Enrollment Trends at OU

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 28,463 where 30,851 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 7 year-over-year increases and 2 decreases. It peaked at 30,851 students in 2025 and was lowest at 27,428 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 27,428 to 30,851 students, a net gain of 3,423 (12.5%).

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

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• By Gender Chart
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Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
		Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	27,428	21,297	10,852	10,445	6,131	3,069	3,062
2016-17	27,918 490	21,609 312	11,051 199	10,558 113	6,309 178	3,128 59	3,181 119
2017-18	28,527 609	22,032 423	11,112 61	10,920 362	6,495 186	3,121 -7	3,374 193
2018-19	28,564 37	22,152 120	11,001 -111	11,151 231	6,412 -83	3,065 -56	3,347 -27
2019-20	28,079 -485	21,768 -384	10,691 -310	11,077 -74	6,311 -101	2,972 -93	3,339 -8
2020-21	27,772 -307	21,383 -385	10,482 -209	10,901 -176	6,389 78	3,002 30	3,387 48
2021-22	28,042 270	21,152 -231	10,314 -168	10,838 -63	6,890 501	3,111 109	3,779 392
2022-23	28,308 266	21,282 130	10,333 19	10,949 111	7,026 136	2,961 -150	4,065 286
2023-24	29,145 837	22,025 743	10,691 358	11,334 385	7,120 94	3,054 93	4,066 1
2024-25	30,851 1,706	23,329 1,304	11,141 450	12,188 854	7,522 402	3,296 242	4,226 160
Average	28,463	21,803	10,767	11,036	6,661	3,078	3,583

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 21,803 where 23,329 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 University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus since 2015.

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• By Gender Chart
• By Status Chart
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Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
		Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	21,297	18,133	9,137	8,996	3,164	1,715	1,449
2016-17	21,609	18,444	9,339	9,105	3,165	1,712	1,453
2017-18	22,032	19,065	9,538	9,527	2,967	1,574	1,393
2018-19	22,152	19,063	9,353	9,710	3,089	1,648	1,441
2019-20	21,768	18,996	9,236	9,760	2,772	1,455	1,317
2020-21	21,383	18,564	8,994	9,570	2,819	1,488	1,331
2021-22	21,152	18,307	8,948	9,359	2,845	1,366	1,479
2022-23	21,282	18,624	9,018	9,606	2,658	1,315	1,343
2023-24	22,025	19,262	9,334	9,928	2,763	1,357	1,406
2024-25	23,329	20,559	9,857	10,702	2,770	1,284	1,486
Average	21,803	21,803	9,275	9,626	21,803	1,491	1,410

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 6,661 where 7,522 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 University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus since 2015.

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• By Gender Chart
• By Status Chart
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Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
		Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	6,131	2,994	1,543	1,451	3,137	1,526	1,611
2016-17	6,309	3,079	1,556	1,523	3,230	1,572	1,658
2017-18	6,495	3,063	1,506	1,557	3,432	1,615	1,817
2018-19	6,412	2,996	1,430	1,566	3,416	1,635	1,781
2019-20	6,311	2,936	1,439	1,497	3,375	1,533	1,842
2020-21	6,389	3,261	1,526	1,735	3,128	1,476	1,652
2021-22	6,890	3,653	1,618	2,035	3,237	1,493	1,744
2022-23	7,026	3,840	1,599	2,241	3,186	1,362	1,824
2023-24	7,120	3,929	1,698	2,231	3,191	1,356	1,835
2024-25	7,522	4,040	1,796	2,244	3,482	1,500	1,982
Average	6,661	6,661	1,571	1,808	6,661	1,507	1,775

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 54.16%. The percentage was 59.16% 10 years ago and OU still has a high percentage of white students. 6.09% of enrolled students is Asian and 5.48% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 13.35% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 59.16% to 54.16%. Asian enrollment grew from 5.10% to 6.09%. Black student enrollment increased from 5.34% to 5.48%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 8.19% to 13.35%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6723 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.6319 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

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

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Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
	2015-16	1,074	1,400	1,466	2,246	46	16,227	1,811
2016-17	1,124	1,481	1,494	2,418	32	16,461	1,958
2017-18	1,170	1,560	1,498	2,569	33	16,716	2,166
2018-19	1,160	1,614	1,460	2,728	29	16,667	2,313
2019-20	1,102	1,639	1,429	2,837	33	16,365	2,344
2020-21	1,014	1,685	1,445	3,013	31	16,347	2,399
2021-22	1,051	1,687	1,501	3,260	34	16,161	2,473
2022-23	1,051	1,743	1,516	3,463	28	15,922	2,552
2023-24	1,107	1,748	1,539	3,779	30	16,127	2,649
2024-25	1,193	1,878	1,692	4,119	37	16,708	2,824
Average	1,105	1,644	1,504	3,043	33	16,370	2,349