Northeastern Illinois University Student Population

Population By Gender/Attending Status

For academic year 2022-2023, total 5,756 students enrolled into Northeastern Illinois University. 4,207 enrolled in undergraduate programs and 1,549 students enrolled in graduate programs. By attending status. there are 2,947 full-time and 2,809 part-time students. By gender, 2,219 male and 3,537 female students are attending at Northeastern Illinois University. Next table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Northeastern Illinois University.

Gender Distribution
Attending Status

Student Population By Gender
Northeastern Illinois University
	Total	Male	Female
Total	5,756	2,219	3,537
Undergraduate	4,207	1,729	2,478
Graduate	1,549	490	1,059

Student Population By Attending Status
Northeastern Illinois University
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	5,756	2,947	2,809
Undergraduate	4,207	2,525	1,682
Graduate	1,549	422	1,127

Population by Race/Ethnicity

Next tables summarize the students population by race/ethnicity at Northeastern Illinois University.

There are 1,645 White (28.58%), 625 Black/African American (10.86%), 2,127 Hispanic (36.95%), 519 Asian (9.02%), and 840 students with other races.

Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Northeastern Illinois University
	Total	Male	Female
Total	5,756	2,219	3,537
American Indian/Native American	6	3	3
Asian	519	257	262
Black/African American	625	228	397
Hispanic	2,127	776	1,351
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	10	6	4
White	1,645	625	1,020
Two More	113	36	77
Un-Known	566	228	338

Undergraduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Northeastern Illinois University
	Total	Male	Female
Total	4,207	1,729	2,478
American Indian/Native American	4	2	2
Asian	419	218	201
Black/African American	505	193	312
Hispanic	1,719	651	1,068
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	9	6	3
White	916	401	515
Two More	83	30	53
Un-Known	479	197	282

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Northeastern Illinois University
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,549	490	1,059
American Indian/Native American	2	1	1
Asian	100	39	61
Black/African American	120	35	85
Hispanic	408	125	283
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0	1
White	729	224	505
Two More	30	6	24
Un-Known	87	31	56

Online Student Population

Northeastern Illinois University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for both undergraduate and graduate programs. 2,079 students (36.12% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 2,427 students (42.16% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. Next table summarizes the online student population for Northeastern Illinois University.

Distance Learning Student Population at Northeastern Illinois University
	Total	Enrolled Exclusively	Enrolled Some Courses	Not In Online Courses
Total	5,756	2,079	2,427	1,250
Undergraduate	4,207	1,112	2,105	990
Graduate	1,549	967	322	260

Population by Student Age

The following table summarizes the students population by age at Northeastern Illinois University. 1,933 students are aged 20 to 24 (33.58% of total students), 798 students are aged below 20 (13.86%), 271 students are aged above 50 (4.71%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Northeastern Illinois University.

Student Population By Age at Northeastern Illinois University
	Total	Male	Female
Total	5,756	2,219	3,537
Under 18	114	38	76
Age 18-19	684	299	385
Age 20-21	722	276	446
Age 22-24	1,211	506	705
Age 25-29	1,225	471	754
Age 30-34	676	249	427
Age 35-39	377	128	249
Age 40-49	455	139	316
Age 50-64	225	83	142
Over 64	46	20	26
Age Un-Known	21	10	11

Undergraduate Student Population By Age at Northeastern Illinois University
	Total	Male	Female
Total	4,207	1,729	2,478
Under 18	114	38	76
Age 18-19	684	299	385
Age 20-21	719	273	446
Age 22-24	1,041	450	591
Age 25-29	797	337	460
Age 30-34	365	142	223
Age 35-39	175	67	108
Age 40-49	180	60	120
Age 50-64	94	43	51
Over 64	22	11	11
Age Un-Known	16	9	7

Graduate Student Population By Age at Northeastern Illinois University
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,549	490	1,059
Age 20-21	3	3	0
Age 22-24	170	56	114
Age 25-29	428	134	294
Age 30-34	311	107	204
Age 35-39	202	61	141
Age 40-49	275	79	196
Age 50-64	131	40	91
Over 64	24	9	15
Age Un-Known	5	1	4

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