Enrollment Trends at OWU

The student population at Ohio Wesleyan University is 1,410 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 420 over the past decade.

The female to male ratio is 1.29 to 1 which means that female students enrolled slightly more than male students.

All students have enrolled in on-campus classes (Ohio Wesleyan University does not offer online degree/certificate program).

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,566 where 1,410 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.29 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in OWU than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Ohio Wesleyan University since 2013.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	1,830	833	997
2014-15	1,734 -96	807 -26	927 -70
2015-16	1,671 -63	794 -13	877 -50
2016-17	1,638 -33	784 -10	854 -23
2017-18	1,560 -78	731 -53	829 -25
2018-19	1,561 1	713 -18	848 19
2019-20	1,494 -67	657 -56	837 -11
2020-21	1,426 -68	635 -22	791 -46
2021-22	1,339 -87	598 -37	741 -50
2022-23	1,410 71	617 19	793 52
Average	1,566	717	849

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 71.35%. The percentage was 72.08% 10 years ago and OWU still has a high percentage of white students. 3.19% of enrolled students is Asian and 6.88% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Ohio Wesleyan University over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

• Trends Table
• Interactive Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
	2013-14	3	49	112	83	0	1,319	75
2014-15	1	40	116	72	0	1,255	79
2015-16	1	47	126	80	0	1,167	87
2016-17	1	54	143	83	2	1,139	80
2017-18	2	51	159	87	2	1,064	73
2018-19	0	52	143	94	1	1,059	81
2019-20	0	48	121	89	3	1,035	71
2020-21	0	39	104	86	3	1,015	76
2021-22	0	40	87	85	2	949	68
2022-23	1	45	97	77	3	1,006	64
Average	1	47	121	84	2	1,101	75

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

Ohio Wesleyan University does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.

---

Ratings & Review

Share your experiences and thoughts about Ohio Wesleyan University. It will be a great help to applicants and prospective students!

Be the first reviewer