Enrollment Trends at Western Illinois

The student population at Western Illinois University is 7,643 (5,309 undergraduate and 2,334 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 4,064 over the past decade.
The percentage of undergraduate students at Western Illinois is 69.46% which is decreased by 4,564 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 500 and it has been increasing. The female to male ratio is 1.30 to 1 which means that female students enrolled slightly more than male students.
1,807 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 153.44% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 9,279 where 7,643 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.
69.46% of total students is undergraduate students and 30.54% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 4,564 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 500 over past 10 years.
The female to male ratio is 1.30 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in Western Illinois than male students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Western Illinois University since 2013.
YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1411,7079,8735,0534,8201,8347451,089
2014-1511,458
-249
9,645
-228
4,891
-162
4,754
-66
1,813
-21
721
-24
1,092
3
2015-1611,094
-364
9,141
-504
4,542
-349
4,599
-155
1,953
140
796
75
1,157
65
2016-1710,373
-721
8,543
-598
4,191
-351
4,352
-247
1,830
-123
755
-41
1,075
-82
2017-189,441
-932
7,599
-944
3,753
-438
3,846
-506
1,842
12
793
38
1,049
-26
2018-198,502
-939
6,754
-845
3,262
-491
3,492
-354
1,748
-94
728
-65
1,020
-29
2019-207,624
-878
5,958
-796
2,821
-441
3,137
-355
1,666
-82
668
-60
998
-22
2020-217,490
-134
5,854
-104
2,642
-179
3,212
75
1,636
-30
633
-35
1,003
5
2021-227,455
-35
5,394
-460
2,347
-295
3,047
-165
2,061
425
884
251
1,177
174
2022-237,643
188
5,309
-85
2,280
-67
3,029
-18
2,334
273
1,043
159
1,291
114
Average9,2797,4073,5783,8291,8727771,095
Western Illinois University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 7,407 where 5,309 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 Western Illinois University since 2013.
YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-149,8738,8054,5314,2741,068522546
2014-159,6458,6074,3474,2601,038544494
2015-169,1418,1064,0114,0951,035531504
2016-178,5437,4823,6623,8201,061529532
2017-187,5996,6683,2563,412931497434
2018-196,7545,9492,8493,100805413392
2019-205,9585,1512,4082,743807413394
2020-215,8544,9992,2302,769855412443
2021-225,3944,5741,9662,608820381439
2022-235,3094,4691,9102,559840370470
Average7,4077,4073,1173,3647,407461465
Western Illinois University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 1,872 where 2,334 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 Western Illinois University since 2013.
YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-141,8348003844161,034361673
2014-151,813838373465975348627
2015-161,9538824084741,071388683
2016-171,830878429449952326626
2017-181,842963474489879319560
2018-191,748829402427919326593
2019-201,666729330399937338599
2020-211,636704320384932313619
2021-222,0611,0075314761,054353701
2022-232,3341,2676945731,067349718
Average1,8721,8724354551,872342640
Western Illinois University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 52.82%. The percentage was 67.72% 10 years ago and Western Illinois still has a high percentage of white students. 1.15% of enrolled students is Asian and 17.14% is black students.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Western Illinois University over the past 11 years (2013-2023).
YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14231181,75184297,928217
2014-15161091,897983107,343248
2015-16151051,8951,04997,001257
2016-1712971,8711,05556,368269
2017-1810881,77599425,681260
2018-198951,56894035,124237
2019-2011911,30882154,736183
2020-21141011,39285874,525190
2021-229871,26278184,317185
2022-2310881,31076894,037185
Average13981,60390975,706223
Western Illinois University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,807 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 24% of total students. The number of online students has increased 153.44% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Western Illinois University from 2014 to 2023.
YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1511,4587132,0538,692
2015-1611,0948982,2107,986
2016-1710,3739252,4137,035
2017-189,4419222,2966,223
2018-198,5029592,4955,048
2019-207,6241,0612,6273,936
2020-217,4901,7904,705995
2021-227,4551,7444,2031,508
2022-237,6431,8073,7342,102
Average9,0091,2022,9714,836
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