How many students at Northeastern Illinois? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 5,756 students have enrolled in Northeastern Illinois University with 4,207 undergraduate and 1,549 graduate students.
By gender, 2,219 male and 3,537 female students are attending the school.
It has much fewer students compared to similar colleges (9,858 students in average - public Master's College and University (larger programs)).
2,079 students are enrolled exclusively, and 2,427 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
Northeastern Illinois University has a total of 5,756 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 4,207 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 1,549 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 2,219 male and 3,537 female students (the male-female ratio is 39:61) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 5,756 | 4,207 | 1,549 |
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| Men | 2,219 | 1,729 | 490 |
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| Women | 3,537 | 2,478 | 1,059 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 1,645 White, 625 Black, and 519 Asian students out of a total of 5,756 are attending at Northeastern Illinois University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in chart below (academic year 2022-2023 data).
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 6 | 3 | 3 |
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| Asian | 519 | 257 | 262 |
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| Black | 625 | 228 | 397 |
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| Hispanic | 2,127 | 776 | 1,351 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 10 | 6 | 4 |
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| White | 1,645 | 625 | 1,020 |
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| Two or more races | 113 | 36 | 77 |
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| Race Unknown | 566 | 228 | 338 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 4 | 2 | 2 |
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| Asian | 419 | 218 | 201 |
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| Black | 505 | 193 | 312 |
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| Hispanic | 1,719 | 651 | 1,068 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 9 | 6 | 3 |
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| White | 916 | 401 | 515 |
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| Two or more races | 83 | 30 | 53 |
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| Race Unknown | 479 | 197 | 282 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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| Asian | 100 | 39 | 61 |
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| Black | 120 | 35 | 85 |
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| Hispanic | 408 | 125 | 283 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| White | 729 | 224 | 505 |
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| Two or more races | 30 | 6 | 24 |
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| Race Unknown | 87 | 31 | 56 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, Northeastern Illinois has 114 students under 18 years old and 46 students over 65 years old. There are 2,731 students under 25 years old, and 3,004 students over 25 years old out of 5,756 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 114 students are younger than 18 and 22 students are older than 65. Northeastern Illinois has 2,558 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 1,633 students aged 25 and over.
It has 173 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,371 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 114 | 76 | 38 |
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| 18-19 | 684 | 385 | 299 |
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| 20-21 | 722 | 446 | 276 |
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| 22-24 | 1,211 | 705 | 506 |
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| 25-29 | 1,225 | 754 | 471 |
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| 30-34 | 676 | 427 | 249 |
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| 35-39 | 377 | 249 | 128 |
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| 40-49 | 455 | 316 | 139 |
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| 50-64 | 225 | 142 | 83 |
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| Over 65 | 46 | 26 | 20 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 114 | 76 | 38 |
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| 18-19 | 684 | 385 | 299 |
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| 20-21 | 719 | 446 | 273 |
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| 22-24 | 1,041 | 591 | 450 |
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| 25-29 | 797 | 460 | 337 |
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| 30-34 | 365 | 223 | 142 |
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| 35-39 | 175 | 108 | 67 |
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| 40-49 | 180 | 120 | 60 |
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| 50-64 | 94 | 51 | 43 |
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| Over 65 | 22 | 11 | 11 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 20-21 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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| 22-24 | 170 | 114 | 56 |
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| 25-29 | 428 | 294 | 134 |
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| 30-34 | 311 | 204 | 107 |
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| 35-39 | 202 | 141 | 61 |
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| 40-49 | 275 | 196 | 79 |
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| 50-64 | 131 | 91 | 40 |
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| Over 65 | 24 | 15 | 9 |
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Online Student Enrollment
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At Northeastern Illinois University, 2,079 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,427 students are enrolled in some online courses.
2,018 students lived in Illinois or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 61 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| All Students | 5,756 | 2,079 | 2,427 |
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| Undergraduate | 4,207 | 1,112 | 2,105 |
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| Graduate | 1,549 | 967 | 322 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| Illinois Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 2,018 | 31 | 30 |
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| Undergraduate | 1,094 | 15 | 3 |
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| Graduate | 924 | 16 | 27 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 4,207 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 584 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 13.88%.393 students have transferred in as full-time status and 191 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 2,132 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 393 |
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| Regular Part-time | 1,491 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 191 |
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