How many students at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 11,107 students have enrolled in Southern Illinois University-Carbondale with 8,000 undergraduate and 3,107 graduate students.
By gender, 5,440 male and 5,667 female students are attending the school.
It has much fewer students compared to similar colleges (16,325 students in average - public Research University (high research activity)).
1,883 students are enrolled exclusively, and 2,809 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
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale has a total of 11,107 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 8,000 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 3,107 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 5,440 male and 5,667 female students (the male-female ratio is 49:51) 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 | 11,107 | 8,000 | 3,107 |
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| Men | 5,440 | 3,978 | 1,462 |
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| Women | 5,667 | 4,022 | 1,645 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 7,084 White, 1,665 Black, and 280 Asian students out of a total of 11,107 are attending at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. 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 | 26 | 14 | 12 |
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| Asian | 280 | 155 | 125 |
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| Black | 1,665 | 730 | 935 |
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| Hispanic | 897 | 443 | 454 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 12 | 4 | 8 |
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| White | 7,084 | 3,461 | 3,623 |
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| Two or more races | 335 | 155 | 180 |
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| Race Unknown | 7 | 7 | 0 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 19 | 13 | 6 |
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| Asian | 151 | 92 | 59 |
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| Black | 1,330 | 602 | 728 |
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| Hispanic | 744 | 370 | 374 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 7 | 2 | 5 |
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| White | 5,280 | 2,650 | 2,630 |
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| Two or more races | 282 | 130 | 152 |
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| Race Unknown | 3 | 3 | 0 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 7 | 1 | 6 |
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| Asian | 129 | 63 | 66 |
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| Black | 335 | 128 | 207 |
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| Hispanic | 153 | 73 | 80 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 5 | 2 | 3 |
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| White | 1,804 | 811 | 993 |
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| Two or more races | 53 | 25 | 28 |
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| Race Unknown | 4 | 4 | 0 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale has 35 students under 18 years old and 29 students over 65 years old. There are 7,351 students under 25 years old, and 3,756 students over 25 years old out of 11,107 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 35 students are younger than 18 and 14 students are older than 65. Southern Illinois University-Carbondale has 6,462 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 1,538 students aged 25 and over.
It has 889 graduate students aged under 25 and 2,218 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 35 | 26 | 9 |
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| 18-19 | 2,518 | 1,384 | 1,134 |
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| 20-21 | 2,579 | 1,346 | 1,233 |
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| 22-24 | 2,219 | 1,111 | 1,108 |
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| 25-29 | 1,472 | 698 | 774 |
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| 30-34 | 820 | 406 | 414 |
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| 35-39 | 544 | 251 | 293 |
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| 40-49 | 593 | 295 | 298 |
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| 50-64 | 298 | 137 | 161 |
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| Over 65 | 29 | 13 | 16 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 35 | 26 | 9 |
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| 18-19 | 2,518 | 1,384 | 1,134 |
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| 20-21 | 2,527 | 1,307 | 1,220 |
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| 22-24 | 1,382 | 595 | 787 |
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| 25-29 | 565 | 247 | 318 |
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| 30-34 | 329 | 157 | 172 |
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| 35-39 | 227 | 109 | 118 |
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| 40-49 | 275 | 134 | 141 |
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| 50-64 | 128 | 57 | 71 |
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| Over 65 | 14 | 6 | 8 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 20-21 | 52 | 39 | 13 |
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| 22-24 | 837 | 516 | 321 |
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| 25-29 | 907 | 451 | 456 |
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| 30-34 | 491 | 249 | 242 |
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| 35-39 | 317 | 142 | 175 |
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| 40-49 | 318 | 161 | 157 |
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| 50-64 | 170 | 80 | 90 |
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| Over 65 | 15 | 7 | 8 |
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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 Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, 1,883 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,809 students are enrolled in some online courses.
1,372 students lived in Illinois or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 511 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 | 11,107 | 1,883 | 2,809 |
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| Undergraduate | 8,000 | 1,262 | 2,511 |
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| Graduate | 3,107 | 621 | 298 |
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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 | 1,372 | 497 | 14 |
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| Undergraduate | 969 | 283 | 10 |
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| Graduate | 403 | 214 | 4 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 8,000 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,072 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 13.40%.861 students have transferred in as full-time status and 211 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 5,854 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 861 |
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| Regular Part-time | 1,074 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 211 |
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