Enrollment Trends at OU

The student population at University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus is 30,851 (23,329 undergraduate and 7,522 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 3,423 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at OU is 75.62% which is increased by 2,032 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 1,391 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.14 to 1 which means that female students enrolled slightly more than male students.

4,842 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 130.35% since 2015.

Trends by Subject

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 28,463 where 30,851 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

75.62% of total students is undergraduate students and 24.38% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 2,032 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 1,391 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.14 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in OU than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus since 2015.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-1627,42821,29710,85210,4456,1313,0693,062
2016-1727,918
490
21,609
312
11,051
199
10,558
113
6,309
178
3,128
59
3,181
119
2017-1828,527
609
22,032
423
11,112
61
10,920
362
6,495
186
3,121
-7
3,374
193
2018-1928,564
37
22,152
120
11,001
-111
11,151
231
6,412
-83
3,065
-56
3,347
-27
2019-2028,079
-485
21,768
-384
10,691
-310
11,077
-74
6,311
-101
2,972
-93
3,339
-8
2020-2127,772
-307
21,383
-385
10,482
-209
10,901
-176
6,389
78
3,002
30
3,387
48
2021-2228,042
270
21,152
-231
10,314
-168
10,838
-63
6,890
501
3,111
109
3,779
392
2022-2328,308
266
21,282
130
10,333
19
10,949
111
7,026
136
2,961
-150
4,065
286
2023-2429,145
837
22,025
743
10,691
358
11,334
385
7,120
94
3,054
93
4,066
1
2024-2530,851
1,706
23,329
1,304
11,141
450
12,188
854
7,522
402
3,296
242
4,226
160
Average28,46321,80310,76711,0366,6613,0783,583
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 21,803 where 23,329 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 University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-1621,29718,1339,1378,9963,1641,7151,449
2016-1721,60918,4449,3399,1053,1651,7121,453
2017-1822,03219,0659,5389,5272,9671,5741,393
2018-1922,15219,0639,3539,7103,0891,6481,441
2019-2021,76818,9969,2369,7602,7721,4551,317
2020-2121,38318,5648,9949,5702,8191,4881,331
2021-2221,15218,3078,9489,3592,8451,3661,479
2022-2321,28218,6249,0189,6062,6581,3151,343
2023-2422,02519,2629,3349,9282,7631,3571,406
2024-2523,32920,5599,85710,7022,7701,2841,486
Average21,80321,8039,2759,62621,8031,4911,410
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 6,661 where 7,522 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 University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-166,1312,9941,5431,4513,1371,5261,611
2016-176,3093,0791,5561,5233,2301,5721,658
2017-186,4953,0631,5061,5573,4321,6151,817
2018-196,4122,9961,4301,5663,4161,6351,781
2019-206,3112,9361,4391,4973,3751,5331,842
2020-216,3893,2611,5261,7353,1281,4761,652
2021-226,8903,6531,6182,0353,2371,4931,744
2022-237,0263,8401,5992,2413,1861,3621,824
2023-247,1203,9291,6982,2313,1911,3561,835
2024-257,5224,0401,7962,2443,4821,5001,982
Average6,6616,6611,5711,8086,6611,5071,775
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 54.16%. The percentage was 59.16% 10 years ago and OU still has a high percentage of white students. 6.09% of enrolled students is Asian and 5.48% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 13.35% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 59.16% to 54.16%. Asian enrollment grew from 5.10% to 6.09%. Black student enrollment increased from 5.34% to 5.48%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 8.19% to 13.35%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6723 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.6319 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-161,0741,4001,4662,2464616,2271,811
2016-171,1241,4811,4942,4183216,4611,958
2017-181,1701,5601,4982,5693316,7162,166
2018-191,1601,6141,4602,7282916,6672,313
2019-201,1021,6391,4292,8373316,3652,344
2020-211,0141,6851,4453,0133116,3472,399
2021-221,0511,6871,5013,2603416,1612,473
2022-231,0511,7431,5163,4632815,9222,552
2023-241,1071,7481,5393,7793016,1272,649
2024-251,1931,8781,6924,1193716,7082,824
Average1,1051,6441,5043,0433316,3702,349
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

4,842 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 16% of total students. The number of online students has increased 130.35% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus from 2015 to 2025.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-1627,4282,1025,51519,811
2016-1727,9182,0907,01418,814
2017-1828,5272,2407,36318,924
2018-1928,5642,3796,86819,317
2019-2028,0792,6136,64018,826
2020-2127,7723,02614,7759,971
2021-2228,0423,65912,43311,950
2022-2328,3084,04910,51313,746
2023-2429,1454,37110,40714,367
2024-2530,8514,84210,50415,505
Average28,4633,1379,20316,123

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