The student population at Illinois State University is 20,683 (18,055 undergraduate and 2,628 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 411 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Illinois State is 87.29% which is increased by 306 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 105 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.37 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

986 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 323.18% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 20,662 where 20,683 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

87.29% of total students is undergraduate students and 12.71% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 306 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 105 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.37 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Illinois State than male students.

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

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1420,27217,7497,9869,7632,5238921,631
2014-1520,615
343
18,155
406
8,179
193
9,976
213
2,460
-63
887
-5
1,573
-58
2015-1620,760
145
18,426
271
8,311
132
10,115
139
2,334
-126
828
-59
1,506
-67
2016-1721,039
279
18,643
217
8,316
5
10,327
212
2,396
62
848
20
1,548
42
2017-1820,784
-255
18,330
-313
8,211
-105
10,119
-208
2,454
58
8481,606
58
2018-1920,635
-149
18,107
-223
8,076
-135
10,031
-88
2,528
74
866
18
1,662
56
2019-2020,878
243
18,250
143
8,141
65
10,109
78
2,628
100
925
59
1,703
41
2020-2120,720
-158
17,987
-263
7,806
-335
10,181
72
2,733
105
949
24
1,784
81
2021-2220,233
-487
17,674
-313
7,595
-211
10,079
-102
2,559
-174
897
-52
1,662
-122
2022-2320,683
450
18,055
381
7,854
259
10,201
122
2,628
69
880
-17
1,748
86
Average20,66218,1388,04810,0902,5248821,642
Illinois State University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 18,138 where 18,055 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 Illinois State University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1417,74916,6837,4479,2361,066539527
2014-1518,15517,0407,6309,4101,115549566
2015-1618,42617,1517,6879,4641,275624651
2016-1718,64317,4567,6759,7811,187641546
2017-1818,33017,1657,5859,5801,165626539
2018-1918,10716,9177,4669,4511,190610580
2019-2018,25017,0927,5449,5481,158597561
2020-2117,98716,6667,0879,5791,321719602
2021-2217,67416,4446,9729,4721,230623607
2022-2318,05516,9667,3019,6651,089553536
Average18,13818,1387,4399,51918,138608572
Illinois State University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 2,524 where 2,628 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 Illinois State University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-142,5231,1814717101,342421921
2014-152,4601,1794876921,281400881
2015-162,3341,1394696701,195359836
2016-172,3961,2385057331,158343815
2017-182,4541,2034627411,251386865
2018-192,5281,2904888021,238378860
2019-202,6281,3755378381,253388865
2020-212,7331,3775638141,356386970
2021-222,5591,2895317581,270366904
2022-232,6281,4065688381,222312910
Average2,5242,5245087602,524374883
Illinois State University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 67.23%. The percentage was 79.04% 10 years ago and Illinois State still has a high percentage of white students. 2.55% of enrolled students is Asian and 10.10% is black students.

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

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14364011,3781,4681916,024425
2014-15244341,4541,7111815,968478
2015-16224551,5361,8451615,899530
2016-17324441,6922,0061615,828567
2017-18324331,7062,0302115,530576
2018-19224341,8272,1331914,986629
2019-20244771,8802,2602114,865666
2020-21215071,9682,3001414,560683
2021-22175001,9622,359914,020700
2022-23225282,0902,4951013,905776
Average254611,7492,0611615,159603
Illinois State University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

986 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 5% of total students. The number of online students has increased 323.18% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Illinois State University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1520,6152332,26918,113
2015-1620,7603192,97817,463
2016-1721,0393303,66517,044
2017-1820,7844323,36116,991
2018-1920,6355073,89516,233
2019-2020,8786005,10615,172
2020-2120,72014,5685,246906
2021-2220,2339457,46411,824
2022-2320,6839867,45212,245
Average20,7052,1024,60413,999

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