Northern Illinois University

4-years Public College In Dekalb, IL

Total 15,649 students are enrolled in Northern Illinois University (11,429 undergraduate and 4,220 graduate). Among them, 2,208 students are enrolled in online degree programs. 1,035 faculties are working for Northern Illinois University and student to faculty ratio is 15.12 to 1.

Student Population

Total Population	15,649
Undergraduate	11,429
Graduate	4,220
Online Degree Enrollment	2,208
Total Number of Faculty	1,035
Student to Faculty Ratio	14 to 1

Population By Gender/Attending Status

For academic year 2021-2022, total 15,649 students enrolled into Northern Illinois University. 11,429 enrolled in undergraduate programs and 4,220 students enrolled in graduate programs. By attending status. there are 11,889 full-time and 3,760 part-time students. By gender, 7,372 male and 8,862 female students are attending at Northern Illinois University. The following summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Northern Illinois University.

Gender Distribution

	Total	Male	Female
Total	16,234	7,372	8,862
Undergraduate	11,834	5,575	6,259
Graduate	4,400	1,797	2,603

Attending Status

	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	16,234	11,889	4,345
Undergraduate	11,834	9,994	1,840
Graduate	4,400	1,895	2,505

Population by Race/Ethnicity

The following table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity at Northern Illinois University. There are 7,993 White (49.24%), 2,764 Black/African American (17.03%), 3,118 Hispanic (19.21%), 942 Asian (5.80%), and 1,417 students with other races.

Total

	Total	Male	Female
Total	16,234	7,372	8,862
American Indian/Native American	24	10	14
Asian	942	501	441
Black/African American	2,764	1,110	1,654
Hispanic	3,118	1,328	1,790
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	10	4	6
White	7,993	3,719	4,274
Two More	576	245	331
Un-Known	64	38	26

Undergraduate

	Total	Male	Female
Total	11,834	5,575	6,259
American Indian/Native American	18	7	11
Asian	723	410	313
Black/African American	2,404	964	1,440
Hispanic	2,601	1,139	1,462
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	9	4	5
White	5,416	2,738	2,678
Two More	479	208	271
Un-Known	38	22	16

Graduate

	Total	Male	Female
Total	4,400	1,797	2,603
American Indian/Native American	6	3	3
Asian	219	91	128
Black/African American	360	146	214
Hispanic	517	189	328
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	2,577	981	1,596
Two More	97	37	60
Un-Known	26	16	10

Distance Learning Population

Northern Illinois University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for both undergraduate and graduate programs. 2,583 students (15.91% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 8,712 students (53.67% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following summarizes the online student population for Northern Illinois University.

Distance Learning Student Population at Northern Illinois University
	Total	Enrolled Exclusively	Enrolled Some Courses	Not In Online Courses
Total	16,234	2,583	8,712	4,939
Undergraduate	11,834	1,248	7,490	3,096
Graduate	4,400	1,335	1,222	1,843

Population by Age

The following table summarizes the students population by age at Northern Illinois University. 7,483 students are aged 20 to 24 (46.09% of total students), 3,659 students are aged below 20 (22.54%), 363 students are aged above 50 (2.24%). The following summarizes the student population by age at Northern Illinois University.

Total

	Total	Male	Female
Total	16,234	7,372	8,862
Under 18	72	19	53
Age 18-19	3,587	1,563	2,024
Age 20-21	3,772	1,726	2,046
Age 22-24	3,711	1,854	1,857
Age 25-29	2,193	1,080	1,113
Age 30-34	992	434	558
Age 35-39	720	309	411
Age 40-49	824	294	530
Age 50-64	336	84	252
Over 64	27	9	18
Age Un-Known	0	0	0

Undergraduate

	Total	Male	Female
Total	11,834	5,575	6,259
Under 18	72	19	53
Age 18-19	3,586	1,563	2,023
Age 20-21	3,725	1,708	2,017
Age 22-24	2,624	1,366	1,258
Age 25-29	1,038	580	458
Age 30-34	335	168	167
Age 35-39	218	91	127
Age 40-49	177	62	115
Age 50-64	53	15	38
Over 64	6	3	3
Age Un-Known	0	0	0

Graduate

	Total	Male	Female
Total	4,400	1,797	2,603
Under 18	0	0	0
Age 18-19	1	0	1
Age 20-21	47	18	29
Age 22-24	1,087	488	599
Age 25-29	1,155	500	655
Age 30-34	657	266	391
Age 35-39	502	218	284
Age 40-49	647	232	415
Age 50-64	283	69	214
Over 64	21	6	15
Age Un-Known	0	0	0