Enrollment Trends at Oregon State

The student population at Oregon State University is 37,163 (31,253 undergraduate and 5,910 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 7,587 (25.65%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at Oregon State is 84.10% which is increased by 6,641 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 946 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 100 male students for every 100 female students, down from 115 in 2015.
13,083 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 156.08% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 32,611 where 37,163 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment increased every year from 2016 to 2025, growing from 29,576 to 37,163 students, a gain of 7,587 (25.7%).

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

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	29,576	24,612	13,240	11,372	4,964	2,568	2,396
2016-17	30,354 778	25,327 715	13,622 382	11,705 333	5,027 63	2,560 -8	2,467 71
2017-18	30,896 542	25,838 511	13,958 336	11,880 175	5,058 31	2,518 -42	2,540 73
2018-19	30,986 90	25,699 -139	13,763 -195	11,936 56	5,287 229	2,591 73	2,696 156
2019-20	31,719 733	26,247 548	13,976 213	12,271 335	5,472 185	2,583 -8	2,889 193
2020-21	32,312 593	26,644 397	13,968 -8	12,676 405	5,668 196	2,705 122	2,963 74
2021-22	33,193 881	27,564 920	14,330 362	13,234 558	5,629 -39	2,599 -106	3,030 67
2022-23	34,292 1,099	28,905 1,341	14,816 486	14,089 855	5,387 -242	2,507 -92	2,880 -150
2023-24	35,622 1,330	30,021 1,116	15,350 534	14,671 582	5,601 214	2,657 150	2,944 64
2024-25	37,163 1,541	31,253 1,232	15,869 519	15,384 713	5,910 309	2,710 53	3,200 256
Average	32,611	27,211	14,289	12,922	5,400	2,600	2,801

Oregon State University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 27,211 where 31,253 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 Oregon State University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	24,612	18,493	10,005	8,488	6,119	3,235	2,884
2016-17	25,327	18,852	10,261	8,591	6,475	3,361	3,114
2017-18	25,838	18,829	10,256	8,573	7,009	3,702	3,307
2018-19	25,699	18,591	10,067	8,524	7,108	3,696	3,412
2019-20	26,247	18,554	9,979	8,575	7,693	3,997	3,696
2020-21	26,644	18,084	9,559	8,525	8,560	4,409	4,151
2021-22	27,564	18,851	9,934	8,917	8,713	4,396	4,317
2022-23	28,905	19,845	10,186	9,659	9,060	4,630	4,430
2023-24	30,021	20,819	10,625	10,194	9,202	4,725	4,477
2024-25	31,253	22,104	11,223	10,881	9,149	4,646	4,503
Average	27,211	27,211	10,210	9,093	27,211	4,080	3,829

Oregon State University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 5,400 where 5,910 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 Oregon State University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	4,964	3,595	1,964	1,631	1,369	604	765
2016-17	5,027	3,591	1,962	1,629	1,436	598	838
2017-18	5,058	3,573	1,860	1,713	1,485	658	827
2018-19	5,287	3,542	1,838	1,704	1,745	753	992
2019-20	5,472	3,560	1,782	1,778	1,912	801	1,111
2020-21	5,668	3,469	1,749	1,720	2,199	956	1,243
2021-22	5,629	3,422	1,665	1,757	2,207	934	1,273
2022-23	5,387	3,344	1,634	1,710	2,043	873	1,170
2023-24	5,601	3,454	1,745	1,709	2,147	912	1,235
2024-25	5,910	3,504	1,714	1,790	2,406	996	1,410
Average	5,400	5,400	1,791	1,714	5,400	809	1,086

Oregon State University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 61.34%. The percentage was 63.04% 10 years ago and Oregon State still has a high percentage of white students. 7.71% of enrolled students is Asian and 2.20% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 12.58% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 63.04% to 61.34%. Asian enrollment grew from 6.78% to 7.71%. Black student enrollment increased from 1.37% to 2.20%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 7.88% to 12.58%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5969 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5880 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Oregon State 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	167	2,004	406	2,330	81	18,644	1,766
2016-17	154	2,168	418	2,536	82	18,831	1,846
2017-18	159	2,258	418	2,787	83	18,897	1,955
2018-19	149	2,246	433	2,908	75	18,881	2,046
2019-20	172	2,334	457	3,198	70	18,977	2,096
2020-21	166	2,414	512	3,566	83	19,541	2,174
2021-22	172	2,575	587	3,777	95	20,348	2,175
2022-23	186	2,810	616	4,049	96	21,065	2,273
2023-24	205	2,834	762	4,295	108	21,946	2,355
2024-25	237	2,867	819	4,676	118	22,796	2,485
Average	177	2,451	543	3,412	89	19,993	2,117

Oregon State University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

13,083 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 35% of total students. The number of online students has increased 156.08% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Oregon State University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	29,576	5,109	5,039	19,428
2016-17	30,354	5,682	5,569	19,103
2017-18	30,896	6,087	6,638	18,171
2018-19	30,986	6,565	6,917	17,504
2019-20	31,719	7,467	7,510	16,742
2020-21	32,312	8,840	8,116	15,356
2021-22	33,193	10,888	6,422	15,883
2022-23	34,292	11,727	7,624	14,941
2023-24	35,622	12,441	8,141	15,040
2024-25	37,163	13,083	8,697	15,383
Average	32,611	8,789	7,067	16,755

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Enrollment Trends at Oregon State

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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