from 2015 to 2025.