The student population at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale is 11,107 (8,000 undergraduate and 3,107 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 6,857 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale is 72.03% which is decreased by 5,306 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 1,551 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.04 to 1 which means that the numbers of female and male students are similar.

1,883 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 25.18% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 14,204 where 11,107 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

72.03% of total students is undergraduate students and 27.97% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 5,306 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 1,551 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.04 to 1 and it means that there are similar numbers of female and male students enrolled in Southern Illinois University-Carbondale.

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

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1417,96413,3067,2816,0254,6582,3632,295
2014-1517,989
25
13,461
155
7,313
32
6,148
123
4,528
-130
2,358
-5
2,170
-125
2015-1617,292
-697
13,031
-430
7,078
-235
5,953
-195
4,261
-267
2,136
-222
2,125
-45
2016-1715,987
-1,305
12,182
-849
6,646
-432
5,536
-417
3,805
-456
1,937
-199
1,868
-257
2017-1814,554
-1,433
10,987
-1,195
5,887
-759
5,100
-436
3,567
-238
1,798
-139
1,769
-99
2018-1912,817
-1,737
9,552
-1,435
5,193
-694
4,359
-741
3,265
-302
1,594
-204
1,671
-98
2019-2011,695
-1,122
8,466
-1,086
4,540
-653
3,926
-433
3,229
-36
1,492
-102
1,737
66
2020-2111,366
-329
8,299
-167
4,316
-224
3,983
57
3,067
-162
1,453
-39
1,614
-123
2021-2211,266
-100
8,147
-152
4,189
-127
3,958
-25
3,119
52
1,444
-9
1,675
61
2022-2311,107
-159
8,000
-147
3,978
-211
4,022
64
3,107
-12
1,462
18
1,645
-30
Average14,20410,5435,6424,9013,6611,8041,857
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 10,543 where 8,000 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 Southern Illinois University-Carbondale since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1413,30611,8036,4035,4001,503878625
2014-1513,46111,8736,4075,4661,588906682
2015-1613,03111,3716,1245,2471,660954706
2016-1712,18210,5545,6684,8861,628978650
2017-1810,9879,4555,0004,4551,532887645
2018-199,5528,0884,3173,7711,464876588
2019-208,4667,1503,7763,3741,316764552
2020-218,2996,7963,4313,3651,503885618
2021-228,1476,7543,4143,3401,393775618
2022-238,0006,7153,2513,4641,285727558
Average10,54310,5434,7794,27710,543863624
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 3,661 where 3,107 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 Southern Illinois University-Carbondale since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-144,6582,6751,3711,3041,983992991
2014-154,5282,7481,4221,3261,780936844
2015-164,2612,5891,2811,3081,672855817
2016-173,8052,3641,1931,1711,441744697
2017-183,5672,4221,2451,1771,145553592
2018-193,2652,2981,1111,187967483484
2019-203,2292,2271,0471,1801,002445557
2020-213,0671,8798501,0291,188603585
2021-223,1191,8838301,0531,236614622
2022-233,1072,0989481,1501,009514495
Average3,6613,6611,1301,1893,661674668
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 63.78%. The percentage was 63.23% 10 years ago and Southern Illinois University-Carbondale still has a high percentage of white students. 2.52% of enrolled students is Asian and 14.99% is black students.

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

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14523653,1111,1012011,359461
2014-15463283,1151,1991810,967474
2015-16373212,8901,2651310,695482
2016-17333172,5091,2241410,039477
2017-18393182,1821,131129,121476
2018-19302971,8321,02088,138382
2019-20402781,564961117,557329
2020-21262851,554961117,301295
2021-22232801,613949117,181324
2022-23262801,665897127,084335
Average353072,2041,071138,944404
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,883 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 17% of total students. The number of online students has increased 25.18% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1517,98902,24415,745
2015-1617,29202,83714,455
2016-1715,98703,23512,752
2017-1814,55403,46011,094
2018-1912,8172,0952,5048,218
2019-2011,6952,0862,3317,278
2020-2111,3661,7252,5927,049
2021-2211,2661,9332,6406,693
2022-2311,1071,8832,8096,415
Average13,7861,0802,7399,967

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