Student Population Changes
The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,407 where 1,285 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 3 year-over-year increases and 6 decreases. It peaked at 1,641 students in 2017 and was lowest at 1,238 in 2023. Overall, enrollment dropped from 1,608 to 1,285 students, a net loss of 323 (20.1%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Eastern Oklahoma State College since 2015.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes
The percentage of white students is 53.00%. The percentage was 59.27% 10 years ago and EOSC still has a high percentage of white students. 0.70% of enrolled students is Asian and 4.75% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 3.35% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 59.27% to 53.00%. Asian enrollment declined from 0.81% to 0.70%. Black student enrollment decreased from 4.98% to 4.75%. Hispanic student representation contracted from 4.48% to 3.35%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6179 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5763 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Eastern Oklahoma State College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes
518 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 40% of total students. The number of online students has increased 103.94% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Eastern Oklahoma State College from 2015 to 2025.