How many students at ORU? For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 5,936 students have enrolled in Oral Roberts University with 5,017 undergraduate and 919 graduate students.
By gender, 2,617 male and 3,319 female students are attending the school.
It has significantly more students compared to similar colleges (2,040 students on average - private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University (medium programs)).
2,588 students are enrolled exclusively, and 579 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
Oral Roberts University has a total of 5,936 enrolled students for the academic year 2024-2025. 5,017 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 919 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 2,617 male and 3,319 female students (the male-female ratio is 44:56) are attending the school.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 5,936 | 5,017 | 919 |
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| Men | 2,617 | 2,176 | 441 |
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| Women | 3,319 | 2,841 | 478 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 2,042 White, 712 Black, and 234 Asian students out of a total of 5,936 are attending at Oral Roberts University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).
Oral Roberts University is highly diverse with a diversity index of 83.4% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 186 | 83 | 103 |
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| Asian | 234 | 96 | 138 |
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| Black | 712 | 303 | 409 |
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| Hispanic | 800 | 304 | 496 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 14 | 2 | 12 |
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| White | 2,042 | 882 | 1,160 |
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| Two or more races | 236 | 99 | 137 |
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| Race Unknown | 613 | 292 | 321 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 169 | 76 | 93 |
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| Asian | 189 | 78 | 111 |
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| Black | 533 | 224 | 309 |
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| Hispanic | 726 | 272 | 454 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 12 | 2 | 10 |
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| White | 1,820 | 783 | 1,037 |
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| Two or more races | 214 | 90 | 124 |
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| Race Unknown | 551 | 262 | 289 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 17 | 7 | 10 |
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| Asian | 45 | 18 | 27 |
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| Black | 179 | 79 | 100 |
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| Hispanic | 74 | 32 | 42 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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| White | 222 | 99 | 123 |
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| Two or more races | 22 | 9 | 13 |
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| Race Unknown | 62 | 30 | 32 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, ORU has 1,336 students under 18 years old and 37 students over 65 years old. There are 4,547 students under 25 years old, and 1,389 students over 25 years old out of 5,936 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 1,336 students are younger than 18 and 13 students are older than 65. ORU has 4,372 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 645 students aged 25 and over.
It has 175 graduate students aged under 25 and 744 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 1,336 | 751 | 585 |
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| 18-19 | 1,386 | 771 | 615 |
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| 20-21 | 1,141 | 676 | 465 |
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| 22-24 | 684 | 371 | 313 |
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| 25-29 | 367 | 181 | 186 |
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| 30-34 | 198 | 93 | 105 |
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| 35-39 | 155 | 82 | 73 |
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| 40-49 | 350 | 196 | 154 |
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| 50-64 | 282 | 174 | 108 |
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| Over 65 | 37 | 24 | 13 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 1,336 | 751 | 585 |
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| 18-19 | 1,386 | 771 | 615 |
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| 20-21 | 1,124 | 665 | 459 |
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| 22-24 | 526 | 287 | 239 |
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| 25-29 | 212 | 112 | 100 |
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| 30-34 | 106 | 54 | 52 |
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| 35-39 | 65 | 31 | 34 |
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| 40-49 | 142 | 85 | 57 |
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| 50-64 | 107 | 75 | 32 |
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| Over 65 | 13 | 10 | 3 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 20-21 | 17 | 11 | 6 |
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| 22-24 | 158 | 84 | 74 |
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| 25-29 | 155 | 69 | 86 |
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| 30-34 | 92 | 39 | 53 |
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| 35-39 | 90 | 51 | 39 |
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| 40-49 | 208 | 111 | 97 |
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| 50-64 | 175 | 99 | 76 |
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| Over 65 | 24 | 14 | 10 |
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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 Oral Roberts University, 2,588 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 579 students are enrolled in some online courses.
840 students who live in Oklahoma or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,748 students live in another State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| All Students | 5,936 | 2,588 | 579 |
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| Undergraduate | 5,017 | 2,172 | 289 |
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| Graduate | 919 | 416 | 290 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| Oklahoma Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 840 | 1,399 | 349 |
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| Undergraduate | 736 | 1,146 | 290 |
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| Graduate | 104 | 253 | 59 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 5,017 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 261 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 5.20%.162 students have transferred in as full-time status and 99 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 2,646 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 162 |
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| Regular Part-time | 2,110 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 99 |
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ORU Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions
For the academic year 2024-2025, 5,936 students are enrolled at ORU.
5,017 undergraduate and 919 graduate students are enrolled at ORU.
2,617 male (44.09%) and 3,319 female (55.91%) students are attending ORU.
1,099 international students (18.51%) are enrolled at ORU, including 803 undergraduate and 296 graduate students.
ORU has a student population that is quite diverse with no single group in majority: 2,042 White (34.40%), 712 Black (11.99%), and 234 Asian (3.94%) students are enrolled.
1,336 students are under 18 and 37 students are over 65 years old.
2,588 students are enrolled exclusively online, and 579 students take some online courses.