Oakton College academics
Des Plaines, Illinois · Public · 7,032 undergrads
Oakton College has 7,032 undergraduates. The most degrees go to Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies.
The short answers
7,032
undergraduates.
43%
of students with federal aid are the first in their family to go to college.
Who studies here
UndergraduatesIPEDS, fall 2023
7,032
Undergraduates who are womenCollege Scorecard
54%
First in their family to go to collegeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
43%
Typical age when startingCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
23.6 years
Median family incomeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
$25,017
Undergraduates by race and ethnicity
WhiteCollege Scorecard
39%
AsianCollege Scorecard
22%
Hispanic or LatinoCollege Scorecard
21%
BlackCollege Scorecard
8.1%
UnknownCollege Scorecard
4.7%
Two or more racesCollege Scorecard
3.4%
InternationalCollege Scorecard
1.7%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific IslanderCollege Scorecard
0.3%
American Indian or Alaska NativeCollege Scorecard
0.1%
Degrees awarded in a year
Associate degreesIPEDS, 2023
785
CertificatesIPEDS, 2023
557
Most popular fieldIPEDS, 2023
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
Programs offered, each degree level counted onceIPEDS, 2023
41
How it works
School yearIPEDS, 2023
Semester
Online classesIPEDS, 2023
Offered
Highest degree offeredCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Associate
Type of collegeCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Mixed Associate Medium
Who gets in and what they earn laterCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Lower Access, Lower Earnings
Where these numbers come from
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard (checked May 7, 2026)
Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers