Oral Roberts University Student Population

How many students at ORU?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Oral Roberts University has a total enrollment of 5,936 students, including 5,017 undergraduate and 919 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 2,617 male students (44.1%) and 3,319 female students (55.9%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 2,042 White students (34.4%) and 800 Hispanic students (13.5%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 5,017 undergraduate students (84.5%) and 919 graduate students (15.5%).
• Class Delivery: 2,588 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 579 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University (medium programs) - which average 2,040 - ORU's body is significantly 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, 2,617 male (44.09%) and 3,319 female (55.91%) students are attending Oral Roberts University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 78.85.

By class level, 5,017 (84.52%) are undergraduate students and 919 (15.48%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 43.37% are male and 56.63% are female, while among graduate students, 47.99% are male and 52.01% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

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.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

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.

• 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 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 Population
• By Locality

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.