University of Central Oklahoma Student Population

How many students at UCO?

For the academic year 2024-2025, University of Central Oklahoma has a total enrollment of 12,554 students, including 10,777 undergraduate and 1,777 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 4,716 male students (37.6%) and 7,838 female students (62.4%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 6,375 White students (50.8%) and 1,744 Hispanic students (13.9%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 10,777 undergraduate students (85.8%) and 1,777 graduate students (14.2%).
• Class Delivery: 1,754 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 5,328 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Master's College and University (larger programs) - which average 10,123 - UCO's body is larger.

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, 4,716 male (37.57%) and 7,838 female (62.43%) students are attending University of Central Oklahoma. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 60.17.

By class level, 10,777 (85.85%) are undergraduate students and 1,777 (14.15%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 38.23% are male and 61.77% are female, while among graduate students, 33.54% are male and 66.46% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 6,375 White, 965 Black, and 538 Asian students out of a total of 12,554 are attending at University of Central Oklahoma. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

University of Central Oklahoma is quite diverse with a diversity index of 70% 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, UCO has 312 students under 18 years old and 18 students over 65 years old. There are 8,947 students under 25 years old, and 3,199 students over 25 years old out of 12,148 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 312 students are younger than 18 and 8 students are older than 65. UCO has 8,399 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 2,054 students aged 25 and over.

It has 548 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,145 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 University of Central Oklahoma, 1,754 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 5,328 students are enrolled in some online courses.

1,697 students who live in Oklahoma or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 57 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 10,777 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,049 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 9.73%.777 students have transferred in as full-time status and 272 students transferred in as part-time status.