The student population at Eastern Illinois University is 8,857 (6,916 undergraduate and 1,941 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 918 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at EIU is 78.09% which is decreased by 1,431 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 513 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.38 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

1,382 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 186.13% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 8,308 where 8,857 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

78.09% of total students is undergraduate students and 21.91% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 1,431 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 513 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.38 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in EIU than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Eastern Illinois University since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-149,7758,3473,3684,9791,428559869
2014-158,913
-862
7,640
-707
3,044
-324
4,596
-383
1,273
-155
490
-69
783
-86
2015-168,520
-393
7,202
-438
2,900
-144
4,302
-294
1,318
45
507
17
811
28
2016-177,415
-1,105
5,957
-1,245
2,335
-565
3,622
-680
1,458
140
598
91
860
49
2017-187,030
-385
5,568
-389
2,249
-86
3,319
-303
1,462
4
534
-64
928
68
2018-197,526
496
6,012
444
2,559
310
3,453
134
1,514
52
505
-29
1,009
81
2019-207,806
280
6,229
217
2,648
89
3,581
128
1,577
63
517
12
1,060
51
2020-218,626
820
6,969
740
2,872
224
4,097
516
1,657
80
531
14
1,126
66
2021-228,608
-18
6,903
-66
2,805
-67
4,098
1
1,705
48
640
109
1,065
-61
2022-238,857
249
6,916
13
2,824
19
4,092
-6
1,941
236
897
257
1,044
-21
Average8,3086,7742,7604,0141,533578956
Eastern Illinois University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 6,774 where 6,916 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 Eastern Illinois University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-148,3477,3273,0024,3251,020366654
2014-157,6406,6762,7273,949964317647
2015-167,2026,2552,5443,711947356591
2016-175,9575,1332,0503,083824285539
2017-185,5684,3191,7542,5651,249495754
2018-196,0124,0911,6812,4101,9218781,043
2019-206,2293,9901,6492,3412,2399991,240
2020-216,9694,0821,6002,4822,8871,2721,615
2021-226,9033,9841,5852,3992,9191,2201,699
2022-236,9164,0141,5922,4222,9021,2321,670
Average6,7746,7742,0182,9696,7747421,045
Eastern Illinois University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 1,533 where 1,941 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 Eastern Illinois University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-141,428686282404742277465
2014-151,273716286430557204353
2015-161,318656269387662238424
2016-171,458783353430675245430
2017-181,462677244433785290495
2018-191,514676233443838272566
2019-201,577671241430906276630
2020-211,6576152193961,042312730
2021-221,705730343387975297678
2022-231,941948518430993379614
Average1,5331,5332994171,533279539
Eastern Illinois University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 55.32%. The percentage was 71.58% 10 years ago and EIU still has a high percentage of white students. 3.33% of enrolled students is Asian and 12.98% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Eastern Illinois University over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-1421871,58743766,997166
2014-1521801,50044466,230169
2015-1620921,44147145,831181
2016-1720761,22644954,904153
2017-18191181,11958364,489156
2018-19151681,11779254,755149
2019-20182241,14591564,799152
2020-21142741,1321,16265,229173
2021-22103001,1061,16175,054184
2022-23122951,1501,19164,900190
Average171711,25276165,319167
Eastern Illinois University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,382 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 16% of total students. The number of online students has increased 186.13% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Eastern Illinois University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-158,9134839167,514
2015-168,5205761,1196,825
2016-177,4155991,4025,414
2017-187,0307791,5254,726
2018-197,5269851,5105,031
2019-207,8061,0861,5535,167
2020-218,6261,7063,7163,204
2021-228,6081,4592,4494,700
2022-238,8571,3822,4335,042
Average8,1451,0061,8475,291

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