Student Population at NWOSU

Total Enrollment

1,852

Undergraduate

1,647

Graduate

205

Online Enrollment

268

Men Students

729

Women Students

1,123

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 1,852 students have enrolled at Northwestern Oklahoma State University - 1,647 undergraduate and 205 graduate.

By gender, 729 male and 1,123 female students are attending Northwestern Oklahoma State University. By attendance status, there are 1,310 full-time students and 542 part-time students.

The number of students at Northwestern Oklahoma State University is very small compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in Oklahoma. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Oklahoma Wesleyan University and Cameron University, its population is average (average population is 1,892).

Northwestern Oklahoma State University offers online degree/certificate programs and 268 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

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

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 729 male and 1,123 female students attending NWOSU. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.65 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 NWOSU.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at NWOSU
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	1,647	1,241	406
Men	676	525	151
Women	971	716	255

Population by Gender/Attending Status at NWOSU
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	205	69	136
Men	53	20	33
Women	152	49	103

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,174 White students (63.39%) and 230 Hispanic students (12.42%) at Northwestern Oklahoma State University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Northwestern Oklahoma State University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Northwestern Oklahoma State University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	144	49	95
Asian	9	4	5
Black or African American	99	62	37
Hispanic	218	95	123
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	1	1
White	1,035	397	638
Two or More Races	36	16	20
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	62	31	31
Total	1,647	676	971

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Northwestern Oklahoma State University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	14	4	10
Asian	2	1	1
Black or African American	15	9	6
Hispanic	12	4	8
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	139	31	108
Two or More Races	3	1	2
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	15	2	13
Total	205	53	152

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 1,428 students whose age under twenty five and 277 students whose age is over thirty years old at Northwestern Oklahoma State University.

Especially, 159 students are younger than eighteen and 2 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Northwestern Oklahoma State University.

Population by Student Age at Northwestern Oklahoma State University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	1,647	676	971
Under 18	159	66	93
18-19	509	208	301
20-21	435	182	253
22-24	273	139	134
25-29	96	34	62
30-34	64	17	47
35-39	39	8	31
40-49	56	15	41
50-64	15	6	9
65 and over	1	1	0
Total	1,647	676	971

Population by Student Age at Northwestern Oklahoma State University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	205	53	152
20-21	1	1	0
22-24	51	20	31
25-29	51	13	38
30-34	31	10	21
35-39	23	3	20
40-49	34	5	29
50-64	13	1	12
65 and over	1	0	1
Total	205	53	152

Online Student Population

At Northwestern Oklahoma State University, 830 students (44.82% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 268 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, 259 students live in Oklahoma where Northwestern Oklahoma State University is located in and 9 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	1,852	1,647	205
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	268	216	52
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	562	504	58
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	1,022	927	95

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	268	216	52
Oklahoma Residents	259	210	49
Other State in U.S.	9	6	3
Outside of U.S.	0	0	0
Unknown	0	0	0