Student Population at SWOSU

Total Enrollment

4,777

Undergraduate

3,941

Graduate

836

Online Enrollment

1,845

Men Students

1,732

Women Students

3,045

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 4,777 students have enrolled at Southwestern Oklahoma State University - 3,941 undergraduate and 836 graduate.

By gender, 1,732 male and 3,045 female students are attending Southwestern Oklahoma State University. By attendance status, there are 3,550 full-time students and 1,227 part-time students.

The number of students at Southwestern Oklahoma State University is 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 relatively small (average population is 5,863).

Southwestern Oklahoma State University offers online degree/certificate programs and 1,845 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 Southwestern Oklahoma State University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,732 male and 3,045 female students attending SWOSU. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.57 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 SWOSU.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at SWOSU
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	3,941	3,092	849
Men	1,489	1,212	277
Women	2,452	1,880	572

Population by Gender/Attending Status at SWOSU
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	836	458	378
Men	243	163	80
Women	593	295	298

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 2,977 White students (62.32%) and 577 Hispanic students (12.08%) at Southwestern Oklahoma State University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Southwestern Oklahoma State University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Southwestern Oklahoma State University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	145	53	92
Asian	44	15	29
Black or African American	202	112	90
Hispanic	515	180	335
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	7	3	4
White	2,435	887	1,548
Two or More Races	410	160	250
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	119	53	66
Total	3,941	1,489	2,452

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Southwestern Oklahoma State University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	39	11	28
Asian	31	14	17
Black or African American	39	16	23
Hispanic	62	21	41
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	542	142	400
Two or More Races	86	23	63
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	16	6	10
Total	836	243	593

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 3,393 students whose age under twenty five and 893 students whose age is over thirty years old at Southwestern Oklahoma State University.

Especially, 198 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 Southwestern Oklahoma State University.

Population by Student Age at Southwestern Oklahoma State University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	3,941	1,489	2,452
Under 18	198	61	137
18-19	1,032	408	624
20-21	1,107	473	634
22-24	795	363	432
25-29	312	96	216
30-34	166	32	134
35-39	144	21	123
40-49	152	29	123
50-64	33	5	28
65 and over	2	1	1
Total	3,941	1,489	2,452

Population by Student Age at Southwestern Oklahoma State University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	836	243	593
20-21	35	11	24
22-24	226	98	128
25-29	179	64	115
30-34	103	21	82
35-39	87	18	69
40-49	140	24	116
50-64	65	7	58
65 and over	1	0	1
Total	836	243	593

Online Student Population

At Southwestern Oklahoma State University, 3,846 students (80.51% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 1,845 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, 1,758 students live in Oklahoma where Southwestern Oklahoma State University is located in and 84 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	4,777	3,941	836
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	1,845	1,205	640
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	2,001	1,856	145
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	931	880	51

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	1,845	1,205	640
Oklahoma Residents	1,758	1,164	594
Other State in U.S.	84	40	44
Outside of U.S.	0	0	0
Unknown	3	1	2