Total Student Population Comparison
The total student population of selected colleges is 8,845 with 4,656 female students and 4,189 male students. This enrollment statistics is based on the latest data from IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education for academic year 2022-2023. The following table compares the student population for both undergraduate and graduate schools between selected colleges.
Among the selected colleges, Newman University has the most enrolled students of 2,848, while Ottawa University-Ottawa has the least number of students of 953 for both in graduate and undergraduate programs.
| Name | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benedictine College | 2,362 | 1,163 | 1,199 |
| Newman University | 2,848 | 1,056 | 1,792 |
| MidAmerica Nazarene University | 1,508 | 602 | 906 |
| Ottawa University-Ottawa | 953 | 602 | 351 |
| Southwestern College | 1,174 | 766 | 408 |
| Total | 8,845 | 4,189 | 4,656 |
Undergraduate Student Population
The total undergraduate population of selected colleges is 7,812 with 3,962 female students and 3,850 male students. The following table compares 2022-2023 undergraduate enrollment between selected colleges.
Among the selected colleges, Newman University has the most enrolled undergraduate students of 2,444, while Ottawa University-Ottawa has the least number of undergraduate students of 853.
| Name | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benedictine College | 2,289 | 1,120 | 1,169 |
| Newman University | 2,444 | 942 | 1,502 |
| MidAmerica Nazarene University | 1,159 | 539 | 620 |
| Ottawa University-Ottawa | 853 | 541 | 312 |
| Southwestern College | 1,067 | 708 | 359 |
| Total | 7,812 | 3,850 | 3,962 |
Graduate Student Population
The total graduate population of selected colleges is 1,033 with 694 female students and 339 male students. The following table compares 2022-2023 graduate enrollment between selected colleges.
Among the selected colleges, Newman University has the most enrolled graduate students of 404, while Benedictine College has the least number of graduate students of 73.
| Name | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benedictine College | 73 | 43 | 30 |
| Newman University | 404 | 114 | 290 |
| MidAmerica Nazarene University | 349 | 63 | 286 |
| Ottawa University-Ottawa | 100 | 61 | 39 |
| Southwestern College | 107 | 58 | 49 |
| Total | 1,033 | 339 | 694 |
Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment
The following table compares 2022-2023 distance learning enrollment for both undergraduate and graduate programs between selected colleges. In undergraduate programs, out of total 7,812 students, 578 students (7.40%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 851 students (10.89%) have learned from at least one online course. For graduate schools, out of total 1,033 students, 345 students (33.40%) have taken courses only through distance learning and 197 students (19.07%) have learned from at least one online course.
| Name | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Online Exclusively | Some Online Classes | Total | Online Exclusively | Some Online Classes | |
| Benedictine College | 2,289 | 13 (0.57%) |
- | 73 | 48 (65.75%) |
22 (30.14%) |
| Newman University | 2,444 | 17 (0.70%) |
558 (22.83%) | 404 | 109 (26.98%) |
53 (13.12%) |
| MidAmerica Nazarene University | 1,159 | 65 (5.61%) |
117 (10.09%) | 349 | 86 (24.64%) |
77 (22.06%) |
| Ottawa University-Ottawa | 853 | 7 (0.82%) |
174 (20.40%) | 100 | 21 (21.00%) |
45 (45.00%) |
| Southwestern College | 1,067 | 476 (44.61%) |
2 (0.19%) | 107 | 81 (75.70%) |
- |
| Average | 7,812 | 578 (7.40%) |
851 (10.89%) |
1,033 | 345 (33.40%) |
197 (19.07%) |