Enrollment Trends at Northern Oklahoma

-1,504

Total Enrollment

-730

Men

-774

Women

The student population at Northern Oklahoma College is 3,138 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 1,504 over the past decade.

The female to male ratio is 1.75 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

711 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 35.43% since 2015.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 3,758 where 3,138 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

The female to male ratio is 1.75 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Northern Oklahoma than male students.

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

YearTotalMenWomen
2015-164,6421,8702,772
2016-174,543
-99
1,907
37
2,636
-136
2017-184,276
-267
1,735
-172
2,541
-95
2018-194,181
-95
1,637
-98
2,544
3
2019-204,070
-111
1,556
-81
2,514
-30
2020-213,374
-696
1,275
-281
2,099
-415
2021-222,997
-377
1,135
-140
1,862
-237
2022-233,271
274
1,274
139
1,997
135
2023-243,083
-188
1,153
-121
1,930
-67
2024-253,138
55
1,140
-13
1,998
68
Average3,7581,4682,289
Northern Oklahoma College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 60.45%. The percentage was 57.15% 10 years ago and Northern Oklahoma still has a high percentage of white students. 1.08% of enrolled students is Asian and 4.91% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 10.90% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 57.15% to 60.45%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.73% to 1.08%. Black student enrollment decreased from 5.39% to 4.91%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 8.23% to 10.90%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6015 which indicates that moderately diverse. This decreased from 0.6394 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

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

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-1653434250382222,653487
2016-1759129193371162,523774
2017-1882827187390102,481273
2018-1971850226410162,591112
2019-2069742231397122,517129
2020-215684416935582,078114
2021-2243627171268151,92854
2022-2342534198302202,01477
2023-2439140164346281,86365
2024-2542334154342321,89757
Average56136194356182,255214
Northern Oklahoma College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

711 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 23% of total students. The number of online students has increased 35.43% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Northern Oklahoma College from 2015 to 2025.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-164,6425251,3562,761
2016-174,5435001,3342,709
2017-184,2765301,2612,485
2018-194,1815771,3432,261
2019-204,0706051,3882,077
2020-213,3747599561,659
2021-222,9977279241,346
2022-233,2717781,0231,470
2023-243,0839291,0221,132
2024-253,1387111,2831,144
Average3,7586641,1891,904

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