NWOSU recently announced an increase of 151 students in enrollment for Fall 2024, bringing the total to 2081 this year.

The university hasn’t passed the 2,000 mark for total enrollment since 2017 when it had 2,097 students.

This was down considerably from 2,206 in 2016, which was up from 2,136 in 2015.

Other areas are up this semester as well. First-time freshman has increased by 2%, according to a university press release, but final numbers are not yet in on that number in the institutional research office.

Graduate enrollment increased by nearly 48 percent, up to 279. Part of that increase reflects the addition of the masters of business administration program that began in the Division of Business this semester.

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“The increased enrollment is always a positive sign for Northwestern,” said Dr. Bo Hannaford, university president, in a press release. “Having this increase shows a great dedication of not only our faculty and staff, but especially the recruitment team. We are proud of the efforts campus-wide and are happy to see these new Rangers on campus.”

Northwestern Oklahoma State University saw about an 8% increase in enrollment this fall compared to Fall 2023. The numbers for first time freshmen, transfers and grad students are also up.