The student population at Northeastern Illinois University is 5,756 (4,207 undergraduate and 1,549 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 5,065 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Northeastern Illinois is 73.09% which is decreased by 4,743 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 322 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.59 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

2,079 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 1,343.75% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 8,435 where 5,756 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

73.09% of total students is undergraduate students and 26.91% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 4,743 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 322 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.59 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Northeastern Illinois than male students.

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

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1410,8218,9503,9984,9521,8717031,168
2014-1510,275
-546
8,412
-538
3,690
-308
4,722
-230
1,863
-8
739
36
1,124
-44
2015-169,891
-384
8,095
-317
3,596
-94
4,499
-223
1,796
-67
698
-41
1,098
-26
2016-179,538
-353
7,665
-430
3,357
-239
4,308
-191
1,873
77
692
-6
1,181
83
2017-188,984
-554
7,113
-552
3,150
-207
3,963
-345
1,871
-2
691
-1
1,180
-1
2018-198,103
-881
6,390
-723
2,786
-364
3,604
-359
1,713
-158
624
-67
1,089
-91
2019-207,423
-680
5,700
-690
2,449
-337
3,251
-353
1,723
10
619
-5
1,104
15
2020-217,119
-304
5,220
-480
2,151
-298
3,069
-182
1,899
176
596
-23
1,303
199
2021-226,440
-679
4,608
-612
1,917
-234
2,691
-378
1,832
-67
587
-9
1,245
-58
2022-235,756
-684
4,207
-401
1,729
-188
2,478
-213
1,549
-283
490
-97
1,059
-186
Average8,4356,6362,8823,7541,7996441,155
Northeastern Illinois University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 6,636 where 4,207 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 Northeastern Illinois University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-148,9505,0682,2862,7823,8821,7122,170
2014-158,4124,6952,0712,6243,7171,6192,098
2015-168,0954,5022,0332,4693,5931,5632,030
2016-177,6654,3211,9092,4123,3441,4481,896
2017-187,1134,1641,8022,3622,9491,3481,601
2018-196,3903,6401,5642,0762,7501,2221,528
2019-205,7003,2941,4151,8792,4061,0341,372
2020-215,2203,0191,2431,7762,2019081,293
2021-224,6082,6571,0951,5621,9518221,129
2022-234,2072,5251,0501,4751,6826791,003
Average6,6366,6361,6472,1426,6361,2361,612
Northeastern Illinois University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 1,799 where 1,549 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 Northeastern Illinois University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-141,8713471481991,524555969
2014-151,8633741831911,489556933
2015-161,7963741751991,422523899
2016-171,8733531621911,520530990
2017-181,8713371302071,534561973
2018-191,7133271252021,386499887
2019-201,7233831492341,340470870
2020-211,8995131693441,386427959
2021-221,8324871813061,345406939
2022-231,5494221502721,127340787
Average1,7991,7991572351,799487921
Northeastern Illinois University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 28.58% and the percentage of black students is 10.86% at Northeastern Illinois University. 9.02% of enrolled students is Asian.

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

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14259511,0933,381274,344170
2014-15239051,0483,260264,021167
2015-16248669693,294273,654171
2016-17218259793,216253,348166
2017-18207391,0283,003222,958154
2018-19196658432,774172,630144
2019-20116607532,672212,316126
2020-21106077232,659162,176125
2021-22125366462,389111,958118
2022-2365196252,127101,645113
Average177278712,878202,905145
Northeastern Illinois University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

2,079 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 36% of total students. The number of online students has increased 1,343.75% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Northeastern Illinois University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1510,2751448199,312
2015-169,8911609328,799
2016-179,5381609088,470
2017-188,9841979877,800
2018-198,1031971,2036,703
2019-207,4232041,3325,887
2020-217,1196,95513628
2021-226,4402,5762,6321,232
2022-235,7562,0792,4271,250
Average8,1701,4081,2645,498

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