Southwestern Oklahoma State University Student Population

How many students at SWOSU?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Southwestern Oklahoma State University has a total enrollment of 5,186 students, including 4,347 undergraduate and 839 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 1,837 male students (35.4%) and 3,349 female students (64.6%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 3,177 White students (61.3%) and 645 Hispanic students (12.4%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 4,347 undergraduate students (83.8%) and 839 graduate students (16.2%).
• Class Delivery: 1,882 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 2,145 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 - SWOSU'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, 1,837 male (35.42%) and 3,349 female (64.58%) students are attending Southwestern Oklahoma State University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 54.85.

By class level, 4,347 (83.82%) are undergraduate students and 839 (16.18%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 37.38% are male and 62.62% are female, while among graduate students, 25.27% are male and 74.73% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 3,177 White, 226 Black, and 100 Asian students out of a total of 5,186 are attending at Southwestern Oklahoma State University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Southwestern Oklahoma State University is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 59.3% 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, SWOSU has 765 students under 18 years old and 1 students over 65 years old. There are 3,749 students under 25 years old, and 1,437 students over 25 years old out of 5,186 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 765 students are younger than 18 and 1 students are older than 65. SWOSU has 3,508 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 839 students aged 25 and over.

It has 241 graduate students aged under 25 and 598 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 Southwestern Oklahoma State University, 1,882 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,145 students are enrolled in some online courses.

1,801 students who live in Oklahoma or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 81 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 4,347 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 292 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 6.72%.219 students have transferred in as full-time status and 73 students transferred in as part-time status.