Enrollment Trends at C of the Ozarks

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,491 where 1,454 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 4 year-over-year increases and 5 decreases. It peaked at 1,565 students in 2019 and was lowest at 1,427 in 2024. Overall, enrollment rose from 1,441 to 1,454 students, a net gain of 13 (0.9%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at College of the Ozarks since 2015.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	1,441	677	764
2016-17	1,517 76	687 10	830 66
2017-18	1,508 -9	677 -10	831 1
2018-19	1,565 57	700 23	865 34
2019-20	1,546 -19	689 -11	857 -8
2020-21	1,489 -57	667 -22	822 -35
2021-22	1,479 -10	649 -18	830 8
2022-23	1,487 8	647 -2	840 10
2023-24	1,427 -60	625 -22	802 -38
2024-25	1,454 27	647 22	807 5
Average	1,491	667	825

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 85.35%. The percentage was 92.78% 10 years ago and C of the Ozarks still has a high percentage of white students. 1.10% of enrolled students is Asian and 1.72% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 4.61% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 92.78% to 85.35%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.62% to 1.10%. Black student enrollment increased from 0.83% to 1.72%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 1.80% to 4.61%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.2674 which indicates that not very diverse. This increased from 0.1384 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at College of the Ozarks over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

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• Interactive Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
	2015-16	5	9	12	26	3	1,337	24
2016-17	5	12	12	26	2	1,401	36
2017-18	6	11	10	37	2	1,359	32
2018-19	6	13	9	40	3	1,390	34
2019-20	9	15	15	47	2	1,338	42
2020-21	9	17	14	56	1	1,278	45
2021-22	7	18	20	52	1	1,267	50
2022-23	11	19	18	67	1	1,277	49
2023-24	10	17	20	67	0	1,240	38
2024-25	11	16	25	67	0	1,241	56
Average	8	15	16	49	2	1,313	41