The student population at Otterbein University is 2,458 (2,173 undergraduate and 285 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 461 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Otterbein is 88.41% which is decreased by 306 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 155 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.55 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

51 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has decreased by -42.05% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 2,784 where 2,458 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

88.41% of total students is undergraduate students and 11.59% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 306 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 155 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.55 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Otterbein than male students.

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

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-142,9192,4799341,54544098342
2014-152,791
-128
2,342
-137
915
-19
1,427
-118
449
9
112
14
337
-5
2015-162,808
17
2,343
1
904
-11
1,439
12
465
16
126
14
339
2
2016-172,928
120
2,475
132
967
63
1,508
69
453
-12
122
-4
331
-8
2017-182,936
8
2,480
5
942
-25
1,538
30
456
3
126
4
330
-1
2018-192,886
-50
2,494
14
958
16
1,536
-2
392
-64
107
-19
285
-45
2019-202,853
-33
2,501
7
966
8
1,535
-1
352
-40
100
-7
252
-33
2020-212,652
-201
2,313
-188
875
-91
1,438
-97
339
-13
103
3
236
-16
2021-222,605
-47
2,253
-60
905
30
1,348
-90
352
13
105
2
247
11
2022-232,458
-147
2,173
-80
870
-35
1,303
-45
285
-67
93
-12
192
-55
Average2,7842,3859241,462398109289
Otterbein University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 2,385 where 2,173 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 Otterbein University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-142,4792,2068401,36627394179
2014-152,3422,1288281,30021487127
2015-162,3432,1228251,29722179142
2016-172,4752,2798911,38819676120
2017-182,4802,2948781,41618664122
2018-192,4942,2848781,40621080130
2019-202,5012,3329171,41516949120
2020-212,3132,1388231,31517552123
2021-222,2532,1028461,2561515992
2022-232,1732,0538131,2401205763
Average2,3852,3858541,3402,38570122
Otterbein University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 398 where 285 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 Otterbein University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-144402055914623539196
2014-1544939201941092318
2015-16465452124420105315
2016-17453331419420108312
2017-18456491930407107300
2018-1939244152934892256
2019-2035260263429274218
2020-2133986394725364189
2021-2235280354527270202
2022-2328584374720156145
Average398398294439881245
Otterbein University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 72.38%. The percentage was 81.06% 10 years ago and Otterbein still has a high percentage of white students. 3.38% of enrolled students is Asian and 9.03% is black students.

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

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-148471936342,36672
2014-159451433942,01864
2015-167591564532,14499
2016-175701806212,299117
2017-188651887112,235137
2018-197742119612,168138
2019-2068721411112,152133
2020-2158619913721,996124
2021-2238422814911,903124
2022-23283222137121,779117
Average6701939132,106113
Otterbein University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

51 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 2% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -42.05% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Otterbein University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-152,791881552,548
2015-162,8081481302,530
2016-172,928173812,530
2017-182,936193642,553
2018-192,886124942,668
2019-202,853771222,654
2020-212,6521461,994512
2021-222,6051025741,929
2022-232,458514201,987
Average2,769864702,212

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