Student Population at Olivet Nazarene

Total Enrollment

3,255

Undergraduate

2,519

Graduate

736

Online Enrollment

833

Men Students

1,312

Women Students

1,943

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 3,255 students have enrolled at Olivet Nazarene University - 2,519 undergraduate and 736 graduate.

By gender, 1,312 male and 1,943 female students are attending Olivet Nazarene University. By attendance status, there are 2,449 full-time students and 806 part-time students.

The number of students at Olivet Nazarene University is large compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Illinois. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Chicago State University and Concordia University-Chicago, its population is relatively small (average population is 4,593).

Olivet Nazarene University offers online degree/certificate programs and 833 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 Olivet Nazarene University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,312 male and 1,943 female students attending Olivet Nazarene. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.68 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 Olivet Nazarene.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Olivet Nazarene
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	2,519	2,407	112
Men	1,111	1,074	37
Women	1,408	1,333	75

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Olivet Nazarene
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	736	42	694
Men	201	17	184
Women	535	25	510

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 2,143 White students (65.84%) and 376 Hispanic students (11.55%) at Olivet Nazarene University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Olivet Nazarene University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Olivet Nazarene University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	6	4	2
Asian	61	21	40
Black or African American	237	134	103
Hispanic	311	139	172
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	36	20	16
White	1,627	665	962
Two or More Races	109	56	53
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	86	37	49
Total	2,519	1,111	1,408

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Olivet Nazarene University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	2	1	1
Asian	38	3	35
Black or African American	63	15	48
Hispanic	65	17	48
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	516	153	363
Two or More Races	10	4	6
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	38	5	33
Total	736	201	535

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 2,571 students whose age under twenty five and 466 students whose age is over thirty years old at Olivet Nazarene University.

Especially, 68 students are younger than eighteen and 4 students are older than sixty five.

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

Population by Student Age at Olivet Nazarene University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	2,519	1,111	1,408
Under 18	68	25	43
18-19	1,126	507	619
20-21	979	428	551
22-24	237	122	115
25-29	39	11	28
30-34	21	6	15
35-39	19	4	15
40-49	20	5	15
50-64	8	2	6
65 and over	1	1	0
unknown	1	0	1
Total	2,519	1,111	1,408

Population by Student Age at Olivet Nazarene University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	736	201	535
20-21	5	1	4
22-24	156	71	85
25-29	177	47	130
30-34	104	21	83
35-39	86	17	69
40-49	143	28	115
50-64	61	16	45
65 and over	3	0	3
unknown	1	0	1
Total	736	201	535

Online Student Population

At Olivet Nazarene University, 1,611 students (49.49% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 833 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, 647 students live in Illinois where Olivet Nazarene University is located in and 183 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	3,255	2,519	736
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	833	112	721
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	778	766	12
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	1,644	1,641	3

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	833	112	721
Illinois Residents	647	87	560
Other State in U.S.	183	25	158
Outside of U.S.	3	0	3
Unknown	0	0	0