Enrollment Trends at ONU

The student population at Ohio Northern University is 3,015 (2,569 undergraduate and 446 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 604 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at ONU is 85.21% which is decreased by 133 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 471 and it has been decreasing. The female to male ratio is 0.93 to 1 which means that the numbers of female and male students are similar.

2 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has decreased by % since 2014.

School Home 2023 Student Population

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 3,169 where 3,015 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

85.21% of total students is undergraduate students and 14.79% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 133 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 471 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 0.93 to 1 and it means that there are similar numbers of female and male students enrolled in ONU.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Ohio Northern University since 2013.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	3,619	2,702	1,396	1,306	917	384	533
2014-15	3,695 76	2,854 152	1,479 83	1,375 69	841 -76	327 -57	514 -19
2015-16	3,238 -457	2,401 -453	1,311 -168	1,090 -285	837 -4	310 -17	527 13
2016-17	3,108 -130	2,274 -127	1,261 -50	1,013 -77	834 -3	308 -2	526 -1
2017-18	3,088 -20	2,312 38	1,287 26	1,025 12	776 -58	289 -19	487 -39
2018-19	3,039 -49	2,297 -15	1,260 -27	1,037 12	742 -34	287 -2	455 -32
2019-20	2,958 -81	2,239 -58	1,199 -61	1,040 3	719 -23	291 4	428 -27
2020-21	2,817 -141	2,130 -109	1,178 -21	952 -88	687 -32	286 -5	401 -27
2021-22	3,116 299	2,426 296	1,346 168	1,080 128	690 3	267 -19	423 22
2022-23	3,015 -101	2,569 143	1,388 42	1,181 101	446 -244	177 -90	269 -154
Average	3,169	2,420	1,311	1,110	749	293	456

Ohio Northern University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 2,420 where 2,569 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 Ohio Northern University since 2013.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	2,702	2,194	1,150	1,044	508	246	262
2014-15	2,854	2,262	1,172	1,090	592	307	285
2015-16	2,401	2,143	1,184	959	258	127	131
2016-17	2,274	2,065	1,154	911	209	107	102
2017-18	2,312	2,092	1,166	926	220	121	99
2018-19	2,297	2,118	1,165	953	179	95	84
2019-20	2,239	2,095	1,126	969	144	73	71
2020-21	2,130	2,037	1,135	902	93	43	50
2021-22	2,426	2,158	1,208	950	268	138	130
2022-23	2,569	2,368	1,289	1,079	201	99	102
Average	2,420	2,420	1,175	978	2,420	136	132

Ohio Northern University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 749 where 446 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 Ohio Northern University since 2013.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	917	904	378	526	13	6	7
2014-15	841	836	323	513	5	4	1
2015-16	837	831	309	522	6	1	5
2016-17	834	823	304	519	11	4	7
2017-18	776	745	281	464	31	8	23
2018-19	742	728	278	450	14	9	5
2019-20	719	708	283	425	11	8	3
2020-21	687	681	281	400	6	5	1
2021-22	690	688	267	421	2	0	2
2022-23	446	439	175	264	7	2	5
Average	749	749	288	450	749	5	6

Ohio Northern University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 78.61%. The percentage was 84.39% 10 years ago and ONU still has a high percentage of white students. 1.92% of enrolled students is Asian and 3.15% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Ohio Northern University 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	2	59	119	49	2	3,054	98
2014-15	4	56	113	40	3	2,875	105
2015-16	7	50	107	36	1	2,635	95
2016-17	7	56	115	40	1	2,445	84
2017-18	5	60	118	35	2	2,365	87
2018-19	5	59	109	30	2	2,341	82
2019-20	4	69	104	26	4	2,223	98
2020-21	5	67	99	22	5	2,143	112
2021-22	6	67	106	16	7	2,455	128
2022-23	6	58	95	13	8	2,370	141
Average	5	60	109	31	4	2,491	103

Ohio Northern University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

2 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 0% of total students. The number of online students has decreased % since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Ohio Northern University from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	3,695	0	0	3,695
2015-16	3,238	0	135	3,103
2016-17	3,108	0	101	3,007
2017-18	3,088	0	121	2,967
2018-19	3,039	0	36	3,003
2019-20	2,958	0	144	2,814
2020-21	2,817	1	789	2,027
2021-22	3,116	0	399	2,717
2022-23	3,015	2	339	2,674
Average	3,119	0	229	2,890

Most Searched Ohio Colleges (last 30 days)

4-Year Colleges

DeVry University-Ohio Private, four-years | Columbus
Stautzenberger College-Brecksville Private, 2-4 years | Brecksville
Ohio State University-Main Campus Public, four-years | Columbus
Case Western Reserve University Private, four-years | Cleveland
Miami University-Oxford Public, four-years | Oxford
Kenyon College Private, four-years | Gambier
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Public, four-years | Bowling Green
University of Dayton Private, four-years | Dayton
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Public, four-years | Cincinnati
Xavier University Private, four-years | Cincinnati

compare schools

Graduate

Ohio State University-Main Campus Public, four-years | Columbus
Case Western Reserve University Private, four-years | Cleveland
University of Toledo Public, four-years | Toledo
University of Akron Main Campus Public, four-years | Akron
John Carroll University Private, four-years | University Heights
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Public, four-years | Cincinnati
American Institute of Alternative Medicine Private, four-years | Columbus
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Public, four-years | Bowling Green
University of Dayton Private, four-years | Dayton
Malone University Private, four-years | Canton

compare schools

Online Schools

University of Toledo Public, four-years | Toledo
Franklin University Private, four-years | Columbus
Cedarville University Private, four-years | Cedarville
University of Akron Main Campus Public, four-years | Akron
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Public, four-years | Bowling Green
Tiffin University Private, four-years | Tiffin
Franciscan University of Steubenville Private, four-years | Steubenville
Malone University Private, four-years | Canton
Southern State Community College Public, 2-4 years | Hillsboro
Sinclair Community College Public, four-years | Dayton

compare schools

Trade Schools

Creative Images Institute of Cosmetology-North Dayton Private, 2-4 years | Dayton
Community Technology Learning Center of Portage Private, Less than 2-years | Ravenna
Ross College-Canton Private, 2-4 years | Canton
Ohio University-Main Campus Public, four-years | Athens
University of Toledo Public, four-years | Toledo
Hobart Institute of Welding Technology Private, Less than 2-years | Troy
Ohio State Beauty Academy Private, 2-4 years | Lima
Ohio Technical College Private, 2-4 years | Cleveland
Ohio State School of Cosmetology-Heath Private, 2-4 years | Heath
Vanguard-Sentinel Adult Career and Technology Center Public, Less than 2-years | Fremont

compare schools