Student Population at ECU

Total Enrollment

3,376

Undergraduate

2,730

Graduate

646

Online Enrollment

787

Men Students

1,285

Women Students

2,091

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 3,376 students have enrolled at East Central University - 2,730 undergraduate and 646 graduate.

By gender, 1,285 male and 2,091 female students are attending East Central University. By attendance status, there are 2,506 full-time students and 870 part-time students.

The number of students at East Central University is very small compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in Oklahoma. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Southern Nazarene University and University of Central Oklahoma, its population is small (average population is 6,143).

East Central University offers online degree/certificate programs and 787 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between East Central University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,285 male and 2,091 female students attending ECU. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.61 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at ECU.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at ECU
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	2,730	2,237	493
Men	1,095	924	171
Women	1,635	1,313	322

Population by Gender/Attending Status at ECU
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	646	269	377
Men	190	89	101
Women	456	180	276

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,772 White students (52.49%) and 604 American Indian or Alaska Native students (17.89%) at East Central University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at East Central University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at East Central University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	510	180	330
Asian	180	90	90
Black or African American	212	141	71
Hispanic	209	80	129
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	12	7	5
White	1,358	495	863
Two or More Races	63	21	42
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	119	51	68
Total	2,730	1,095	1,635

Population by Race/Ethnicity at East Central University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	94	20	74
Asian	6	3	3
Black or African American	53	35	18
Hispanic	27	9	18
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	0
White	414	105	309
Two or More Races	27	6	21
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	9	3	6
Total	646	190	456

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 2,219 students whose age under twenty five and 762 students whose age is over thirty years old at East Central University.

Especially, 118 students are younger than eighteen and 3 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at East Central University.

Population by Student Age at East Central University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	2,730	1,095	1,635
Under 18	118	35	83
18-19	726	323	403
20-21	744	307	437
22-24	519	216	303
25-29	272	120	152
30-34	118	34	84
35-39	80	20	60
40-49	103	30	73
50-64	47	8	39
65 and over	3	2	1
Total	2,730	1,095	1,635

Population by Student Age at East Central University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	646	190	456
20-21	8	3	5
22-24	104	40	64
25-29	123	42	81
30-34	95	31	64
35-39	91	19	72
40-49	158	37	121
50-64	67	18	49
Total	646	190	456

Online Student Population

At East Central University, 2,625 students (77.75% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 787 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 678 students live in Oklahoma where East Central University is located in and 99 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	3,376	2,730	646
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	787	419	368
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	1,838	1,659	179
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	751	652	99

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	787	419	368
Oklahoma Residents	678	368	310
Other State in U.S.	99	45	54
Outside of U.S.	2	2	0
Unknown	8	4	4