Student Population at SNU

Total Enrollment

1,507

Undergraduate

912

Graduate

595

Online Enrollment

287

Men Students

688

Women Students

819

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 1,507 students have enrolled at Southern Nazarene University - 912 undergraduate and 595 graduate.

By gender, 688 male and 819 female students are attending Southern Nazarene University. By attendance status, there are 1,221 full-time students and 286 part-time students.

The number of students at Southern Nazarene University is average compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Oklahoma. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as University of Central Oklahoma and East Central University, its population is very small (average population is 6,517).

Southern Nazarene University offers online degree/certificate programs and 287 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 Southern Nazarene University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 688 male and 819 female students attending SNU. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.84 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 SNU.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at SNU
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	912	887	25
Men	458	447	11
Women	454	440	14

Population by Gender/Attending Status at SNU
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	595	334	261
Men	230	124	106
Women	365	210	155

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 797 White students (52.89%) and 256 Hispanic students (16.99%) at Southern Nazarene University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Southern Nazarene University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Southern Nazarene University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	23	7	16
Asian	15	6	9
Black or African American	89	61	28
Hispanic	202	103	99
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	1	1
White	460	221	239
Two or More Races	89	38	51
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	0	0	0
Total	912	458	454

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Southern Nazarene University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	36	18	18
Asian	8	5	3
Black or African American	114	47	67
Hispanic	54	18	36
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	337	120	217
Two or More Races	29	11	18
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	0	0	0
Total	595	230	365

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 929 students whose age under twenty five and 436 students whose age is over thirty years old at Southern Nazarene University.

Especially, 2 students are younger than eighteen and 6 students are older than sixty five.

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

Population by Student Age at Southern Nazarene University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	912	458	454
Under 18	2	2	0
18-19	317	145	172
20-21	370	201	169
22-24	183	92	91
25-29	22	12	10
30-34	7	4	3
35-39	2	0	2
40-49	4	0	4
50-64	1	0	1
unknown	4	2	2
Total	912	458	454

Population by Student Age at Southern Nazarene University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	595	230	365
22-24	57	32	25
25-29	78	25	53
30-34	79	31	48
35-39	115	35	80
40-49	127	43	84
50-64	95	34	61
65 and over	6	2	4
unknown	38	28	10
Total	595	230	365

Online Student Population

At Southern Nazarene University, 878 students (58.26% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 287 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, 265 students live in Oklahoma where Southern Nazarene University is located in and 21 students have enrolled from other states.