Enrollment Trends at ORU

2,325

Total Enrollment

1,050

Men

1,275

Women

The student population at Oral Roberts University is 5,936 (5,017 undergraduate and 919 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 2,325 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at ORU is 84.52% which is increased by 1,963 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 362 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.27 to 1 which means that female students enrolled slightly more than male students.

2,588 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 756.95% since 2015.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 4,498 where 5,936 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

84.52% of total students is undergraduate students and 15.48% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 1,963 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 362 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.27 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in ORU than male students.

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

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-163,6113,0541,2891,765557278279
2016-173,852
241
3,288
234
1,324
35
1,964
199
564
7
281
3
283
4
2017-183,919
67
3,381
93
1,374
50
2,007
43
538
-26
267
-14
271
-12
2018-194,053
134
3,529
148
1,420
46
2,109
102
524
-14
248
-19
276
5
2019-204,160
107
3,581
52
1,432
12
2,149
40
579
55
268
20
311
35
2020-214,317
157
3,682
101
1,448
16
2,234
85
635
56
291
23
344
33
2021-224,711
394
4,009
327
1,589
141
2,420
186
702
67
315
24
387
43
2022-235,051
340
4,289
280
1,740
151
2,549
129
762
60
371
56
391
4
2023-245,365
314
4,565
276
1,950
210
2,615
66
800
38
384
13
416
25
2024-255,936
571
5,017
452
2,176
226
2,841
226
919
119
441
57
478
62
Average4,4983,8401,5742,265658314344
Oral Roberts University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 3,840 where 5,017 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Oral Roberts University since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-163,0542,5101,0781,432544211333
2016-173,2882,6031,0501,553685274411
2017-183,3812,8661,1451,721515229286
2018-193,5292,8511,1411,710678279399
2019-203,5812,7141,0911,623867341526
2020-213,6822,6671,0711,5961,015377638
2021-224,0092,7521,0481,7041,257541716
2022-234,2892,7551,0891,6661,534651883
2023-244,5652,8331,1541,6791,732796936
2024-255,0172,8081,1711,6372,2091,0051,204
Average3,8403,8401,1041,6323,840470633
Oral Roberts University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 658 where 919 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Oral Roberts University since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-16557344174170213104109
2016-1756435518217320999110
2017-185383541811731848698
2018-1952433616317318885103
2019-205794452052401346371
2020-216354962202761397168
2021-227025552553001476087
2022-237625712772941919497
2023-248006132873261879790
2024-25919480235245439206233
Average65865821823765897107
Oral Roberts University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 34.40% and the percentage of black students is 11.99% at Oral Roberts University. 3.94% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 13.48% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 47.41% to 34.40%. Asian enrollment grew from 2.24% to 3.94%. Black student enrollment decreased from 16.01% to 11.99%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 7.45% to 13.48%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.8450 which indicates that highly diverse. This increased from 0.7400 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

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

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-161068157826901,712186
2016-17999060132601,732209
2017-181038551544201,575174
2018-1911168604453231,692177
2019-201139460946201,625169
2020-2111511964747501,564150
2021-2210713267650301,483169
2022-2314321367663001,782192
2023-2416420665171801,980205
2024-25186234712800142,042236
Average12513262750841,719187
Oral Roberts University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

2,588 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 44% of total students. The number of online students has increased 756.95% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Oral Roberts University from 2015 to 2025.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-163,61130243,305
2016-173,85239203,460
2017-183,91942203,497
2018-194,05356503,488
2019-204,16062203,538
2020-214,31785703,460
2021-224,71190303,808
2022-235,0511,8524422,757
2023-245,3652,10903,256
2024-255,9362,5885792,769
Average4,4981,0611033,334

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