The student population at The University of Olivet is 979 (932 undergraduate and 47 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 36 (3.55%) over the past decade.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,031 where 979 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 6 year-over-year increases and 3 decreases. It peaked at 1,224 students in 2018 and was lowest at 885 in 2022. Overall, enrollment dropped from 1,015 to 979 students, a net loss of 36 (3.5%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at The University of Olivet since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 1,015 | 989 | 582 | 407 | 26 | 13 | 13 |
| 2016-17 | 1,078 63 | 1,045 56 | 615 33 | 430 23 | 33 7 | 25 12 | 8 -5 |
| 2017-18 | 1,224 146 | 1,177 132 | 685 70 | 492 62 | 47 14 | 26 1 | 21 13 |
| 2018-19 | 1,098 -126 | 1,055 -122 | 594 -91 | 461 -31 | 43 -4 | 13 -13 | 30 9 |
| 2019-20 | 1,120 22 | 1,071 16 | 599 5 | 472 11 | 49 6 | 25 12 | 24 -6 |
| 2020-21 | 1,023 -97 | 968 -103 | 546 -53 | 422 -50 | 55 6 | 25 | 30 6 |
| 2021-22 | 885 -138 | 851 -117 | 494 -52 | 357 -65 | 34 -21 | 19 -6 | 15 -15 |
| 2022-23 | 919 34 | 860 9 | 538 44 | 322 -35 | 59 25 | 29 10 | 30 15 |
| 2023-24 | 973 54 | 938 78 | 541 3 | 397 75 | 35 -24 | 16 -13 | 19 -11 |
| 2024-25 | 979 6 | 932 -6 | 530 -11 | 402 5 | 47 12 | 24 8 | 23 4 |
| Average | 1,031 | 989 | 572 | 416 | 43 | 22 | 21 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 989 where 932 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 The University of Olivet since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 989 | 876 | 530 | 346 | 113 | 52 | 61 |
| 2016-17 | 1,045 | 952 | 570 | 382 | 93 | 45 | 48 |
| 2017-18 | 1,177 | 1,032 | 617 | 415 | 145 | 68 | 77 |
| 2018-19 | 1,055 | 933 | 537 | 396 | 122 | 57 | 65 |
| 2019-20 | 1,071 | 959 | 554 | 405 | 112 | 45 | 67 |
| 2020-21 | 968 | 887 | 499 | 388 | 81 | 47 | 34 |
| 2021-22 | 851 | 788 | 461 | 327 | 63 | 33 | 30 |
| 2022-23 | 860 | 841 | 523 | 318 | 19 | 15 | 4 |
| 2023-24 | 938 | 894 | 521 | 373 | 44 | 20 | 24 |
| 2024-25 | 932 | 858 | 505 | 353 | 74 | 25 | 49 |
| Average | 989 | 989 | 532 | 370 | 989 | 41 | 46 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 43 where 47 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 The University of Olivet since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 13 | 12 |
| 2016-17 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 25 | 8 |
| 2017-18 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 26 | 21 |
| 2018-19 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 13 | 30 |
| 2019-20 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 25 | 24 |
| 2020-21 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 25 | 30 |
| 2021-22 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 19 | 15 |
| 2022-23 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 29 | 30 |
| 2023-24 | 35 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 5 |
| 2024-25 | 47 | 33 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 7 |
| Average | 43 | 43 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 19 | 18 |
The percentage of white students is 66.29%. The percentage was 75.07% 10 years ago and OC Comets still has a high percentage of white students. 0.51% of enrolled students is Asian and 17.98% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 6.95% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 75.07% to 66.29%. Asian enrollment declined from 0.59% to 0.51%. Black student enrollment increased from 11.53% to 17.98%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 6.21% to 6.95%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5191 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.4184 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at The University of Olivet 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 | 3 | 6 | 117 | 63 | 0 | 762 | 29 |
| 2016-17 | 3 | 5 | 165 | 51 | 0 | 766 | 55 |
| 2017-18 | 1 | 4 | 217 | 70 | 1 | 821 | 67 |
| 2018-19 | 2 | 5 | 212 | 62 | 1 | 731 | 52 |
| 2019-20 | 2 | 4 | 219 | 62 | 2 | 742 | 53 |
| 2020-21 | 1 | 7 | 212 | 54 | 1 | 671 | 47 |
| 2021-22 | 0 | 4 | 160 | 50 | 0 | 606 | 43 |
| 2022-23 | 1 | 7 | 161 | 63 | 0 | 622 | 56 |
| 2023-24 | 2 | 6 | 157 | 72 | 3 | 643 | 74 |
| 2024-25 | 3 | 5 | 176 | 68 | 3 | 649 | 64 |
| Average | 2 | 5 | 180 | 62 | 1 | 701 | 54 |
126 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 13% of total students. The number of online students has increased 384.62% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at The University of Olivet from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 1,015 | 26 | 0 | 989 |
| 2016-17 | 1,078 | 33 | 0 | 1,045 |
| 2017-18 | 1,224 | 47 | 0 | 1,177 |
| 2018-19 | 1,098 | 43 | 0 | 1,055 |
| 2019-20 | 1,120 | 60 | 0 | 1,060 |
| 2020-21 | 1,023 | 203 | 776 | 44 |
| 2021-22 | 885 | 60 | 112 | 713 |
| 2022-23 | 919 | 79 | 123 | 717 |
| 2023-24 | 973 | 66 | 0 | 907 |
| 2024-25 | 979 | 126 | 248 | 605 |
| Average | 1,031 | 74 | 126 | 831 |
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