Enrollment Trends for Oklahoma Colleges

Student Population Changes

The average number of students over the past 11 years is 139,357, and 141,842 students were attending the schools in the academic year 2024-2025.

Of the total students, 79.08% are undergraduate students and 20.92% are graduate students. Over the past 11, the number of undergraduate students decreased by 1,254, and the graduate student enrollment increased by 6,397.

The women to men ratio is 1.37 to 1, meaning that there are more women students enrolled in Oklahoma Colleges than men students.

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

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• By Gender Chart
• By Level Chart
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Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
		Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2014-15	147,512	121,978	56,191	65,787	25,534	11,575	13,959
2015-16	145,709 -1,803	120,240 -1,738	55,165 -1,026	65,075 -712	25,469 -65	11,591 16	13,878 -81
2016-17	145,026 -683	119,528 -712	55,086 -79	64,442 -633	25,498 29	11,607 16	13,891 13
2017-18	142,552 -2,474	117,645 -1,883	54,060 -1,026	63,585 -857	24,907 -591	11,060 -547	13,847 -44
2018-19	139,326 -3,226	114,547 -3,098	51,896 -2,164	62,651 -934	24,779 -128	10,715 -345	14,064 217
2019-20	136,258 -3,068	110,939 -3,608	49,510 -2,386	61,429 -1,222	25,319 540	10,700 -15	14,619 555
2020-21	134,727 -1,531	108,277 -2,662	47,670 -1,840	60,607 -822	26,450 1,131	11,059 359	15,391 772
2021-22	132,301 -2,426	104,614 -3,663	45,840 -1,830	58,774 -1,833	27,687 1,237	11,279 220	16,408 1,017
2022-23	132,295 -6	103,814 -800	45,584 -256	58,230 -544	28,481 794	11,488 209	16,993 585
2023-24	135,381 3,086	105,475 1,661	46,370 786	59,105 875	29,906 1,425	12,062 574	17,844 851
2024-25	141,842 6,461	109,911 4,436	48,121 1,751	61,790 2,685	31,931 2,025	12,665 603	19,266 1,422
Average	139,357	112,452	50,499	61,952	26,906	11,436	15,469

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the past 11 years is 112,452. Compared 11 years ago, the number of Undergraduate students decreased by 12,067 from 121,978 to 109,911.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Oklahoma Colleges since 2015.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• By Status Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Fulltime			Parttime
		Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2014-15	121,978	94,363	44,687	49,676	27,615	11,504	16,111
2015-16	120,240	93,940	44,381	49,559	26,300	10,784	15,516
2016-17	119,528	94,782	44,684	50,098	24,746	10,402	14,344
2017-18	117,645	92,458	43,810	48,648	25,187	10,250	14,937
2018-19	114,547	90,330	41,897	48,433	24,217	9,999	14,218
2019-20	110,939	87,303	39,989	47,314	23,636	9,521	14,115
2020-21	108,277	84,943	38,303	46,640	23,334	9,367	13,967
2021-22	104,614	81,855	36,850	45,005	22,759	8,990	13,769
2022-23	103,814	80,637	36,223	44,414	23,177	9,361	13,816
2023-24	105,475	82,799	37,351	45,448	22,676	9,019	13,657
2024-25	109,911	86,107	38,711	47,396	23,804	9,410	14,394
Average	112,452	112,452	40,626	47,512	112,452	9,873	14,440

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the past 11 years is 26,906. Compared 11 years ago, the number of Graduate students increased by 6,397 from 25,534 to 31,931.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Oklahoma Colleges since 2015.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• By Status Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Fulltime			Parttime
		Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2014-15	25,534	13,237	6,088	7,149	12,297	5,487	6,810
2015-16	25,469	13,333	6,216	7,117	12,136	5,375	6,761
2016-17	25,498	13,442	6,308	7,134	12,056	5,299	6,757
2017-18	24,907	13,193	5,911	7,282	11,714	5,149	6,565
2018-19	24,779	13,023	5,525	7,498	11,756	5,190	6,566
2019-20	25,319	12,761	5,411	7,350	12,558	5,289	7,269
2020-21	26,450	13,811	5,724	8,087	12,639	5,335	7,304
2021-22	27,687	14,623	5,870	8,753	13,064	5,409	7,655
2022-23	28,481	15,296	6,140	9,156	13,185	5,348	7,837
2023-24	29,906	16,189	6,620	9,569	13,717	5,442	8,275
2024-25	31,931	17,053	6,798	10,255	14,878	5,867	9,011
Average	26,906	26,906	6,056	8,123	26,906	5,381	7,346

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 49.61% and the percentage of black students is 6.95% at Oklahoma Colleges. 3.47% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Oklahoma Colleges over the past 11 years (2014-2025).

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Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
	2014-15	9,596	4,090	12,840	9,759	213	87,168	10,774
2015-16	9,409	4,300	12,384	10,161	241	84,558	11,030
2016-17	8,947	4,438	11,542	11,326	221	82,241	12,385
2017-18	8,327	4,475	11,007	12,050	214	80,556	13,331
2018-19	7,970	4,387	10,092	13,253	201	78,583	12,959
2019-20	8,212	4,450	10,138	13,209	180	77,137	12,431
2020-21	8,038	4,547	10,307	13,427	165	76,268	12,536
2021-22	7,836	4,846	10,310	13,648	169	73,903	11,974
2022-23	8,086	5,048	9,949	14,135	167	72,856	12,328
2023-24	8,370	5,237	10,083	15,107	196	73,610	12,805
2024-25	8,443	5,291	10,616	16,635	250	75,734	13,895
Average	8,476	4,646	10,843	12,974	202	78,419	12,404

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

35,644 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 158.76% since 2013.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Oklahoma Colleges from 2012 to 2025.

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