Enrollment Trends for Oregon Colleges

Student Population Changes

The average number of students over the past 11 years is 131,841, and 129,971 students were attending the schools in the academic year 2024-2025.

Of the total students, 81.89% are undergraduate students and 18.11% are graduate students. Over the past 11, the number of undergraduate students increased by 16,650, and the graduate student enrollment increased by 329.

The women to men ratio is 1.29 to 1, meaning that there are slightly more women students enrolled in Oregon Colleges than men students.

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

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• By Level Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
		Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2014-15	135,043	107,838	50,199	57,639	27,205	11,747	15,458
2015-16	136,138 1,095	108,890 1,052	50,372 173	58,518 879	27,248 43	11,638 -109	15,610 152
2016-17	135,701 -437	108,159 -731	49,670 -702	58,489 -29	27,542 294	11,530 -108	16,012 402
2017-18	135,161 -540	107,563 -596	49,409 -261	58,154 -335	27,598 56	11,336 -194	16,262 250
2018-19	133,281 -1,880	105,290 -2,273	47,851 -1,558	57,439 -715	27,991 393	11,284 -52	16,707 445
2019-20	132,667 -614	104,615 -675	47,476 -375	57,139 -300	28,052 61	11,116 -168	16,936 229
2020-21	128,032 -4,635	99,499 -5,116	44,454 -3,022	55,045 -2,094	28,533 481	11,299 183	17,234 298
2021-22	127,748 -284	99,302 -197	44,034 -420	55,268 223	28,446 -87	10,913 -386	17,533 299
2022-23	127,650 -98	100,514 1,212	44,426 392	56,088 820	27,136 -1,310	10,341 -572	16,795 -738
2023-24	128,861 1,211	101,620 1,106	44,934 508	56,686 598	27,241 105	10,369 28	16,872 77
2024-25	129,971 1,110	102,772 1,152	45,449 515	57,323 637	27,199 -42	10,292 -77	16,907 35
Average	131,841	104,187	47,116	57,072	27,654	11,079	16,575

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the past 11 years is 104,187. Compared 11 years ago, the number of Undergraduate students decreased by 5,066 from 107,838 to 102,772.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Oregon 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	107,838	83,469	39,189	44,280	24,369	11,010	13,359
2015-16	108,890	83,563	38,846	44,717	25,327	11,526	13,801
2016-17	108,159	83,136	38,379	44,757	25,023	11,291	13,732
2017-18	107,563	81,937	37,744	44,193	25,626	11,665	13,961
2018-19	105,290	80,861	36,848	44,013	24,429	11,003	13,426
2019-20	104,615	79,527	36,047	43,480	25,088	11,429	13,659
2020-21	99,499	74,473	33,102	41,371	25,026	11,352	13,674
2021-22	99,302	74,849	33,207	41,642	24,453	10,827	13,626
2022-23	100,514	76,136	33,394	42,742	24,378	11,032	13,346
2023-24	101,620	76,445	33,591	42,854	25,175	11,343	13,832
2024-25	102,772	77,670	34,246	43,424	25,102	11,203	13,899
Average	104,187	104,187	35,872	43,407	104,187	11,244	13,665

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the past 11 years is 27,654. Compared 11 years ago, the number of Graduate students decreased by 6 from 27,205 to 27,199.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Oregon 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	27,205	17,165	7,791	9,374	10,040	3,956	6,084
2015-16	27,248	17,519	7,845	9,674	9,729	3,793	5,936
2016-17	27,542	17,954	7,795	10,159	9,588	3,735	5,853
2017-18	27,598	18,000	7,558	10,442	9,598	3,778	5,820
2018-19	27,991	17,496	7,270	10,226	10,495	4,014	6,481
2019-20	28,052	17,697	7,213	10,484	10,355	3,903	6,452
2020-21	28,533	17,596	7,070	10,526	10,937	4,229	6,708
2021-22	28,446	17,488	6,900	10,588	10,958	4,013	6,945
2022-23	27,136	17,126	6,653	10,473	10,010	3,688	6,322
2023-24	27,241	16,979	6,675	10,304	10,262	3,694	6,568
2024-25	27,199	16,983	6,601	10,382	10,216	3,691	6,525
Average	27,654	27,654	7,216	10,239	27,654	3,863	6,336

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 48.81% and the percentage of black students is 2.73% at Oregon Colleges. 6.31% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Oregon 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	1,339	8,212	2,968	11,089	850	86,154	6,729
2015-16	1,216	8,595	3,076	12,305	806	84,955	7,512
2016-17	1,188	8,756	3,102	13,403	836	83,179	7,893
2017-18	1,117	9,126	3,134	14,503	839	81,443	8,269
2018-19	1,096	8,895	3,175	15,163	863	80,009	8,620
2019-20	1,090	9,138	3,175	16,003	794	78,290	8,538
2020-21	1,004	9,029	3,238	16,726	744	75,487	8,505
2021-22	990	9,588	3,455	17,432	707	75,748	8,487
2022-23	1,000	9,694	3,715	18,264	702	74,655	8,747
2023-24	831	9,510	3,833	18,830	754	74,426	9,558
2024-25	817	9,593	4,146	19,785	746	74,198	9,478
Average	1,063	9,103	3,365	15,773	786	78,959	8,394

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

25,145 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 17% of total students. The number of online students has increased 169.83% since 2013.

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

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