The student population at Ottawa University-Online is 810 (339 undergraduate and 471 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 500 over the past decade.
The percentage of undergraduate students at OU Online is 41.85% which is increased by 72 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 428 and it has been increasing.
The female to male ratio is 1.96 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.
363 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 17.10% since 2015.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 362 where 810 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
41.85% of total students is undergraduate students and 58.15% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 72 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 428 over past 10 years.
The female to male ratio is 1.96 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in OU Online than male students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Ottawa University-Online since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 310 | 267 | 100 | 167 | 43 | 19 | 24 |
| 2016-17 | 230 -80 | 190 -77 | 61 -39 | 129 -38 | 40 -3 | 16 -3 | 24 |
| 2017-18 | 193 -37 | 157 -33 | 50 -11 | 107 -22 | 36 -4 | 15 -1 | 21 -3 |
| 2018-19 | 195 2 | 164 7 | 50 | 114 7 | 31 -5 | 10 -5 | 21 |
| 2019-20 | 261 66 | 205 41 | 71 21 | 134 20 | 56 25 | 12 2 | 44 23 |
| 2020-21 | 221 -40 | 163 -42 | 62 -9 | 101 -33 | 58 2 | 17 5 | 41 -3 |
| 2021-22 | 218 -3 | 172 9 | 57 -5 | 115 14 | 46 -12 | 13 -4 | 33 -8 |
| 2022-23 | 224 6 | 172 | 70 13 | 102 -13 | 52 6 | 15 2 | 37 4 |
| 2023-24 | 957 733 | 419 247 | 132 62 | 287 185 | 538 486 | 176 161 | 362 325 |
| 2024-25 | 810 -147 | 339 -80 | 113 -19 | 226 -61 | 471 -67 | 161 -15 | 310 -52 |
| Average | 362 | 225 | 77 | 148 | 137 | 45 | 92 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 225 where 339 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 Ottawa University-Online since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 267 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 264 | 97 | 167 |
| 2016-17 | 190 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 189 | 61 | 128 |
| 2017-18 | 157 | 85 | 29 | 56 | 72 | 21 | 51 |
| 2018-19 | 164 | 81 | 18 | 63 | 83 | 32 | 51 |
| 2019-20 | 205 | 44 | 17 | 27 | 161 | 54 | 107 |
| 2020-21 | 163 | 44 | 16 | 28 | 119 | 46 | 73 |
| 2021-22 | 172 | 34 | 15 | 19 | 138 | 42 | 96 |
| 2022-23 | 172 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 148 | 56 | 92 |
| 2023-24 | 419 | 107 | 29 | 78 | 312 | 103 | 209 |
| 2024-25 | 339 | 78 | 26 | 52 | 261 | 87 | 174 |
| Average | 225 | 225 | 17 | 33 | 225 | 60 | 115 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 137 where 471 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 Ottawa University-Online since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 19 | 24 |
| 2016-17 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 15 | 24 |
| 2017-18 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 12 | 14 |
| 2018-19 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 9 | 21 |
| 2019-20 | 56 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 42 | 9 | 33 |
| 2020-21 | 58 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 47 | 11 | 36 |
| 2021-22 | 46 | 31 | 8 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 10 |
| 2022-23 | 52 | 33 | 12 | 21 | 19 | 3 | 16 |
| 2023-24 | 538 | 428 | 144 | 284 | 110 | 32 | 78 |
| 2024-25 | 471 | 383 | 134 | 249 | 88 | 27 | 61 |
| Average | 137 | 137 | 31 | 60 | 137 | 14 | 32 |
The percentage of white students is 36.17% and the percentage of black students is 12.10% at Ottawa University-Online. 21.60% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 16.30% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 49.35% to 36.17%. Asian enrollment grew from 4.19% to 21.60%. Black student enrollment decreased from 16.45% to 12.10%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 0.00% to 16.30%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7788 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.7187 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Ottawa University-Online 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 | 25 | 13 | 51 | 0 | 1 | 153 | 15 |
| 2016-17 | 23 | 9 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 135 | 14 |
| 2017-18 | 23 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 2 | 109 | 8 |
| 2018-19 | 17 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 2 | 116 | 3 |
| 2019-20 | 23 | 6 | 38 | 18 | 1 | 153 | 3 |
| 2020-21 | 18 | 13 | 21 | 16 | 0 | 118 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 102 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | 14 | 7 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 84 | 11 |
| 2023-24 | 31 | 196 | 85 | 156 | 0 | 350 | 34 |
| 2024-25 | 21 | 175 | 98 | 132 | 1 | 293 | 34 |
| Average | 21 | 44 | 40 | 39 | 1 | 161 | 12 |
363 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 45% of total students. The number of online students has increased 17.10% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Ottawa University-Online from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 310 | 310 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | 230 | 230 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | 193 | 193 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | 195 | 195 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | 261 | 261 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | 221 | 221 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | 218 | 218 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | 224 | 224 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | 957 | 413 | 395 | 149 |
| 2024-25 | 810 | 363 | 319 | 128 |
| Average | 362 | 263 | 71 | 28 |
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