Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between Ouachita Baptist University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 731 male and 1,053 female students attending OBU. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.69 to 1 and the ratio is similar to 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 OBU.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at OBU
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total1,7301,562168
Men72566164
Women1,005901104
Population by Gender/Attending Status at OBU
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total54468
Men642
Women48426

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,441 White students (80.77%) and 109 Black or African American students (6.11%) at Ouachita Baptist University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Ouachita Baptist University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Ouachita Baptist University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native936
Asian26521
Black or African American1046836
Hispanic964353
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander101
White1,398560838
Two or More Races622735
Race/Ethnicity Unknown000
Total 1,7307251,005
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Ouachita Baptist University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native101
Asian000
Black or African American523
Hispanic211
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
White43241
Two or More Races312
Race/Ethnicity Unknown000
Total 54648

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 1,744 students whose age under twenty five and 18 students whose age is over thirty years old at Ouachita Baptist University.
Especially, 137 students are younger than eighteen.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Ouachita Baptist University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at Ouachita Baptist University
TotalMenWomen
Total1,730 7251,005
Under 18137 4493
18-19803 335468
20-21641 260381
22-24131 7556
25-297 52
30-341 10
35-392 02
40-495 41
50-643 12
Total 1,730 7251,005
Population by Student Age at Ouachita Baptist University
TotalMenWomen
Total54 648
20-212 11
22-2430 426
25-2915 114
30-342 02
35-393 03
40-491 01
50-641 01
Total 54 648

Online Student Population

At Ouachita Baptist University, 268 students (15.02% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 48 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, 36 students live in Arkansas where Ouachita Baptist University is located in and 12 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total1,7841,73054
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes483216
Enrolled Some in Online Classes22018238
Not Enrolled in Online Classes1,5161,5160
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)483216
Arkansas Residents362313
Other State in U.S.1293
Outside of U.S.000
Unknown000