In the academic year 2022-2023, a total of 485,661 students have enrolled in four-years colleges in Ohio including undergraduate and graduate programs.
Compared to the population of 10 years ago, the the number of students decreased by 2.14% from 496,272 to 485,661. The undergraduate population decreased by 1.86% and the graduate population decreased by 3.4% in last 10 years at Ohio Colleges.
By gender, there are 275,636
women students and 210,025 men students enrolled in the schools. The women students increased by 0.4% and men students decreased by 5.28% in that period.
Student Population Changes
The average number of students over the past 10 years is 479,733, and 485,661 students were attending the schools in the academic year 2022-2023.
Of the total students, 82.35% are undergraduate students and 17.65% are graduate students. Over the past 10, the number of undergraduate students increased by 737, and the graduate student enrollment decreased by 3,073.
The women to men ratio is 1.32 to 1, meaning that there are more women students enrolled in Ohio Colleges than men students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Ohio Colleges since 2014.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women |
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| 2013-14 | 496,272 | 406,015 | 183,636 | 222,379 | 90,257 | 38,087 | 52,170 |
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| 2014-15 | 493,342
-2,930 | 401,635
-4,380 | 182,641
-995 | 218,994
-3,385 | 91,707
1,450 | 38,891
804 | 52,816
646 |
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| 2015-16 | 486,466
-6,876 | 395,422
-6,213 | 180,479
-2,162 | 214,943
-4,051 | 91,044
-663 | 39,101
210 | 51,943
-873 |
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| 2016-17 | 485,353
-1,113 | 394,016
-1,406 | 180,209
-270 | 213,807
-1,136 | 91,337
293 | 38,866
-235 | 52,471
528 |
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| 2017-18 | 477,869
-7,484 | 388,260
-5,756 | 177,516
-2,693 | 210,744
-3,063 | 89,609
-1,728 | 37,570
-1,296 | 52,039
-432 |
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| 2018-19 | 472,750
-5,119 | 383,427
-4,833 | 174,806
-2,710 | 208,621
-2,123 | 89,323
-286 | 36,561
-1,009 | 52,762
723 |
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| 2019-20 | 471,788
-962 | 383,976
549 | 173,186
-1,620 | 210,790
2,169 | 87,812
-1,511 | 35,624
-937 | 52,188
-574 |
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| 2020-21 | 467,604
-4,184 | 381,385
-2,591 | 169,103
-4,083 | 212,282
1,492 | 86,219
-1,593 | 34,556
-1,068 | 51,663
-525 |
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| 2021-22 | 460,221
-7,383 | 371,354
-10,031 | 163,923
-5,180 | 207,431
-4,851 | 88,867
2,648 | 35,804
1,248 | 53,063
1,400 |
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| 2022-23 | 485,661
25,440 | 398,477
27,123 | 174,612
10,689 | 223,865
16,434 | 87,184
-1,683 | 35,413
-391 | 51,771
-1,292 |
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| Average | 479,733 | 390,397 | 176,011 | 214,386 | 89,336 | 37,047 | 52,289 |
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Undergraduate Enrollment Changes
The average number of Undergraduate students over the past 10 years is 390,397. Compared 10 years ago, the number of Undergraduate students decreased by 7,538 from 406,015 to 398,477.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Ohio Colleges since 2014.
| Year | Total | Fulltime | Parttime |
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| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women |
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| 2013-14 | 406,015 | 309,868 | 147,068 | 162,800 | 96,147 | 36,568 | 59,579 |
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| 2014-15 | 401,635 | 307,002 | 146,008 | 160,994 | 94,633 | 36,633 | 58,000 |
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| 2015-16 | 395,422 | 308,233 | 146,590 | 161,643 | 87,189 | 33,889 | 53,300 |
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| 2016-17 | 394,016 | 306,989 | 145,947 | 161,042 | 87,027 | 34,262 | 52,765 |
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| 2017-18 | 388,260 | 305,472 | 144,906 | 160,566 | 82,788 | 32,610 | 50,178 |
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| 2018-19 | 383,427 | 302,778 | 143,185 | 159,593 | 80,649 | 31,621 | 49,028 |
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| 2019-20 | 383,976 | 296,642 | 138,971 | 157,671 | 87,334 | 34,215 | 53,119 |
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| 2020-21 | 381,385 | 285,783 | 131,394 | 154,389 | 95,602 | 37,709 | 57,893 |
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| 2021-22 | 371,354 | 277,958 | 128,008 | 149,950 | 93,396 | 35,915 | 57,481 |
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| 2022-23 | 398,477 | 280,675 | 128,986 | 151,689 | 117,802 | 45,626 | 72,176 |
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| Average | 390,397 | 390,397 | 140,106 | 158,034 | 390,397 | 35,905 | 56,352 |
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Graduate Enrollment Changes
The average number of Graduate students over the past 10 years is 89,336. Compared 10 years ago, the number of Graduate students decreased by 3,073 from 90,257 to 87,184.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Ohio Colleges since 2014.
| Year | Total | Fulltime | Parttime |
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| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women |
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| 2013-14 | 90,257 | 52,703 | 24,322 | 28,381 | 37,554 | 13,765 | 23,789 |
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| 2014-15 | 91,707 | 52,150 | 24,188 | 27,962 | 39,557 | 14,703 | 24,854 |
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| 2015-16 | 91,044 | 52,916 | 24,599 | 28,317 | 38,128 | 14,502 | 23,626 |
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| 2016-17 | 91,337 | 52,367 | 24,077 | 28,290 | 38,970 | 14,789 | 24,181 |
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| 2017-18 | 89,609 | 51,869 | 23,272 | 28,597 | 37,740 | 14,298 | 23,442 |
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| 2018-19 | 89,323 | 52,096 | 22,804 | 29,292 | 37,227 | 13,757 | 23,470 |
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| 2019-20 | 87,812 | 51,560 | 22,105 | 29,455 | 36,252 | 13,519 | 22,733 |
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| 2020-21 | 86,219 | 50,100 | 21,130 | 28,970 | 36,119 | 13,426 | 22,693 |
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| 2021-22 | 88,867 | 52,457 | 22,357 | 30,100 | 36,410 | 13,447 | 22,963 |
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| 2022-23 | 87,184 | 52,344 | 22,515 | 29,829 | 34,840 | 12,898 | 21,942 |
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| Average | 89,336 | 89,336 | 23,137 | 28,919 | 89,336 | 13,910 | 23,369 |
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Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes
The percentage of white students is 66.20%. The percentage was 72.36% 10 years ago and Ohio Colleges still has a high percentage of white students. 3.87% of enrolled students is Asian and 9.18% is black students.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Ohio Colleges over the past 10 years (2013-2023).
| Year | American Indian or Native American | Asian | Black | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Races |
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| 2013-14 | 1,247 | 12,269 | 46,299 | 14,948 | 389 | 359,113 | 11,373 |
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| 2014-15 | 1,045 | 12,865 | 44,930 | 15,989 | 424 | 354,474 | 12,338 |
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| 2015-16 | 1,060 | 13,351 | 43,664 | 17,066 | 438 | 344,621 | 13,453 |
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| 2016-17 | 988 | 14,085 | 42,964 | 17,688 | 343 | 342,983 | 14,316 |
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| 2017-18 | 921 | 14,551 | 42,560 | 18,643 | 329 | 336,426 | 15,368 |
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| 2018-19 | 905 | 15,204 | 41,709 | 19,659 | 325 | 330,484 | 15,750 |
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| 2019-20 | 840 | 16,073 | 40,758 | 20,586 | 331 | 330,935 | 16,478 |
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| 2020-21 | 801 | 17,045 | 41,181 | 21,975 | 326 | 327,372 | 17,088 |
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| 2021-22 | 774 | 17,651 | 41,398 | 22,417 | 334 | 314,994 | 16,878 |
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| 2022-23 | 1,038 | 19,121 | 45,336 | 24,555 | 387 | 326,970 | 18,539 |
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| Average | 962 | 15,222 | 43,080 | 19,353 | 363 | 336,837 | 15,158 |
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Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes
99,631 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 20% of total students. The number of online students has increased 120.62% since 2013.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Ohio Colleges from 2012 to 2023.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
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| 2012-13 | 496,102 | 45,159 | 60,880 | 390,063 |
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| 2013-14 | 496,272 | 48,994 | 67,559 | 379,719 |
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| 2014-15 | 493,342 | 52,563 | 73,182 | 367,597 |
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| 2015-16 | 486,466 | 50,603 | 83,621 | 352,242 |
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| 2016-17 | 485,353 | 53,170 | 94,505 | 337,678 |
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| 2017-18 | 477,869 | 52,472 | 101,858 | 323,539 |
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| 2018-19 | 472,750 | 56,843 | 109,220 | 306,687 |
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| 2019-20 | 471,788 | 58,742 | 122,282 | 290,764 |
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| 2020-21 | 466,714 | 141,284 | 193,865 | 131,565 |
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| 2021-22 | 460,221 | 97,596 | 181,030 | 181,595 |
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| 2022-23 | 485,661 | 99,631 | 169,523 | 216,507 |
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| Average | 481,140 | 68,823 | 114,320 | 297,996 |
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