Student Population at SNU

Total Enrollment

2,198

Undergraduate

1,456

Graduate

742

Online Enrollment

726

Men Students

905

Women Students

1,293

For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 2,198 students have enrolled at Southern Nazarene University - 1,456 undergraduate and 742 graduate.

By gender, 905 male and 1,293 female students are attending Southern Nazarene University. By attendance status, there are 1,645 full-time students and 553 part-time students.

The number of students at Southern Nazarene University is large 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 6,744).

Southern Nazarene University offers online degree/certificate programs and 726 students enrolled in online programs.

Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares SNU's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Oklahoma.

SNU has smaller enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 6,744 students). The enrollment is larger than the Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Oklahoma average (1,620 students).

	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Southern Nazarene University	2,198	1,456	742
Similarly Ranked Schools	6,744	5,221	1,523
All Colleges	2,931	2,685	1,440
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges	2,477	2,016	1,017
4-Years Colleges	4,686	4,205	1,445
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Oklahoma	1,620	1,448	383

The below chart compares the student population between Southern Nazarene University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 905 male and 1,293 female students attending SNU. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.70 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 SNU.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at SNU
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	1,456	1,185	271
Men	658	579	79
Women	798	606	192

Population by Gender/Attending Status at SNU
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	742	460	282
Men	247	134	113
Women	495	326	169

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,109 White students (50.45%) and 336 Hispanic students (15.29%) 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	51	16	35
Asian	18	6	12
Black or African American	191	89	102
Hispanic	267	113	154
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	13	2	11
White	715	321	394
Two or More Races	147	71	76
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	17	12	5
Total	1,456	658	798

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Southern Nazarene University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	54	15	39
Asian	14	5	9
Black or African American	143	44	99
Hispanic	69	27	42
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	0
White	394	130	264
Two or More Races	47	16	31
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	4	1	3
Total	742	247	495

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 1,126 students whose age under twenty five and 898 students whose age is over thirty years old at Southern Nazarene University.

Especially, 7 students are younger than eighteen and 7 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	1,456	658	798
Under 18	7	4	3
18-19	506	244	262
20-21	385	195	190
22-24	138	65	73
25-29	91	35	56
30-34	73	24	49
35-39	74	23	51
40-49	124	46	78
50-64	56	20	36
65 and over	1	1	0
unknown	1	1	0
Total	1,456	658	798

Population by Student Age at Southern Nazarene University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	742	247	495
20-21	1	1	0
22-24	89	47	42
25-29	82	28	54
30-34	104	34	70
35-39	104	24	80
40-49	220	57	163
50-64	136	55	81
65 and over	6	1	5
Total	742	247	495

Online Student Population

At Southern Nazarene University, 1,123 students (51.09% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 726 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, 658 students live in Oklahoma where Southern Nazarene University is located in and 66 students have enrolled from other states.