Enrollment Trends at OSU OKC

-2,004

Total Enrollment

-1,016

Men

-988

Women

The student population at Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City is 3,959 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 2,004 (33.61%) over the past decade.

  • Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 54 male students for every 100 female students, down from 68 in 2015.
  • 1,881 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 19.28% since 2015.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 5,082 where 3,959 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 1 year-over-year increase and 8 decreases. It peaked at 6,131 students in 2017 and was lowest at 3,959 in 2025. Overall, enrollment dropped from 5,963 to 3,959 students, a net loss of 2,004 (33.6%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City since 2015.

YearTotalMenWomen
2015-165,9632,4033,560
2016-176,131
168
2,475
72
3,656
96
2017-185,839
-292
2,226
-249
3,613
-43
2018-195,701
-138
2,106
-120
3,595
-18
2019-205,351
-350
1,913
-193
3,438
-157
2020-214,949
-402
1,715
-198
3,234
-204
2021-224,456
-493
1,568
-147
2,888
-346
2022-234,340
-116
1,551
-17
2,789
-99
2023-244,134
-206
1,498
-53
2,636
-153
2024-253,959
-175
1,387
-111
2,572
-64
Average5,0821,8843,198
Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 51.00%. The percentage was 53.53% 10 years ago and OSU OKC still has a high percentage of white students. 2.12% of enrolled students is Asian and 11.75% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 19.25% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 53.53% to 51.00%. Asian enrollment declined from 2.93% to 2.12%. Black student enrollment decreased from 13.06% to 11.75%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 10.60% to 19.25%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6784 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.6694 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

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

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-1620817577963203,192697
2016-17283148663849102,877484
2017-18243169661911103,057432
2018-1925318861896183,054422
2019-202311685221,04292,887401
2020-2121813451090362,716389
2021-2219314747878452,368368
2022-2318012043877142,371357
2023-2418311541376462,274348
2024-251968446576232,019349
Average21914555583862,682425
Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,881 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 48% of total students. The number of online students has increased 19.28% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City from 2015 to 2025.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-165,9631,5771,9942,392
2016-176,1311,8552,0522,224
2017-185,8391,6113,383845
2018-195,7011,6722,0152,014
2019-205,3511,7411,7171,893
2020-214,9494,94900
2021-224,4561,8392,080537
2022-234,3401,9641,3511,025
2023-244,1341,9611,289884
2024-253,9591,8811,392686
Average5,0822,1051,7271,250

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