Oglethorpe University Student Population

How many students at Oglethorpe?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Oglethorpe University has a total enrollment of 1,425 students, including 1,396 undergraduate and 29 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 538 male students (37.8%) and 887 female students (62.2%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 427 Hispanic students (30%) and 398 White students (27.9%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 1,396 undergraduate students (98%) and 29 graduate students (2%).
• Class Delivery:

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences - which average 1,449 - Oglethorpe's body is almost same.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, and age distribution.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 538 male (37.75%) and 887 female (62.25%) students are attending Oglethorpe University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 60.65.

By class level, 1,396 (97.96%) are undergraduate students and 29 (2.04%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 37.18% are male and 62.82% are female, while among graduate students, 65.52% are male and 34.48% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 398 White, 281 Black, and 50 Asian students out of a total of 1,425 are attending at Oglethorpe University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Oglethorpe University is quite diverse with a diversity index of 77.7% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Oglethorpe has 41 students under 18 years old and 1 students over 65 years old. There are 1,362 students under 25 years old, and 61 students over 25 years old out of 1,425 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 41 students are younger than 18 and 1 students are older than 65. Oglethorpe has 1,343 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 51 students aged 25 and over.

It has 19 graduate students aged under 25 and 10 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

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 Oglethorpe University, 122 students are enrolled in some online courses.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 1,396 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 45 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 3.22%.42 students have transferred in as full-time status and 3 students transferred in as part-time status.