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Oakland City University has experienced five straight years of enrollment growth, with new statistics showing OCU welcomed one of the largest incoming classes in school history this fall with 237 new students.

OCU’s fall 2024 enrollment totaled 655 students; with 519 of those students being on-campus undergraduates, representing a 51% enrollment increase since 2019 and marking one of the largest on-campus populations in the history of OCU.

The school is home to 143 international students, an increase of 33% since 2022. International students represent 45 countries, an increase of 51% since 2022. Domestic on-campus students originate from eight U.S. states.

The 2024 incoming class boasts 157 new First-Time students and another 80 transfer students who arrived at OCU from another college or university, an increase in the Freshman class of 10.2% year over year. The OCU Graduate programs also excelled in 2024, with 121 full and part-time students enrolled.

The racial/ethnic breakdown of undergraduates at the main campus is:

  • 0.02% – American Indian/Alaskan
  • 0.06% – Asian
  • 12.5% – Black/African American
  • 5.4% – Hispanic of any race
  • 14% – U.S. Non-Resident
  • 6.75% – Two or More Races
  • 47% – White/Caucasian.