Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares Oakton's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 2-4 Years Colleges, 2-4 Years Colleges, and Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Illinois.
Oakton has similar enrollment size to similarly ranked schools (average: 7,808 students). The enrollment is larger than the Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Illinois average (5,904 students).
TotalUndergraduate
Oakton College8,3298,329
Similarly Ranked Schools7,8087,808
All Colleges2,9312,685
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges5,7965,801
2-4 Years Colleges3,0353,125
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Illinois5,9045,904
The below chart compares the student population between Oakton College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 3,789 male and 4,540 female students attending Oakton. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.83 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 Oakton.
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Oakton
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total8,3292,0476,282
Men3,7891,0812,708
Women4,5409663,574

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 3,109 White students (37.33%) and 1,739 Asian students (20.88%) at Oakton College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Oakton College.
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Oakton College
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native1082
Asian1,739792947
Black or African American627274353
Hispanic1,714723991
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander211110
White3,1091,5081,601
Two or More Races272142130
Race/Ethnicity Unknown371181190
Total 8,3293,7894,540

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 4,938 students whose age under twenty five and 2,484 students whose age is over thirty years old at Oakton College.
Especially, 696 students are younger than eighteen and 196 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Oakton College.
Population by Student Age at Oakton College
TotalMenWomen
Total8,329 3,7894,540
Under 18696 295401
18-191,795 949846
20-211,358 740618
22-241,089 541548
25-29904 415489
30-34637 240397
35-39470 164306
40-49717 238479
50-64464 134330
65 and over196 71125
unknown3 21
Total 8,329 3,7894,540

Online Student Population

At Oakton College, 3,997 students (47.99% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 1,944 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, 1,691 students live in Illinois where Oakton College is located in and 181 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
Number of Students
Total8,329
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes1,944
Enrolled Some in Online Classes2,053
Not Enrolled in Online Classes4,332
Online Student Population by Student Location
Number of Students
Total (Enrolled Excl.)1,944
Illinois Residents1,691
Other State in U.S.181
Outside of U.S.72
Unknown0