Student Population at Otterbein

Total Enrollment

2,458

Undergraduate

2,173

Graduate

285

Online Enrollment

Men Students

963

Women Students

1,495

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 2,458 students have enrolled at Otterbein University - 2,173 undergraduate and 285 graduate.

By gender, 963 male and 1,495 female students are attending Otterbein University. By attendance status, there are 2,137 full-time students and 321 part-time students.

The number of students at Otterbein University is large compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Ohio. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Cedarville University and Ohio Christian University, its population is average (average population is 2,226).

Otterbein University offers online degree/certificate programs and 51 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 Otterbein University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 963 male and 1,495 female students attending Otterbein. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.64 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 Otterbein.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Otterbein
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	2,173	2,053	120
Men	870	813	57
Women	1,303	1,240	63

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Otterbein
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	285	84	201
Men	93	37	56
Women	192	47	145

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,779 White students (72.38%) and 222 Black or African American students (9.03%) at Otterbein University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Otterbein University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Otterbein University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	2	0	2
Asian	75	30	45
Black or African American	199	89	110
Hispanic	135	43	92
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	12	4	8
White	1,578	634	944
Two or More Races	111	44	67
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	61	26	35
Total	2,173	870	1,303

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Otterbein University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	0	0	0
Asian	8	0	8
Black or African American	23	8	15
Hispanic	2	0	2
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	201	75	126
Two or More Races	6	3	3
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	44	7	37
Total	285	93	192

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 2,158 students whose age under twenty five and 186 students whose age is over thirty years old at Otterbein University.

Especially, 67 students are younger than eighteen and 1 students are older than sixty five.

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

Population by Student Age at Otterbein University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	2,173	870	1,303
Under 18	67	24	43
18-19	939	359	580
20-21	875	342	533
22-24	221	115	106
25-29	33	17	16
30-34	12	4	8
35-39	11	2	9
40-49	8	6	2
50-64	5	1	4
65 and over	1	0	1
unknown	1	0	1
Total	2,173	870	1,303

Population by Student Age at Otterbein University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	285	93	192
20-21	2	0	2
22-24	54	28	26
25-29	76	23	53
30-34	54	18	36
35-39	26	8	18
40-49	43	9	34
50-64	26	6	20
unknown	4	1	3
Total	285	93	192

Online Student Population

At Otterbein University, 471 students (19.16% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 51 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, 44 students live in Ohio where Otterbein University is located in and 7 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	2,458	2,173	285
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	51	2	49
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	420	360	60
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	1,987	1,811	176

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	51	2	49
Ohio Residents	44	2	42
Other State in U.S.	7	0	7
Outside of U.S.	0	0	0
Unknown	0	0	0