Enrollment Trends at OWU

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,508 where 1,525 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 1,671 students in 2016 and was lowest at 1,339 in 2022. Overall, enrollment dropped from 1,671 to 1,525 students, a net loss of 146 (8.7%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Ohio Wesleyan University since 2015.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	1,671	794	877
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
2023-24	1,452 42	620 3	832 39
2024-25	1,525 73	667 47	858 26
Average	1,508	682	826

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 71.15%. The percentage was 69.84% 10 years ago and OWU still has a high percentage of white students. 2.36% of enrolled students is Asian and 9.44% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 6.23% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 69.84% to 71.15%. Asian enrollment declined from 2.81% to 2.36%. Black student enrollment increased from 7.54% to 9.44%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 4.79% to 6.23%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4787 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This decreased from 0.5008 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

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

• 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
	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
2023-24	0	43	104	73	1	1,068	68
2024-25	1	36	144	95	1	1,085	63
Average	1	46	123	85	2	1,059	73

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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