Enrollment Trends for Oregon Colleges

There are 31 active four-years colleges and universities in Oregon - 9 public and 22 private schools. In the academic year 2022-2023, a total of 127,650 students have enrolled in four-years colleges in Oregon including undergraduate and graduate programs. Compared to the population of 10 years ago, the the number of students decreased by 4.92% from 134,251 to 127,650. The undergraduate population decreased by 6.42% and the graduate population increased by 1.11% in last 10 years at Oregon Colleges.

By gender, there are 72,883 female students and 54,767 male students enrolled in the schools. The female to male students ratio is 1.33 to 1. The female students decreased by 0.02% and male students decreased by 10.73% in that period.

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Student Population Changes

The average number of students over the past 11 years is 132,829, and 127,650 students were attending the schools in the academic year 2022-2023. Of the total students, 78.74% are undergraduate students and 21.26% are graduate students. Over the past 11, the number of undergraduate students decreased by 6,899, and the graduate student enrollment increased by 298.

The female to male ratio is 1.33 to 1, meaning that there are more female students enrolled in Oregon Colleges than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Oregon Colleges since 2013.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	134,251	107,413	49,701	57,712	26,838	11,649	15,189
2013-14	135,448 1,197	108,587 1,174	50,663 962	57,924 212	26,861 23	11,709 60	15,152 -37
2014-15	135,043 -405	107,838 -749	50,199 -464	57,639 -285	27,205 344	11,747 38	15,458 306
2015-16	136,138 1,095	108,890 1,052	50,372 173	58,518 879	27,248 43	11,638 -109	15,610 152
2016-17	135,701 -437	108,159 -731	49,670 -702	58,489 -29	27,542 294	11,530 -108	16,012 402
2017-18	135,161 -540	107,563 -596	49,409 -261	58,154 -335	27,598 56	11,336 -194	16,262 250
2018-19	133,281 -1,880	105,290 -2,273	47,851 -1,558	57,439 -715	27,991 393	11,284 -52	16,707 445
2019-20	132,667 -614	104,615 -675	47,476 -375	57,139 -300	28,052 61	11,116 -168	16,936 229
2020-21	128,032 -4,635	99,499 -5,116	44,454 -3,022	55,045 -2,094	28,533 481	11,299 183	17,234 298
2021-22	127,748 -284	99,302 -197	44,034 -420	55,268 223	28,446 -87	10,913 -386	17,533 299
2022-23	127,650 -98	100,514 1,212	44,426 392	56,088 820	27,136 -1,310	10,341 -572	16,795 -738
Average	132,829	105,243	48,023	57,220	27,586	11,324	16,263

Oregon Colleges Student Population Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the past 11 years is 105,243. Compared 11 years ago, the number of Undergraduate students decreased by 6,899 from 107,413 to 100,514.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Oregon Colleges since 2013.

Year	Total	Fulltime			Parttime
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	107,413	83,706	39,307	44,399	23,707	10,394	13,313
2013-14	108,587	83,988	39,802	44,186	24,599	10,861	13,738
2014-15	107,838	83,469	39,189	44,280	24,369	11,010	13,359
2015-16	108,890	83,563	38,846	44,717	25,327	11,526	13,801
2016-17	108,159	83,136	38,379	44,757	25,023	11,291	13,732
2017-18	107,563	81,937	37,744	44,193	25,626	11,665	13,961
2018-19	105,290	80,861	36,848	44,013	24,429	11,003	13,426
2019-20	104,615	79,527	36,047	43,480	25,088	11,429	13,659
2020-21	99,499	74,473	33,102	41,371	25,026	11,352	13,674
2021-22	99,302	74,849	33,207	41,642	24,453	10,827	13,626
2022-23	100,514	76,136	33,394	42,742	24,378	11,032	13,346
Average	105,243	105,243	36,897	43,616	105,243	11,126	13,603

Oregon Colleges Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the past 11 years is 27,586. Compared 11 years ago, the number of Graduate students increased by 298 from 26,838 to 27,136.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Oregon Colleges since 2013.

Year	Total	Fulltime			Parttime
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	26,838	16,851	7,570	9,281	9,987	4,079	5,908
2013-14	26,861	17,005	7,667	9,338	9,856	4,042	5,814
2014-15	27,205	17,165	7,791	9,374	10,040	3,956	6,084
2015-16	27,248	17,519	7,845	9,674	9,729	3,793	5,936
2016-17	27,542	17,954	7,795	10,159	9,588	3,735	5,853
2017-18	27,598	18,000	7,558	10,442	9,598	3,778	5,820
2018-19	27,991	17,496	7,270	10,226	10,495	4,014	6,481
2019-20	28,052	17,697	7,213	10,484	10,355	3,903	6,452
2020-21	28,533	17,596	7,070	10,526	10,937	4,229	6,708
2021-22	28,446	17,488	6,900	10,588	10,958	4,013	6,945
2022-23	27,136	17,126	6,653	10,473	10,010	3,688	6,322
Average	27,586	27,586	7,394	10,051	27,586	3,930	6,211

Oregon Colleges Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 58.48%. The percentage was 67.20% 10 years ago and Oregon Colleges still has a high percentage of white students. 7.59% of enrolled students is Asian and 2.91% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Oregon Colleges over the past 11 years (2012-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2012-13	1,449	7,981	2,820	9,378	919	90,220	5,092
2013-14	1,348	8,052	2,850	10,301	866	88,282	5,994
2014-15	1,339	8,212	2,968	11,089	850	86,154	6,729
2015-16	1,216	8,595	3,076	12,305	806	84,955	7,512
2016-17	1,188	8,756	3,102	13,403	836	83,179	7,893
2017-18	1,117	9,126	3,134	14,503	839	81,443	8,269
2018-19	1,096	8,895	3,175	15,163	863	80,009	8,620
2019-20	1,090	9,138	3,175	16,003	794	78,290	8,538
2020-21	1,004	9,029	3,238	16,726	744	75,487	8,505
2021-22	990	9,588	3,455	17,432	707	75,748	8,487
2022-23	1,000	9,694	3,715	18,264	702	74,655	8,747
Average	1,167	8,824	3,155	14,052	811	81,675	7,671

Oregon Colleges Student Population by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

24,016 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 19% of total students. The number of online students has increased 157.71% since 2013.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Oregon Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2012-13	134,251	9,319	11,983	112,949
2013-14	135,448	10,238	13,747	111,463
2014-15	135,043	11,158	15,756	108,129
2015-16	136,138	12,603	18,224	105,311
2016-17	135,701	13,591	19,547	102,563
2017-18	135,161	13,886	20,185	101,090
2018-19	133,281	14,873	22,420	95,988
2019-20	132,667	16,053	23,595	93,019
2020-21	127,940	29,792	39,162	58,986
2021-22	127,748	23,045	35,124	69,579
2022-23	127,650	24,016	33,886	69,748
Average	132,821	16,234	23,057	93,530

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