The student population at Ottawa University-Online is 810 (339 undergraduate and 471 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 500 (161.29%) over the past decade.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 362 where 810 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 957 students in 2024 and was lowest at 193 in 2018. Overall, enrollment rose from 310 to 810 students, a net gain of 500 (161.3%).
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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