The student population at Governors State University is 4,427 (2,609 undergraduate and 1,818 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 1,141 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at GovState is 58.93% which is decreased by 609 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 532 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.77 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

1,448 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 154.04% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 5,140 where 4,427 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

58.93% of total students is undergraduate students and 41.07% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 609 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 532 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.77 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in GovState than male students.

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

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-145,5683,2181,0282,1902,3506011,749
2014-155,776
208
3,585
367
1,168
140
2,417
227
2,191
-159
559
-42
1,632
-117
2015-165,938
162
3,570
-15
1,234
66
2,336
-81
2,368
177
752
193
1,616
-16
2016-175,819
-119
3,517
-53
1,249
15
2,268
-68
2,302
-66
768
16
1,534
-82
2017-185,185
-634
3,326
-191
1,215
-34
2,111
-157
1,859
-443
516
-252
1,343
-191
2018-194,857
-328
3,262
-64
1,247
32
2,015
-96
1,595
-264
424
-92
1,171
-172
2019-204,789
-68
3,206
-56
1,178
-69
2,028
13
1,583
-12
442
18
1,141
-30
2020-214,650
-139
3,022
-184
1,074
-104
1,948
-80
1,628
45
473
31
1,155
14
2021-224,395
-255
2,709
-313
988
-86
1,721
-227
1,686
58
535
62
1,151
-4
2022-234,427
32
2,609
-100
961
-27
1,648
-73
1,818
132
639
104
1,179
28
Average5,1403,2021,1342,0681,9385711,367
Governors State University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 3,202 where 2,609 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 Governors State University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-143,2181,3154448711,9035841,319
2014-153,5851,7136201,0931,8725481,324
2015-163,5701,8696891,1801,7015451,156
2016-173,5171,9267101,2161,5915391,052
2017-183,3261,8797161,1631,447499948
2018-193,2621,8827501,1321,380497883
2019-203,2061,9187471,1711,288431857
2020-213,0221,8296541,1751,193420773
2021-222,7091,6596251,0341,050363687
2022-232,6091,6296151,014980346634
Average3,2023,2026571,1053,202477963
Governors State University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 1,938 where 1,818 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 Governors State University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-142,3506941875071,6564141,242
2014-152,1917512375141,4403221,118
2015-162,3689783965821,3903561,034
2016-172,3029403935471,362375987
2017-181,8597432315121,116285831
2018-191,595635169466960255705
2019-201,583647195452936247689
2020-211,628685218467943255688
2021-221,686782317465904218686
2022-231,818964432532854207647
Average1,9381,9382785041,938293863
Governors State University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 28.89% and the percentage of black students is 35.37% at Governors State University. 2.48% of enrolled students is Asian.

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

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14191062,067449122,37378
2014-15151172,22248882,278101
2015-16101022,14557532,149113
2016-179982,12260051,993123
2017-1851082,00260331,727124
2018-193991,86663021,595137
2019-2011141,85464541,526131
2020-2141221,78469121,494120
2021-2251131,59666011,342138
2022-2361101,56666231,279124
Average81091,92260041,776119
Governors State University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,448 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 33% of total students. The number of online students has increased 154.04% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Governors State University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-155,7765701,3983,808
2015-165,9386121,5043,822
2016-175,8196271,6833,509
2017-185,1856441,5982,943
2018-194,8576171,7212,519
2019-204,7891,0264463,317
2020-214,6507441,8972,009
2021-224,3951,0751,8401,480
2022-234,4271,4481,9101,069
Average5,0938181,5552,720

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