How Student Population Changes at Oakton

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 8,860 where 7,645 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.20 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in Oakton than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Oakton College since 2013.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	10,866	5,288	5,578
2014-15	10,589 -277	5,083 -205	5,506 -72
2015-16	9,864 -725	4,797 -286	5,067 -439
2016-17	9,443 -421	4,572 -225	4,871 -196
2017-18	8,907 -536	4,318 -254	4,589 -282
2018-19	8,454 -453	4,104 -214	4,350 -239
2019-20	8,083 -371	3,876 -228	4,207 -143
2020-21	7,313 -770	3,458 -418	3,855 -352
2021-22	7,433 120	3,426 -32	4,007 152
2022-23	7,645 212	3,479 53	4,166 159
Average	8,860	4,240	4,620

Oakton College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 41.11% and the percentage of black students is 6.81% at Oakton College. 23.02% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Oakton College over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2013-14	17	1,880	606	1,659	102	5,798	311
2014-15	17	1,895	611	1,675	82	5,520	295
2015-16	18	1,821	592	1,674	72	4,932	299
2016-17	11	1,756	607	1,654	68	4,626	227
2017-18	9	1,727	561	1,652	54	4,219	246
2018-19	11	1,725	587	1,558	43	3,932	237
2019-20	8	1,678	540	1,572	36	3,708	224
2020-21	10	1,536	486	1,336	26	3,361	232
2021-22	9	1,654	576	1,472	27	3,093	265
2022-23	13	1,760	521	1,544	20	3,143	249
Average	12	1,743	569	1,580	53	4,233	259

Oakton College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

2,078 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 27% of total students. The number of online students has increased 115.11% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Oakton College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	10,589	966	1,444	8,179
2015-16	9,864	1,054	1,427	7,383
2016-17	9,443	998	1,467	6,978
2017-18	8,907	848	1,518	6,541
2018-19	8,454	989	1,519	5,946
2019-20	8,083	943	1,532	5,608
2020-21	7,313	5,292	1,383	638
2021-22	7,433	4,121	1,797	1,515
2022-23	7,645	2,078	1,902	3,665
Average	8,637	1,921	1,554	5,161

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Enrollment Trends at Oakton

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes