The student population at Northern Illinois University is 15,649 (11,429 undergraduate and 4,220 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 5,489 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Northern Illinois is 73.03% which is decreased by 4,385 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 1,104 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.19 to 1 which means that female students enrolled slightly more than male students.

2,208 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 373.82% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 18,137 where 15,649 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

73.03% of total students is undergraduate students and 26.97% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 4,385 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 1,104 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.19 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in Northern Illinois than male students.

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

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1421,13815,8147,9267,8885,3242,3362,988
2014-1520,611
-527
15,435
-379
7,829
-97
7,606
-282
5,176
-148
2,340
4
2,836
-152
2015-1620,130
-481
15,027
-408
7,637
-192
7,390
-216
5,103
-73
2,385
45
2,718
-118
2016-1719,015
-1,115
14,079
-948
7,140
-497
6,939
-451
4,936
-167
2,300
-85
2,636
-82
2017-1818,045
-970
13,457
-622
6,752
-388
6,705
-234
4,588
-348
2,123
-177
2,465
-171
2018-1917,169
-876
12,788
-669
6,404
-348
6,384
-321
4,381
-207
1,941
-182
2,440
-25
2019-2016,609
-560
12,131
-657
5,924
-480
6,207
-177
4,478
97
1,914
-27
2,564
124
2020-2116,769
160
12,277
146
5,800
-124
6,477
270
4,492
14
1,874
-40
2,618
54
2021-2216,234
-535
11,834
-443
5,575
-225
6,259
-218
4,400
-92
1,797
-77
2,603
-15
2022-2315,649
-585
11,429
-405
5,405
-170
6,024
-235
4,220
-180
1,730
-67
2,490
-113
Average18,13713,4276,6396,7884,7102,0742,636
Northern Illinois University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 13,427 where 11,429 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 Northern Illinois University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1415,81413,8216,9196,9021,9931,007986
2014-1515,43513,4896,8466,6431,946983963
2015-1615,02713,2246,7146,5101,803923880
2016-1714,07912,3436,1956,1481,736945791
2017-1813,45711,7885,8365,9521,669916753
2018-1912,78811,1905,5145,6761,598890708
2019-2012,13110,5675,0725,4951,564852712
2020-2112,27710,4724,8155,6571,805985820
2021-2211,8349,9944,6245,3701,840951889
2022-2311,4299,9314,6495,2821,498756742
Average13,42713,4275,7185,96413,427921824
Northern Illinois University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 4,710 where 4,220 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 Northern Illinois University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-145,3242,2321,1171,1153,0921,2191,873
2014-155,1762,3681,2141,1542,8081,1261,682
2015-165,1032,3211,2311,0902,7821,1541,628
2016-174,9362,2731,1851,0882,6631,1151,548
2017-184,5882,0911,0461,0452,4971,0771,420
2018-194,3811,9949541,0402,3879871,400
2019-204,4781,9659231,0422,5139911,522
2020-214,4921,8968881,0082,5969861,610
2021-224,4001,8959049912,5058931,612
2022-234,2201,9779521,0252,2437781,465
Average4,7104,7101,0411,0604,7101,0331,576
Northern Illinois University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 46.52% and the percentage of black students is 17.27% at Northern Illinois University. 6.12% of enrolled students is Asian.

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

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14361,0092,9832,3812212,948557
2014-15309842,8252,5312212,318569
2015-16269852,6932,6502211,747621
2016-17209392,4972,6751610,987633
2017-18211,0292,4202,7301510,193608
2018-19209152,4162,808139,365584
2019-20199132,4272,774128,932552
2020-21189442,6953,099108,619579
2021-22249422,7643,118107,993576
2022-23349582,7023,165107,280440
Average259622,6422,7931510,038572
Northern Illinois University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

2,208 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 14% of total students. The number of online students has increased 373.82% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Northern Illinois University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1520,6114661,10319,042
2015-1620,1304511,19218,487
2016-1719,0154651,49317,057
2017-1818,0455261,39016,129
2018-1917,1696491,37815,142
2019-2016,60933492615,349
2020-2116,7691,49999014,280
2021-2216,2342,5838,7124,939
2022-2315,6492,2088,3135,128
Average17,8031,0202,83313,950

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