Eastern Illinois University Student Population and Demographics

EIU Student Population

There are 8,857 students including 6,916 undergraduate and 1,941 graduate students at Eastern Illinois University for the academic year 2022-2023. By attending status, there are 4,962 full-time and 3,895 part-time students with gender distribution of 3,721 male and 5,136 female students. Eastern Illinois University is offering the distance learning opportunity (online degree program) and total 1,382 students have enrolled online program exclusively.

Student Gender Distribution

Eastern Illinois University has a total enrollment of 8,857 with a gender distribution of 42.01% male (3,721 students) and 57.99% female (5,136 students). There are 2,824 male and 4,092 female students in undergraduate school and 897 male and 1,044 female students are attending graduate school at Eastern Illinois University.

Student Population By Gender
Eastern Illinois University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	8,857	3,721	5,136
Undergraduate	6,916	2,824	4,092
Graduate	1,941	897	1,044
Full-time	4,962	2,110	2,852
Part-time	3,895	1,611	2,284

[Chart] Eastern Illinois University 2023 Gender Distribution of Enrollment

Enrollment by Attending Status

Eastern Illinois University has 4,962 full-time and 3,895 part-time students. In undergraduate school, 4,014 students are attending classes with full-time status, and 2,902 students are attending with part-time status. In graduate school, 948 students are full-time and 993 are part-time students.

Student Population By Attendance Status
Eastern Illinois University
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	8,857	4,962	3,895
Undergraduate	6,916	4,014	2,902
Graduate	1,941	948	993
Men	3,721	2,110	1,611
Women	5,136	2,852	2,284

[Chart] Eastern Illinois University Enrollment by Attending Status

Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

At Eastern Illinois University, 1,382 students have enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,433 students have enrolled in some online courses out of total 8,857 students. In undergraduate schools, 2,526 students take at least one online course and in graduate schools, 1,289 students are attending some online courses.

2023 Distance Learning Enrollment
Eastern Illinois University
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	8,857	6,916	1,941
Online Exclusively	1,382	708	674
In Some Online Classes	2,433	1,818	615
Not In Online Classes	5,042	4,390	652

[Chart] Eastern Illinois University Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment

Race/Ethnicity Distribution

This section analyzes the student population by race/ethnicity at Eastern Illinois University. There are 12 American Indian/Native American, 4,900 White, 1,150 Black/African American, 295 Asian, 1,191 Hispanic, 6 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and 208 students with other races.

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
Eastern Illinois University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	8,857	3,721	5,136
American Indian/Native American	12	5	7
Asian	295	123	172
Black/African American	1,150	487	663
Hispanic	1,191	501	690
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	6	5	1
White	4,900	1,845	3,055
Two More	190	64	126
Race Un-Known	346	144	202

[Chart] Eastern Illinois UniversityRace/Ethnicity Distribution

Student Age Distribution

The following table and chart show the student enrollment by age distribution at Eastern Illinois University.

Age Distribution
Eastern Illinois University
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	8,857	6,916	1,941
Under 18	2,300	2,300	0
Age 18-19	1,486	1,485	1
Age 20-21	1,691	1,657	34
Age 22-24	1,348	706	642
Age 25-29	786	236	550
Age 30-34	408	155	253
Age 35-39	283	117	166
Age 40-49	373	180	193
Age 50-64	165	75	90
Over 64	17	5	12
Age Un-Known	0	0	0

[Chart] Eastern Illinois University 2023 Age Distribution of Enrollment

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