Northwestern Oklahoma State University Student Population

How many students at NWOSU?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Northwestern Oklahoma State University has a total enrollment of 2,079 students, including 1,787 undergraduate and 292 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 824 male students (39.6%) and 1,255 female students (60.4%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 1,328 White students (63.9%) and 297 Hispanic students (14.3%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 1,787 undergraduate students (86%) and 292 graduate students (14%).
• Class Delivery: 598 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 933 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Master's College and University (smaller programs) - which average 3,189 - NWOSU'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, 824 male (39.63%) and 1,255 female (60.37%) students are attending Northwestern Oklahoma State University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 65.66.

By class level, 1,787 (85.95%) are undergraduate students and 292 (14.05%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 41.19% are male and 58.81% are female, while among graduate students, 30.14% are male and 69.86% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,328 White, 135 Black, and 14 Asian students out of a total of 2,079 are attending at Northwestern Oklahoma State University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Northwestern Oklahoma State University is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 55.9% 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, NWOSU has 282 students under 18 years old and 2 students over 65 years old. There are 1,606 students under 25 years old, and 473 students over 25 years old out of 2,079 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 282 students are younger than 18 and 1 students are older than 65. NWOSU has 1,510 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 277 students aged 25 and over.

It has 96 graduate students aged under 25 and 196 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 Northwestern Oklahoma State University, 598 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 933 students are enrolled in some online courses.

547 students who live in Oklahoma or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 51 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 1,787 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 209 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 11.70%.163 students have transferred in as full-time status and 46 students transferred in as part-time status.