The student population at Ouachita Baptist University is 1,784 (1,730 undergraduate and 54 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 241 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at OBU is 96.97% which is increased by 187 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 54 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.44 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

48 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 3,042.86% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,617 where 1,784 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

96.97% of total students is undergraduate students and 3.03% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 187 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 54 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.44 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in OBU than male students.

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

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-141,5431,543726817000
2014-151,501
-42
1,501
-42
732
6
769
-48
000
2015-161,538
37
1,538
37
749
17
789
20
000
2016-171,493
-45
1,493
-45
698
-51
795
6
000
2017-181,545
52
1,545
52
701
3
844
49
000
2018-191,660
115
1,660
115
745
44
915
71
000
2019-201,633
-27
1,633
-27
702
-43
931
16
000
2020-211,704
71
1,664
31
693
-9
971
40
40
40
3
3
37
37
2021-221,764
60
1,716
52
746
53
970
-1
48
8
1
-2
47
10
2022-231,784
20
1,730
14
725
-21
1,005
35
54
6
6
5
48
1
Average1,6171,60272288114113
Ouachita Baptist University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 1,602 where 1,730 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 Ouachita Baptist University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-141,5431,507704803362214
2014-151,5011,452697755493514
2015-161,5381,455691764835825
2016-171,4931,468684784251411
2017-181,5451,500671829453015
2018-191,6601,5296858441316071
2019-201,6331,5066388681276463
2020-211,6641,5026068961628775
2021-221,7161,5516608911658679
2022-231,7301,56266190116864104
Average1,6021,6026708341,6025247
Ouachita Baptist University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 14 where 54 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 Ouachita Baptist University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-140000000
2014-150000000
2015-160000000
2016-170000000
2017-180000000
2018-190000000
2019-200000000
2020-214039237110
2021-224848147000
2022-235446442826
Average14141131401
Ouachita Baptist University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 80.77%. The percentage was 84.25% 10 years ago and OBU still has a high percentage of white students. 1.46% of enrolled students is Asian and 6.11% is black students.

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

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-1411171215921,3000
2014-1511131295811,2510
2015-169111405821,2791
2016-179131196311,2492
2017-18671217231,26136
2018-19981248411,35544
2019-207131119211,32643
2020-218181158501,39251
2021-225221309501,41662
2022-2310261099811,44165
Average9151227611,32730
Ouachita Baptist University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

48 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 3% of total students. The number of online students has increased 3,042.86% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Ouachita Baptist University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-151,501071,494
2015-161,538171291,392
2016-171,493201201,353
2017-181,545171841,344
2018-191,66024911,545
2019-201,633281401,465
2020-211,704292071,468
2021-221,764312441,489
2022-231,784482201,516
Average1,625241491,452

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