Student Population at OU

Total Enrollment

16,108

Undergraduate

12,841

Graduate

3,267

Online Enrollment

1,820

Men Students

6,848

Women Students

9,260

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 16,108 students have enrolled at Oakland University - 12,841 undergraduate and 3,267 graduate.

By gender, 6,848 male and 9,260 female students are attending Oakland University. By attendance status, there are 12,199 full-time students and 3,909 part-time students.

The number of students at Oakland University is average compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in Michigan. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Ball State University and Kent State University at Kent, its population is small (average population is 25,124).

Oakland University offers online degree/certificate programs and 1,820 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 Oakland University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 6,848 male and 9,260 female students attending OU. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.74 to 1 and the ratio is similar to 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 OU.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at OU
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	12,841	10,244	2,597
Men	5,480	4,231	1,249
Women	7,361	6,013	1,348

Population by Gender/Attending Status at OU
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	3,267	1,955	1,312
Men	1,368	777	591
Women	1,899	1,178	721

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 11,005 White students (68.32%) and 1,360 Black or African American students (8.44%) at Oakland University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Oakland University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Oakland University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	27	11	16
Asian	778	361	417
Black or African American	1,152	405	747
Hispanic	618	259	359
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	14	8	6
White	8,993	3,873	5,120
Two or More Races	530	235	295
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	480	227	253
Total	12,841	5,480	7,361

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Oakland University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	7	1	6
Asian	269	121	148
Black or African American	208	54	154
Hispanic	92	48	44
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	2,012	786	1,226
Two or More Races	80	33	47
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	92	47	45
Total	3,267	1,368	1,899

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 11,697 students whose age under twenty five and 2,098 students whose age is over thirty years old at Oakland University.

Especially, 279 students are younger than eighteen and 20 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Oakland University.

Population by Student Age at Oakland University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	12,841	5,480	7,361
Under 18	279	111	168
18-19	3,551	1,489	2,062
20-21	4,116	1,662	2,454
22-24	2,936	1,367	1,569
25-29	1,126	533	593
30-34	368	169	199
35-39	191	63	128
40-49	188	59	129
50-64	75	21	54
65 and over	11	6	5
Total	12,841	5,480	7,361

Population by Student Age at Oakland University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	3,267	1,368	1,899
20-21	37	10	27
22-24	778	301	477
25-29	1,187	511	676
30-34	481	237	244
35-39	290	127	163
40-49	329	126	203
50-64	156	53	103
65 and over	9	3	6
Total	3,267	1,368	1,899

Online Student Population

At Oakland University, 9,475 students (58.82% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 1,820 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, 1,680 students live in Michigan where Oakland University is located in and 55 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	16,108	12,841	3,267
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	1,820	1,240	580
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	7,655	7,016	639
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	6,633	4,585	2,048

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	1,820	1,240	580
Michigan Residents	1,680	1,184	496
Other State in U.S.	55	34	21
Outside of U.S.	75	14	61
Unknown	10	8	2