The student population at Ottawa University-Surprise is 912 (837 undergraduate and 75 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 257 (39.24%) over the past decade.
The average student population over the last 8 years is 964 where 912 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2019 and 2025, with 5 year-over-year increases and 1 decrease. It peaked at 1,736 students in 2023 and was lowest at 655 in 2019. Overall, enrollment rose from 655 to 912 students, a net gain of 257 (39.2%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Ottawa University-Surprise since 2018.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2018-19 | 655 | 598 | 340 | 258 | 57 | 30 | 27 |
| 2019-20 | 806 151 | 721 123 | 444 104 | 277 19 | 85 28 | 43 13 | 42 15 |
| 2020-21 | 831 25 | 726 5 | 444 | 282 5 | 105 20 | 55 12 | 50 8 |
| 2021-22 | 972 141 | 896 170 | 508 64 | 388 106 | 76 -29 | 42 -13 | 34 -16 |
| 2022-23 | 1,736 764 | 1,106 210 | 605 97 | 501 113 | 630 554 | 233 191 | 397 363 |
| 2023-24 | 836 -900 | 768 -338 | 490 -115 | 278 -223 | 68 -562 | 43 -190 | 25 -372 |
| 2024-25 | 912 76 | 837 69 | 549 59 | 288 10 | 75 7 | 47 4 | 28 3 |
| Average | 964 | 807 | 483 | 325 | 157 | 70 | 86 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 8 years is 807 where 837 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-Surprise since 2018.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2018-19 | 598 | 553 | 309 | 244 | 45 | 31 | 14 |
| 2019-20 | 721 | 639 | 390 | 249 | 82 | 54 | 28 |
| 2020-21 | 726 | 648 | 389 | 259 | 78 | 55 | 23 |
| 2021-22 | 896 | 817 | 450 | 367 | 79 | 58 | 21 |
| 2022-23 | 1,106 | 889 | 519 | 370 | 217 | 86 | 131 |
| 2023-24 | 768 | 723 | 461 | 262 | 45 | 29 | 16 |
| 2024-25 | 837 | 777 | 502 | 275 | 60 | 47 | 13 |
| Average | 807 | 807 | 431 | 289 | 807 | 51 | 35 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 8 years is 157 where 75 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-Surprise since 2018.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2018-19 | 57 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 49 | 27 | 22 |
| 2019-20 | 85 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 65 | 36 | 29 |
| 2020-21 | 105 | 30 | 16 | 14 | 75 | 39 | 36 |
| 2021-22 | 76 | 65 | 35 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 4 |
| 2022-23 | 630 | 540 | 203 | 337 | 90 | 30 | 60 |
| 2023-24 | 68 | 66 | 41 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | 75 | 68 | 41 | 27 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Average | 157 | 157 | 49 | 64 | 157 | 21 | 22 |
The percentage of white students is 36.07% and the percentage of black students is 12.83% at Ottawa University-Surprise. 1.54% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 34.65% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 52.82% to 36.07%. Asian enrollment declined from 1.98% to 1.54%. Black student enrollment decreased from 17.71% to 12.83%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 18.63% to 34.65%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7280 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.6533 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-Surprise over the past 8 years (2018-2025).
| Year | American Indian or Native American | Asian | Black | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Races |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 6 | 13 | 116 | 122 | 8 | 346 | 20 |
| 2019-20 | 10 | 19 | 126 | 202 | 12 | 381 | 17 |
| 2020-21 | 7 | 18 | 78 | 222 | 7 | 395 | 12 |
| 2021-22 | 4 | 29 | 56 | 260 | 4 | 440 | 6 |
| 2022-23 | 35 | 223 | 148 | 451 | 13 | 614 | 100 |
| 2023-24 | 17 | 11 | 85 | 290 | 8 | 341 | 56 |
| 2024-25 | 24 | 14 | 117 | 316 | 9 | 329 | 60 |
| Average | 15 | 47 | 104 | 266 | 9 | 407 | 39 |
106 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 12% of total students. The number of online students has increased 37.66% since 2018. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Ottawa University-Surprise from 2018 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 655 | 77 | 578 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | 806 | 49 | 757 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | 831 | 156 | 673 | 2 |
| 2021-22 | 972 | 111 | 794 | 67 |
| 2022-23 | 1,736 | 457 | 790 | 489 |
| 2023-24 | 836 | 87 | 420 | 329 |
| 2024-25 | 912 | 106 | 554 | 252 |
| Average | 964 | 149 | 652 | 163 |
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