How many students at Oakwood? For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 1,226 students have enrolled in Oakwood University with 1,177 undergraduate and 49 graduate students.
By gender, 531 male and 695 female students are attending the school.
It has relatively fewer students compared to similar colleges (1,449 students on average - private (not-for-profit) Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences).
74 students are enrolled exclusively, and 527 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
Oakwood University has a total of 1,226 enrolled students for the academic year 2024-2025. 1,177 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 49 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 531 male and 695 female students (the male-female ratio is 43:57) are attending the school.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 1,226 | 1,177 | 49 |
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| Men | 531 | 512 | 19 |
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| Women | 695 | 665 | 30 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 16 White, 780 Black, and 18 Asian students out of a total of 1,226 are attending at Oakwood University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).
Oakwood University is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 53.4% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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| Asian | 18 | 18 | 0 |
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| Black | 780 | 337 | 443 |
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| Hispanic | 97 | 41 | 56 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | - | - | - |
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| White | 16 | 4 | 12 |
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| Two or more races | 29 | 13 | 16 |
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| Race Unknown | 284 | 116 | 168 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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| Asian | 18 | 18 | 0 |
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| Black | 750 | 324 | 426 |
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| Hispanic | 88 | 36 | 52 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | - | - | - |
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| White | 16 | 4 | 12 |
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| Two or more races | 28 | 12 | 16 |
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| Race Unknown | 275 | 116 | 159 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | - | - | - |
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| Asian | - | - | - |
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| Black | 30 | 13 | 17 |
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| Hispanic | 9 | 5 | 4 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | - | - | - |
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| White | - | - | - |
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| Two or more races | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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| Race Unknown | 9 | 0 | 9 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, Oakwood has 72 students under 18 years old and 2 students over 65 years old. There are 1,098 students under 25 years old, and 128 students over 25 years old out of 1,226 total students.
Oakwood has 1,091 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 86 students aged 25 and over.
It has 7 graduate students aged under 25 and 42 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 72 | 43 | 29 |
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| 18-19 | 441 | 261 | 180 |
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| 20-21 | 389 | 226 | 163 |
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| 22-24 | 196 | 96 | 100 |
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| 25-29 | 56 | 28 | 28 |
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| 30-34 | 10 | 3 | 7 |
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| 35-39 | 16 | 11 | 5 |
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| 40-49 | 23 | 13 | 10 |
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| 50-64 | 21 | 13 | 8 |
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| Over 65 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 72 | 43 | 29 |
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| 18-19 | 441 | 261 | 180 |
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| 20-21 | 389 | 226 | 163 |
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| 22-24 | 189 | 93 | 96 |
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| 25-29 | 46 | 21 | 25 |
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| 30-34 | 8 | 2 | 6 |
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| 35-39 | 12 | 8 | 4 |
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| 40-49 | 11 | 5 | 6 |
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| 50-64 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 22-24 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
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| 25-29 | 10 | 7 | 3 |
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| 30-34 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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| 35-39 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
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| 40-49 | 12 | 8 | 4 |
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| 50-64 | 12 | 7 | 5 |
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| Over 65 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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Online Student Enrollment
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Oakwood University, 74 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 527 students are enrolled in some online courses.
29 students who live in Alabama or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 45 students live in another State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| All Students | 1,226 | 74 | 527 |
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| Undergraduate | 1,177 | 29 | 523 |
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| Graduate | 49 | 45 | 4 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| Alabama Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 29 | 44 | 1 |
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| Undergraduate | 12 | 16 | 1 |
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| Graduate | 17 | 28 | 0 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 1,177 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 45 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 3.82%.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 1,059 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 45 |
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| Regular Part-time | 73 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 0 |
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Oakwood Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions
For the academic year 2024-2025, 1,226 students are enrolled at Oakwood.
1,177 undergraduate and 49 graduate students are enrolled at Oakwood.
531 male (43.31%) and 695 female (56.69%) students are attending Oakwood.
Oakwood has a student population that is predominantly Black: 16 White (1.31%), 780 Black (63.62%), and 18 Asian (1.47%) students are enrolled.
72 students are under 18 and 2 students are over 65 years old.
74 students are enrolled exclusively online, and 527 students take some online courses.