Student Population at ONU

Total Enrollment

3,015

Undergraduate

2,569

Graduate

446

Online Enrollment

Men Students

1,565

Women Students

1,450

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 3,015 students have enrolled at Ohio Northern University - 2,569 undergraduate and 446 graduate.

By gender, 1,565 male and 1,450 female students are attending Ohio Northern University. By attendance status, there are 2,807 full-time students and 208 part-time students.

The number of students at Ohio Northern University is very large compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Ohio. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Bluffton University and Central State University, its population is very large (average population is 1,518).

Ohio Northern University offers online degree/certificate programs and 2 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 Ohio Northern University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,565 male and 1,450 female students attending ONU. The male-to-female student ratio is 1.08 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 ONU.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at ONU
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	2,569	2,368	201
Men	1,388	1,289	99
Women	1,181	1,079	102

Population by Gender/Attending Status at ONU
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	446	439	7
Men	177	175	2
Women	269	264	5

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 2,370 White students (78.61%) and 259 Race/Ethnicity Unknown students (8.59%) at Ohio Northern University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Ohio Northern University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Ohio Northern University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	6	3	3
Asian	41	15	26
Black or African American	75	56	19
Hispanic	5	2	3
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	6	4	2
White	2,044	1,101	943
Two or More Races	129	69	60
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	218	111	107
Total	2,569	1,388	1,181

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Ohio Northern University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	0	0	0
Asian	17	11	6
Black or African American	20	6	14
Hispanic	8	5	3
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	1	1
White	326	131	195
Two or More Races	12	5	7
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	41	12	29
Total	446	177	269

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 2,875 students whose age under twenty five and 47 students whose age is over thirty years old at Ohio Northern University.

Especially, 152 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 Ohio Northern University.

Population by Student Age at Ohio Northern University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	2,569	1,388	1,181
Under 18	152	69	83
18-19	1,178	619	559
20-21	970	528	442
22-24	234	151	83
25-29	18	14	4
30-34	6	3	3
35-39	3	2	1
40-49	6	1	5
50-64	2	1	1
Total	2,569	1,388	1,181

Population by Student Age at Ohio Northern University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	446	177	269
20-21	8	2	6
22-24	333	120	213
25-29	75	39	36
30-34	14	10	4
35-39	5	2	3
40-49	7	1	6
50-64	2	2	0
65 and over	2	1	1
Total	446	177	269

Online Student Population

At Ohio Northern University, 341 students (11.31% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 2 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, 2 students live in Ohio where Ohio Northern University is located in and 0 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	3,015	2,569	446
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	2	2	0
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	339	208	131
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	2,674	2,359	315

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	2	2
Ohio Residents	2	2
Other State in U.S.	0	0
Outside of U.S.	0	0
Unknown	0	0