Student Population at Central State

Total Enrollment

2,708

Undergraduate

2,665

Graduate

Online Enrollment

1,085

Men Students

975

Women Students

1,733

For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 2,708 students have enrolled at Central State University - 2,665 undergraduate and 43 graduate.

By gender, 975 male and 1,733 female students are attending Central State University. By attendance status, there are 2,087 full-time students and 621 part-time students.

The number of students at Central State University is very small compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in Ohio. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Bluffton University and Defiance College, its population is very large (average population is 1,279).

Central State University offers online degree/certificate programs and 1,085 students enrolled in online programs.

Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares Central State's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Public, 4-Years Colleges in Ohio.

Central State has significantly larger enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 1,279 students). The enrollment is smaller than the Public, 4-Years Colleges in Ohio average (9,051 students).

	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Central State University	2,708	2,665	43
Similarly Ranked Schools	1,279	1,196	93
All Colleges	2,931	2,685	1,440
Public, 4-Years Colleges	11,396	9,810	2,541
4-Years Colleges	4,686	4,205	1,445
Public, 4-Years Colleges in Ohio	9,051	7,840	3,025

The below chart compares the student population between Central State University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 975 male and 1,733 female students attending Central State. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.56 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Central State.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Central State
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	2,665	2,066	599
Men	960	805	155
Women	1,705	1,261	444

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Central State
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	43	21	22
Men	15	9	6
Women	28	12	16

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,541 Black or African American students (56.91%) and 405 Race/Ethnicity Unknown students (14.96%) at Central State University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Central State University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Central State University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	10	5	5
Asian	19	5	14
Black or African American	1,517	610	907
Hispanic	125	28	97
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	260	66	194
Two or More Races	85	30	55
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	396	112	284
Total	2,665	960	1,705

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Central State University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	0	0	0
Asian	1	0	1
Black or African American	24	10	14
Hispanic	2	1	1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	5	0	5
Two or More Races	2	0	2
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	9	4	5
Total	43	15	28

Online Student Population

At Central State University, 2,196 students (81.09% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 1,085 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 255 students live in Ohio where Central State University is located in and 814 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	2,708	2,665	43
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	1,085	1,042	43
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	1,111	1,111	0
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	512	512	0

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	1,085	1,042	43
Ohio Residents	255	238	17
Other State in U.S.	814	790	24
Outside of U.S.	2	1	1
Unknown	14	13	1