Enrollment Trends at Concordia University-Chicago

The student population at Concordia University-Chicago is 5,354 (1,328 undergraduate and 4,026 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 68 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Concordia University-Chicago is 24.80% which is decreased by 276 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 344 and it has been increasing. The female to male ratio is 1.84 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

3,582 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 61.93% since 2014.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 5,706 where 5,354 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

24.80% of total students is undergraduate students and 75.20% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 276 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 344 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.84 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Concordia University-Chicago than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Concordia University-Chicago since 2013.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	5,286	1,604	634	970	3,682	1,010	2,672
2014-15	5,038 -248	1,538 -66	602 -32	936 -34	3,500 -182	1,011 1	2,489 -183
2015-16	5,239 201	1,510 -28	636 34	874 -62	3,729 229	1,103 92	2,626 137
2016-17	5,603 364	1,530 20	653 17	877 3	4,073 344	1,226 123	2,847 221
2017-18	5,755 152	1,458 -72	595 -58	863 -14	4,297 224	1,351 125	2,946 99
2018-19	6,005 250	1,511 53	617 22	894 31	4,494 197	1,434 83	3,060 114
2019-20	6,205 200	1,588 77	655 38	933 39	4,617 123	1,496 62	3,121 61
2020-21	6,491 286	1,538 -50	662 7	876 -57	4,953 336	1,556 60	3,397 276
2021-22	6,086 -405	1,438 -100	622 -40	816 -60	4,648 -305	1,492 -64	3,156 -241
2022-23	5,354 -732	1,328 -110	611 -11	717 -99	4,026 -622	1,275 -217	2,751 -405
Average	5,706	1,504	629	876	4,202	1,295	2,907

Concordia University-Chicago Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 1,504 where 1,328 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Concordia University-Chicago since 2013.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	1,604	1,489	580	909	115	54	61
2014-15	1,538	1,397	546	851	141	56	85
2015-16	1,510	1,349	557	792	161	79	82
2016-17	1,530	1,357	580	777	173	73	100
2017-18	1,458	1,299	537	762	159	58	101
2018-19	1,511	1,361	568	793	150	49	101
2019-20	1,588	1,403	585	818	185	70	115
2020-21	1,538	1,284	560	724	254	102	152
2021-22	1,438	1,222	538	684	216	84	132
2022-23	1,328	1,157	548	609	171	63	108
Average	1,504	1,504	560	772	1,504	69	104

Concordia University-Chicago Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 4,202 where 4,026 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Concordia University-Chicago since 2013.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	3,682	195	67	128	3,487	943	2,544
2014-15	3,500	214	69	145	3,286	942	2,344
2015-16	3,729	190	76	114	3,539	1,027	2,512
2016-17	4,073	294	119	175	3,779	1,107	2,672
2017-18	4,297	129	48	81	4,168	1,303	2,865
2018-19	4,494	352	118	234	4,142	1,316	2,826
2019-20	4,617	411	170	241	4,206	1,326	2,880
2020-21	4,953	341	132	209	4,612	1,424	3,188
2021-22	4,648	242	84	158	4,406	1,408	2,998
2022-23	4,026	211	80	131	3,815	1,195	2,620
Average	4,202	4,202	96	162	4,202	1,199	2,745

Concordia University-Chicago Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 51.96%. The percentage was 62.86% 10 years ago and Concordia University-Chicago still has a high percentage of white students. 2.41% of enrolled students is Asian and 15.95% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Concordia University-Chicago over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2013-14	6	94	897	730	9	3,323	104
2014-15	4	97	768	706	8	3,166	103
2015-16	8	111	860	726	9	3,200	98
2016-17	11	135	881	777	55	3,227	127
2017-18	8	101	914	789	13	3,188	116
2018-19	6	115	919	847	10	3,265	136
2019-20	12	118	890	890	12	3,364	165
2020-21	8	131	1,029	1,013	10	3,361	177
2021-22	13	142	984	947	11	3,266	187
2022-23	14	129	854	895	11	2,782	174
Average	9	117	900	832	15	3,214	139

Concordia University-Chicago Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

3,582 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 67% of total students. The number of online students has increased 61.93% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Concordia University-Chicago from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	5,038	2,212	452	2,374
2015-16	5,239	2,731	310	2,198
2016-17	5,603	1,972	1,363	2,268
2017-18	5,755	2,791	657	2,307
2018-19	6,005	3,437	557	2,011
2019-20	6,205	3,573	649	1,983
2020-21	6,491	5,010	632	849
2021-22	6,086	4,234	883	969
2022-23	5,354	3,582	1,036	736
Average	5,753	3,282	727	1,744

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