Enrollment Trends at Oakland

The student population at Oakland University is 16,108 (12,841 undergraduate and 3,267 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 4,061 over the past decade.
The percentage of undergraduate students at Oakland is 79.72% which is decreased by 3,753 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 308 and it has been decreasing. The female to male ratio is 1.35 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.
1,820 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 138.85% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 19,045 where 16,108 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.
79.72% of total students is undergraduate students and 20.28% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 3,753 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 308 over past 10 years.
The female to male ratio is 1.35 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Oakland than male students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Oakland University since 2013.
YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1420,16916,5946,8209,7743,5751,4122,163
2014-1520,519
350
16,935
341
7,100
280
9,835
61
3,584
9
1,492
80
2,092
-71
2015-1620,261
-258
16,793
-142
7,152
52
9,641
-194
3,468
-116
1,487
-5
1,981
-111
2016-1720,012
-249
16,568
-225
7,193
41
9,375
-266
3,444
-24
1,503
16
1,941
-40
2017-1819,333
-679
15,901
-667
6,993
-200
8,908
-467
3,432
-12
1,505
2
1,927
-14
2018-1919,309
-24
15,799
-102
6,896
-97
8,903
-5
3,510
78
1,544
39
1,966
39
2019-2019,013
-296
15,543
-256
6,723
-173
8,820
-83
3,470
-40
1,514
-30
1,956
-10
2020-2118,552
-461
15,100
-443
6,448
-275
8,652
-168
3,452
-18
1,522
8
1,930
-26
2021-2217,170
-1,382
13,771
-1,329
5,800
-648
7,971
-681
3,399
-53
1,468
-54
1,931
1
2022-2316,108
-1,062
12,841
-930
5,480
-320
7,361
-610
3,267
-132
1,368
-100
1,899
-32
Average19,04515,5856,6618,9243,4601,4821,979
Oakland University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 15,585 where 12,841 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Oakland University since 2013.
YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1416,59412,2524,9597,2934,3421,8612,481
2014-1516,93512,4545,0787,3764,4812,0222,459
2015-1616,79312,8875,3447,5433,9061,8082,098
2016-1716,56812,9685,4527,5163,6001,7411,859
2017-1815,90112,5495,3817,1683,3521,6121,740
2018-1915,79912,6565,3547,3023,1431,5421,601
2019-2015,54312,4545,2847,1703,0891,4391,650
2020-2115,10012,0574,9917,0663,0431,4571,586
2021-2213,77110,8694,4616,4082,9021,3391,563
2022-2312,84110,2444,2316,0132,5971,2491,348
Average15,58515,5855,0547,08615,5851,6071,839
Oakland University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 3,460 where 3,267 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Oakland University since 2013.
YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-143,5751,6116239881,9647891,175
2014-153,5841,6296489811,9558441,111
2015-163,4681,6887209681,7807671,013
2016-173,4441,7397371,0021,705766939
2017-183,4321,8097711,0381,623734889
2018-193,5101,9498271,1221,561717844
2019-203,4702,0048551,1491,466659807
2020-213,4521,9848371,1471,468685783
2021-223,3991,9298001,1291,470668802
2022-233,2671,9557771,1781,312591721
Average3,4603,4607601,0703,460722908
Oakland University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 68.32%. The percentage was 75.09% 10 years ago and Oakland still has a high percentage of white students. 6.50% of enrolled students is Asian and 8.44% is black students.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Oakland University over the past 11 years (2013-2023).
YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14658871,6135282015,144413
2014-15799551,6015651715,136492
2015-16729621,5015831914,872538
2016-17631,0271,4756231814,505531
2017-18631,0141,3516571614,030522
2018-19601,0431,4277091613,771567
2019-20551,0801,4447681613,329543
2020-21401,0631,4617841912,930574
2021-22381,0441,3487592011,877575
2022-23341,0471,3607101411,005610
Average571,0121,4586691813,660537
Oakland University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,820 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 11% of total students. The number of online students has increased 138.85% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Oakland University from 2014 to 2023.
YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1520,5197623,35616,401
2015-1620,2617023,34916,210
2016-1720,0126393,32616,047
2017-1819,3337173,78214,834
2018-1919,3097144,05814,537
2019-2019,0137944,12714,092
2020-2118,55210,5027,246804
2021-2217,1702,2918,6016,278
2022-2316,1081,8207,6556,633
Average18,9202,1055,05611,760
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