Illinois State Student Population

Total 20,683 students are enrolled in Illinois State University (18,055 undergraduate and 2,628 graduate). Among them, 986 students are enrolled in online degree/certificate programs. 1,194 faculties are working for Illinois State University and student to faculty ratio is 17.32 to 1.
  • Total Student Population: 20,683
  • Undergraduate: 18,055
  • Graduate: 2,628
  • Online Students: 986

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Population By Gender/Attending Status

For academic year 2022-2023, total 20,683 students enrolled into Illinois State University. 18,055 enrolled in undergraduate programs and 2,628 students enrolled in graduate programs. By attending status. there are 18,372 full-time and 2,311 part-time students. By gender, 8,734 male and 11,949 female students are attending at Illinois State University. Next table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Illinois State University.
Student Population By Gender
Illinois State University
TotalMaleFemale
Total20,6838,73411,949
Undergraduate18,0557,85410,201
Graduate2,6288801,748
Student Population By Attending Status
Illinois State University
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total20,68318,3722,311
Undergraduate18,05516,9661,089
Graduate2,6281,4061,222

Population by Race/Ethnicity

Next tables summarize the students population by race/ethnicity at Illinois State University.
There are 13,905 White (67.23%), 2,090 Black/African American (10.10%), 2,495 Hispanic (12.06%), 528 Asian (2.55%), and 1,665 students with other races.
Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Illinois State University
TotalMaleFemale
Total20,6838,73411,949
American Indian/Native American22616
Asian528248280
Black/African American2,0908601,230
Hispanic2,4951,0201,475
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander1064
White13,9055,8168,089
Two More776335441
Un-Known1215962
Undergraduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Illinois State University
TotalMaleFemale
Total18,0557,85410,201
American Indian/Native American19415
Asian480234246
Black/African American1,8998091,090
Hispanic2,3359761,359
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander844
White12,3745,3866,988
Two More708315393
Un-Known934845
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Illinois State University
TotalMaleFemale
Total2,6288801,748
American Indian/Native American321
Asian481434
Black/African American19151140
Hispanic16044116
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander220
White1,5314301,101
Two More682048
Un-Known281117

Online Student Population

Illinois State University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for both undergraduate and graduate programs. 986 students (4.77% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 7,452 students (36.03% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. Next table summarizes the online student population for Illinois State University.
Distance Learning Student Population at Illinois State University
TotalEnrolled ExclusivelyEnrolled Some CoursesNot In Online Courses
Total20,6839867,45212,245
Undergraduate18,0552287,01510,812
Graduate2,6287584371,433

Population by Student Age

The following table summarizes the students population by age at Illinois State University. 11,310 students are aged 20 to 24 (54.68% of total students), 6,880 students are aged below 20 (33.26%), 174 students are aged above 50 (0.84%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Illinois State University.
Student Population By Age at Illinois State University
TotalMaleFemale
Total20,6838,73411,949
Under 18611546
Age 18-196,8192,8333,986
Age 20-217,9483,2694,679
Age 22-243,3621,6791,683
Age 25-291,135490645
Age 30-34472190282
Age 35-39308107201
Age 40-49404109295
Age 50-6416340123
Over 641129
Undergraduate Student Population By Age at Illinois State University
TotalMaleFemale
Total18,0557,85410,201
Under 18611546
Age 18-196,8192,8333,986
Age 20-217,8823,2414,641
Age 22-242,5501,3881,162
Age 25-29418252166
Age 30-341135162
Age 35-39803248
Age 40-49903159
Age 50-64401030
Over 64211
Graduate Student Population By Age at Illinois State University
TotalMaleFemale
Total2,6288801,748
Age 20-21662838
Age 22-24812291521
Age 25-29717238479
Age 30-34359139220
Age 35-3922875153
Age 40-4931478236
Age 50-641233093
Over 64918

Largest Schools in Illinois

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Largest Graduate Schools in Illinois

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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) is a Public, 4-years school located in Champaign, IL. The 2023 tuition & fees is $16,004 for Illinois residents and $34,501 for out-of-state students. The school has a total enrollment of 56,916 and student to faculty ratio is 21 to 1 (4.76%).
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Chamberlain University-Illinois (Chamberlain University-Illinois) is a Private, 4-years school located in Addison, IL. The 2023 tuition & fees is $20,604. The school has a total enrollment of 26,687 and student to faculty ratio is 18 to 1 (5.56%).
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Northwestern University (Northwestern) is a Private, 4-years school located in Evanston, IL. The 2023 tuition & fees is $65,997. The school has a total enrollment of 23,161 and student to faculty ratio is 6 to 1 (16.67%).
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University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) is a Public, 4-years school located in Chicago, IL. The 2023 tuition & fees is $14,338 for Illinois residents and $29,360 for out-of-state students. The school has a total enrollment of 33,747 and student to faculty ratio is 18 to 1 (5.56%).
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University of Chicago (Chicago) is a Private, 4-years school located in Chicago, IL. The 2023 tuition & fees is $66,939. The school has a total enrollment of 18,339 and student to faculty ratio is 5 to 1 (20.00%).
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