A total of 593,679 students are enrolled in Illinois colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.
In Illinois colleges and universites, 44,390 students are 18 years old or younger(7.48%), 135,838 students are 18 or 19 years old (22.88%), 114,234 students are between 20 and 22 years old (19.24%), 84,902 students are between 22 and 24 years old (14.30%), and 76,234 students are between 25 and 29 years old (12.84%).
77,230 students are between 30 and 39 years old (13.01%), 38,635 students are between 40 and 49 years old (6.51%), 21,933 students are 50 years old or older (3.69%).
Student Population by Age for Illinois Colleges
In Illinois 4-year colleges and universites, 4,849 students are 18 years old or younger(0.68%), 71,301 students are 18 or 19 years old (10.06%), 76,102 students are between 20 and 22 years old (10.73%), 59,229 students are between 22 and 24 years old (8.35%), 53,923 students are between 25 and 29 years old (7.61%), 51,423 students are between 30 and 39 years old (7.25%), 25,144 students are between 40 and 49 years old (3.55%), 12,416 students are 50 years old or older (1.75%)
In Illinois community colleges, there are 103,740 students are younger than 20 years old (21.83%), 63,202 students are between 20 and 24 years old (13.30%), 22,028 students are between 25 and 29 years old (4.64%), and 48,474 students are 30 years old or older (10.20%).
In Illinois trade schools, there are 338 students are younger than 20 years old (10.78%), 603 students are between 20 and 24 years old (19.24%), 283 students are between 25 and 29 years old (9.03%), and 341 students are 30 years old or older (10.88%).
Student Population Comparison By Age for All Illinois Colleges
The following table compares student population by age between Illinois colleges. A total of 593,679 students have enrolled in Illinois colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.