Oakland University Student Population

How many students at Oakland?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Oakland University has a total enrollment of 15,768 students, including 12,587 undergraduate and 3,181 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 6,649 male students (42.2%) and 9,119 female students (57.8%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 10,570 White students (67%) and 1,495 Black students (9.5%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 12,587 undergraduate students (79.8%) and 3,181 graduate students (20.2%).
• Class Delivery: 1,399 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 6,791 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Research University (high research activity) - which average 16,875 - Oakland's body is relatively small.

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, 6,649 male (42.17%) and 9,119 female (57.83%) students are attending Oakland University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 72.91.

By class level, 12,587 (79.83%) are undergraduate students and 3,181 (20.17%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 42.77% are male and 57.23% are female, while among graduate students, 39.80% are male and 60.20% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 10,570 White, 1,495 Black, and 1,080 Asian students out of a total of 15,768 are attending at Oakland University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Oakland University is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 53.2% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Oakland has 314 students under 18 years old and 19 students over 65 years old. There are 11,621 students under 25 years old, and 4,147 students over 25 years old out of 15,768 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 314 students are younger than 18 and 6 students are older than 65. Oakland has 10,710 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 1,877 students aged 25 and over.

It has 911 graduate students aged under 25 and 2,270 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 Oakland University, 1,399 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 6,791 students are enrolled in some online courses.

1,290 students who live in Michigan or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 109 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 12,587 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,369 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 10.88%.1,028 students have transferred in as full-time status and 341 students transferred in as part-time status.