In the academic year 2022-2023, a total of 132,295 students have enrolled in four-years colleges in Oklahoma including undergraduate and graduate programs.

Compared to the population of 10 years ago, the the number of students decreased by 11.86% from 150,097 to 132,295. The undergraduate population decreased by 16.35% and the graduate population increased by 9.56% in last 10 years at Oklahoma Colleges.

By gender, there are 75,223 women students and 57,072 men students enrolled in the schools. The women students decreased by 7.16% and men students decreased by 17.37% in that period.


Student Population Changes

The average number of students over the past 10 years is 140,580, and 132,295 students were attending the schools in the academic year 2022-2023.

Of the total students, 78.47% are undergraduate students and 21.53% are graduate students. Over the past 10, the number of undergraduate students decreased by 20,288, and the graduate student enrollment increased by 2,486.

The women to men ratio is 1.32 to 1, meaning that there are more women students enrolled in Oklahoma Colleges than men students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Oklahoma Colleges since 2014.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-14150,097124,10257,21366,88925,99511,85614,139
2014-15147,512
-2,585
121,978
-2,124
56,191
-1,022
65,787
-1,102
25,534
-461
11,575
-281
13,959
-180
2015-16145,709
-1,803
120,240
-1,738
55,165
-1,026
65,075
-712
25,469
-65
11,591
16
13,878
-81
2016-17145,026
-683
119,528
-712
55,086
-79
64,442
-633
25,498
29
11,607
16
13,891
13
2017-18142,552
-2,474
117,645
-1,883
54,060
-1,026
63,585
-857
24,907
-591
11,060
-547
13,847
-44
2018-19139,326
-3,226
114,547
-3,098
51,896
-2,164
62,651
-934
24,779
-128
10,715
-345
14,064
217
2019-20136,258
-3,068
110,939
-3,608
49,510
-2,386
61,429
-1,222
25,319
540
10,700
-15
14,619
555
2020-21134,727
-1,531
108,277
-2,662
47,670
-1,840
60,607
-822
26,450
1,131
11,059
359
15,391
772
2021-22132,301
-2,426
104,614
-3,663
45,840
-1,830
58,774
-1,833
27,687
1,237
11,279
220
16,408
1,017
2022-23132,295
-6
103,814
-800
45,584
-256
58,230
-544
28,481
794
11,488
209
16,993
585
Average140,580114,56851,82262,74726,01211,29314,719
Oklahoma Colleges Student Population Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the past 10 years is 114,568. Compared 10 years ago, the number of Undergraduate students decreased by 20,288 from 124,102 to 103,814.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Oklahoma Colleges since 2014.

YearTotalFulltimeParttime
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-14124,10295,18545,17750,00828,91712,03616,881
2014-15121,97894,36344,68749,67627,61511,50416,111
2015-16120,24093,94044,38149,55926,30010,78415,516
2016-17119,52894,78244,68450,09824,74610,40214,344
2017-18117,64592,45843,81048,64825,18710,25014,937
2018-19114,54790,33041,89748,43324,2179,99914,218
2019-20110,93987,30339,98947,31423,6369,52114,115
2020-21108,27784,94338,30346,64023,3349,36713,967
2021-22104,61481,85536,85045,00522,7598,99013,769
2022-23103,81480,63736,22344,41423,1779,36113,816
Average114,568114,56841,60047,980114,56810,22114,767
Oklahoma Colleges Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the past 10 years is 26,012. Compared 10 years ago, the number of Graduate students increased by 2,486 from 25,995 to 28,481.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Oklahoma Colleges since 2014.

YearTotalFulltimeParttime
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1425,99513,4536,1387,31512,5425,7186,824
2014-1525,53413,2376,0887,14912,2975,4876,810
2015-1625,46913,3336,2167,11712,1365,3756,761
2016-1725,49813,4426,3087,13412,0565,2996,757
2017-1824,90713,1935,9117,28211,7145,1496,565
2018-1924,77913,0235,5257,49811,7565,1906,566
2019-2025,31912,7615,4117,35012,5585,2897,269
2020-2126,45013,8115,7248,08712,6395,3357,304
2021-2227,68714,6235,8708,75313,0645,4097,655
2022-2328,48115,2966,1409,15613,1855,3487,837
Average26,01226,0125,9337,68426,0125,3607,035
Oklahoma Colleges Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 55.07%. The percentage was 60.20% 10 years ago and Oklahoma Colleges still has a high percentage of white students. 3.82% of enrolled students is Asian and 7.52% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Oklahoma Colleges over the past 10 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-1410,5403,96713,2739,24520990,3609,470
2014-159,5964,09012,8409,75921387,16810,774
2015-169,4094,30012,38410,16124184,55811,030
2016-178,9474,43811,54211,32622182,24112,385
2017-188,3274,47511,00712,05021480,55613,331
2018-197,9704,38710,09213,25320178,58312,959
2019-208,2124,45010,13813,20918077,13712,431
2020-218,0384,54710,30713,42716576,26812,536
2021-227,8364,84610,31013,64816973,90311,974
2022-238,0865,0489,94914,13516772,85612,328
Average8,6964,45511,18412,02119880,36311,922
Oklahoma Colleges Student Population by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

29,531 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 22% of total students. The number of online students has increased 114.38% since 2013.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Oklahoma Colleges from 2012 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2012-13150,93913,77528,701108,463
2013-14150,09713,54931,452105,096
2014-15147,51215,12630,726101,660
2015-16145,70915,79431,84898,067
2016-17145,02616,29935,64593,082
2017-18142,55216,33839,95486,260
2018-19139,32618,15438,52582,647
2019-20136,25819,11138,23678,911
2020-21134,72735,30256,23543,190
2021-22132,30128,65249,78353,866
2022-23132,29529,53148,21154,553
Average141,52220,14839,02982,345