Olivet Nazarene University Student Population

How many students at Olivet Nazarene?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Olivet Nazarene University has a total enrollment of 3,339 students, including 2,711 undergraduate and 628 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 1,420 male students (42.5%) and 1,919 female students (57.5%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 2,027 White students (60.7%) and 405 Hispanic students (12.1%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 2,711 undergraduate students (81.2%) and 628 graduate students (18.8%).
• Class Delivery: 761 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 768 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University (larger programs) - which average 6,772 - Olivet Nazarene's body is much smaller.

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

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 1,420 male (42.53%) and 1,919 female (57.47%) students are attending Olivet Nazarene University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 74.00.

By class level, 2,711 (81.19%) are undergraduate students and 628 (18.81%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 45.56% are male and 54.44% are female, while among graduate students, 29.46% are male and 70.54% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 2,027 White, 274 Black, and 77 Asian students out of a total of 3,339 are attending at Olivet Nazarene University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Olivet Nazarene University is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 59.8% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

There are 2,529 students under 25 years old, and 654 students over 25 years old out of 3,275 total students.

Olivet Nazarene has 2,397 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 157 students aged 25 and over.

It has 132 graduate students aged under 25 and 497 students aged 25 and over.

*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.

• 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 Olivet Nazarene University, 761 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 768 students are enrolled in some online courses.

521 students who live in Illinois or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 240 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 2,711 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 141 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 5.20%.130 students have transferred in as full-time status and 11 students transferred in as part-time status.