How many students at Western Illinois? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 7,643 students have enrolled in Western Illinois University with 5,309 undergraduate and 2,334 graduate students.
By gender, 3,323 male and 4,320 female students are attending the school.
It has fewer students compared to similar colleges (9,858 students in average - public Master's College and University (larger programs)).
1,807 students are enrolled exclusively, and 3,734 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
Western Illinois University has a total of 7,643 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 5,309 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 2,334 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 3,323 male and 4,320 female students (the male-female ratio is 43:57) 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 | 7,643 | 5,309 | 2,334 |
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| Men | 3,323 | 2,280 | 1,043 |
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| Women | 4,320 | 3,029 | 1,291 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 4,037 White, 1,310 Black, and 88 Asian students out of a total of 7,643 are attending at Western 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 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
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| Asian | 88 | 37 | 51 |
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| Black | 1,310 | 540 | 770 |
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| Hispanic | 768 | 311 | 457 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 9 | 6 | 3 |
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| White | 4,037 | 1,688 | 2,349 |
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| Two or more races | 185 | 69 | 116 |
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| Race Unknown | 128 | 55 | 73 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 10 | 6 | 4 |
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| Asian | 71 | 32 | 39 |
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| Black | 1,169 | 475 | 694 |
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| Hispanic | 658 | 281 | 377 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 7 | 6 | 1 |
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| White | 2,989 | 1,331 | 1,658 |
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| Two or more races | 155 | 60 | 95 |
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| Race Unknown | 69 | 28 | 41 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | - | - | - |
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| Asian | 17 | 5 | 12 |
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| Black | 141 | 65 | 76 |
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| Hispanic | 110 | 30 | 80 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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| White | 1,048 | 357 | 691 |
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| Two or more races | 30 | 9 | 21 |
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| Race Unknown | 59 | 27 | 32 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, Western Illinois has 148 students under 18 years old and 24 students over 65 years old. There are 5,212 students under 25 years old, and 2,431 students over 25 years old out of 7,643 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 148 students are younger than 18 and 6 students are older than 65. Western Illinois has 4,470 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 839 students aged 25 and over.
It has 742 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,592 students aged 25 and over.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 148 | 92 | 56 |
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| 18-19 | 1,684 | 997 | 687 |
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| 20-21 | 1,778 | 1,015 | 763 |
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| 22-24 | 1,602 | 814 | 788 |
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| 25-29 | 940 | 503 | 437 |
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| 30-34 | 533 | 298 | 235 |
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| 35-39 | 321 | 188 | 133 |
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| 40-49 | 434 | 287 | 147 |
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| 50-64 | 179 | 113 | 66 |
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| Over 65 | 24 | 13 | 11 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 148 | 92 | 56 |
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| 18-19 | 1,684 | 997 | 687 |
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| 20-21 | 1,732 | 988 | 744 |
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| 22-24 | 906 | 477 | 429 |
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| 25-29 | 315 | 164 | 151 |
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| 30-34 | 186 | 108 | 78 |
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| 35-39 | 118 | 73 | 45 |
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| 40-49 | 150 | 88 | 62 |
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| 50-64 | 64 | 37 | 27 |
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| Over 65 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 20-21 | 46 | 27 | 19 |
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| 22-24 | 696 | 337 | 359 |
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| 25-29 | 625 | 339 | 286 |
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| 30-34 | 347 | 190 | 157 |
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| 35-39 | 203 | 115 | 88 |
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| 40-49 | 284 | 199 | 85 |
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| 50-64 | 115 | 76 | 39 |
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| Over 65 | 18 | 8 | 10 |
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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 Western Illinois University, 1,807 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 3,734 students are enrolled in some online courses.
1,324 students lived in Illinois or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 483 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 | 7,643 | 1,807 | 3,734 |
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| Undergraduate | 5,309 | 937 | 2,823 |
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| Graduate | 2,334 | 870 | 911 |
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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 | 1,324 | 207 | 276 |
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| Undergraduate | 744 | 121 | 72 |
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| Graduate | 580 | 86 | 204 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 5,309 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 640 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 12.06%.512 students have transferred in as full-time status and 128 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 3,957 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 512 |
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| Regular Part-time | 712 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 128 |
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