The student population at Southwestern Illinois College is 7,188 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 4,144 over the past decade.

The female to male ratio is 1.29 to 1 which means that female students enrolled slightly more than male students.

1,322 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 124.83% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 8,885 where 7,188 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.29 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in SWIC than male students.

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

YearTotalMenWomen
2013-1411,3325,0396,293
2014-1510,545
-787
4,661
-378
5,884
-409
2015-169,943
-602
4,420
-241
5,523
-361
2016-179,515
-428
4,395
-25
5,120
-403
2017-188,859
-656
4,001
-394
4,858
-262
2018-198,841
-18
3,943
-58
4,898
40
2019-208,508
-333
3,816
-127
4,692
-206
2020-216,906
-1,602
2,976
-840
3,930
-762
2021-227,213
307
3,148
172
4,065
135
2022-237,188
-25
3,141
-7
4,047
-18
Average8,8853,9544,931
Southwestern Illinois College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 59.31%. The percentage was 64.09% 10 years ago and SWIC still has a high percentage of white students. 1.34% of enrolled students is Asian and 20.58% is black students.

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

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14301212,362462237,263519
2014-15271282,273529206,620527
2015-16181142,049479236,397461
2016-17241001,841488166,184457
2017-18191151,634513115,741436
2018-19181251,660541115,600472
2019-20201271,574557135,315443
2020-2117981,233461104,382357
2021-2218971,385503124,462375
2022-2313961,47951694,263407
Average201121,749505155,623445
Southwestern Illinois College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,322 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 18% of total students. The number of online students has increased 124.83% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Southwestern Illinois College from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1510,5455881,6128,345
2015-169,9435431,6137,787
2016-179,5155951,6807,240
2017-188,8596081,7426,509
2018-198,8415941,7606,487
2019-208,5086551,7476,106
2020-216,9061,4162,2303,260
2021-227,2131,3571,8534,003
2022-237,1881,3221,7934,073
Average8,6138531,7815,979

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