Student Population at OBU

Total Enrollment

1,784

Undergraduate

1,730

Graduate

Online Enrollment

Men Students

731

Women Students

1,053

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 1,784 students have enrolled at Ouachita Baptist University - 1,730 undergraduate and 54 graduate.

By gender, 731 male and 1,053 female students are attending Ouachita Baptist University. By attendance status, there are 1,608 full-time students and 176 part-time students.

The number of students at Ouachita Baptist University is very large compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Arkansas.

Ouachita Baptist University offers online degree/certificate programs and 48 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 Ouachita Baptist University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 731 male and 1,053 female students attending OBU. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.69 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 OBU.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at OBU
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	1,730	1,562	168
Men	725	661	64
Women	1,005	901	104

Population by Gender/Attending Status at OBU
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	54	46	8
Men	6	4	2
Women	48	42	6

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,441 White students (80.77%) and 109 Black or African American students (6.11%) at Ouachita Baptist University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Ouachita Baptist University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Ouachita Baptist University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	9	3	6
Asian	26	5	21
Black or African American	104	68	36
Hispanic	96	43	53
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	1,398	560	838
Two or More Races	62	27	35
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	0	0	0
Total	1,730	725	1,005

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Ouachita Baptist University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	0	1
Asian	0	0	0
Black or African American	5	2	3
Hispanic	2	1	1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	43	2	41
Two or More Races	3	1	2
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	0	0	0
Total	54	6	48

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 1,744 students whose age under twenty five and 18 students whose age is over thirty years old at Ouachita Baptist University.

Especially, 137 students are younger than eighteen.

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

Population by Student Age at Ouachita Baptist University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	1,730	725	1,005
Under 18	137	44	93
18-19	803	335	468
20-21	641	260	381
22-24	131	75	56
25-29	7	5	2
30-34	1	1	0
35-39	2	0	2
40-49	5	4	1
50-64	3	1	2
Total	1,730	725	1,005

Population by Student Age at Ouachita Baptist University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	54	6	48
20-21	2	1	1
22-24	30	4	26
25-29	15	1	14
30-34	2	0	2
35-39	3	0	3
40-49	1	0	1
50-64	1	0	1
Total	54	6	48

Online Student Population

At Ouachita Baptist University, 268 students (15.02% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 48 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, 36 students live in Arkansas where Ouachita Baptist University is located in and 12 students have enrolled from other states.