Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares Ohio University-Main Campus's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Public, 4-Years Colleges in Ohio.
Ohio University-Main Campus has significantly larger enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 18,911 students). The enrollment is larger than the Public, 4-Years Colleges in Ohio average (9,051 students).
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Ohio University-Main Campus26,32320,4445,879
Similarly Ranked Schools18,91114,2144,696
All Colleges2,9312,6851,440
Public, 4-Years Colleges11,3969,8102,541
4-Years Colleges4,6864,2051,445
Public, 4-Years Colleges in Ohio9,0517,8403,025
The below chart compares the student population between Ohio University-Main Campus and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 10,170 male and 16,153 female students attending Ohio University-Main Campus. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.63 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 Ohio University-Main Campus.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Ohio University-Main Campus
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total20,44416,7153,729
Men7,8026,808994
Women12,6429,9072,735
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Ohio University-Main Campus
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total5,8793,1862,693
Men2,3681,3541,014
Women3,5111,8321,679

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 20,442 White students (77.66%) and 1,478 Black or African American students (5.61%) at Ohio University-Main Campus(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Ohio University-Main Campus.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Ohio University-Main Campus
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native25817
Asian31180231
Black or African American1,057361696
Hispanic1,022358664
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander17512
White16,6236,39510,228
Two or More Races799305494
Race/Ethnicity Unknown370180190
Total 20,4447,80212,642
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Ohio University-Main Campus
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native633
Asian25594161
Black or African American421164257
Hispanic21495119
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
White3,8191,4202,399
Two or More Races20278124
Race/Ethnicity Unknown804238
Total 5,8792,3683,511

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 18,427 students whose age under twenty five and 4,824 students whose age is over thirty years old at Ohio University-Main Campus.
Especially, 176 students are younger than eighteen and 28 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Ohio University-Main Campus.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at Ohio University-Main Campus
TotalMenWomen
Total20,444 7,80212,642
Under 18176 67109
18-196,736 2,5824,154
20-217,296 2,9994,297
22-242,788 1,3411,447
25-291,040 274766
30-34766 175591
35-39597 131466
40-49643 142501
50-64266 49217
65 and over12 39
unknown124 3985
Total 20,444 7,80212,642
Population by Student Age at Ohio University-Main Campus
TotalMenWomen
Total5,879 2,3683,511
18-191 10
20-2166 2739
22-241,364 446918
25-291,908 8341,074
30-34930 421509
35-39606 268338
40-49706 254452
50-64282 106176
65 and over16 115
Total 5,879 2,3683,511

Online Student Population

At Ohio University-Main Campus, 16,516 students (62.74% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 6,865 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, 4,598 students live in Ohio where Ohio University-Main Campus is located in and 2,200 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total26,32320,4445,879
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes6,8654,2892,576
Enrolled Some in Online Classes9,6519,146505
Not Enrolled in Online Classes9,8077,0092,798
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)6,8654,2892,576
Ohio Residents4,5982,9631,635
Other State in U.S.2,2001,295905
Outside of U.S.673136
Unknown000