Total Enrollment
11,790
Undergraduate
8,553
Graduate
3,237
Men
5,541
Women
6,249
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Student Population
There are 11,790 students including 8,553 undergraduate and 3,237 graduate students at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale for the academic year 2024-2025. By attending status, there are 9,599 full-time and 2,191 part-time students with gender distribution of
5,541 male and 6,249 female students.
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale is offering the distance learning opportunity (online degree program) and total 2,272 students have enrolled online program exclusively.
Student Gender Distribution
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale has a total enrollment of 11,790 with a gender distribution of 47.00% male (5,541 students) and 53.00% female (6,249 students). There are 4,090 male and 4,463 female students in undergraduate school and 1,451 male and 1,786 female students are attending graduate school at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 11,790 | 5,541 | 6,249 |
| Undergraduate | 8,553 | 4,090 | 4,463 |
| Graduate | 3,237 | 1,451 | 1,786 |
| Full-time | 9,599 | 4,383 | 5,216 |
| Part-time | 2,191 | 1,158 | 1,033 |
Enrollment by Attending Status
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale has 9,599 full-time and 2,191 part-time students. In undergraduate school, 7,360 students are attending classes with full-time status, and 1,193 students are attending with part-time status. In graduate school, 2,239 students are full-time and 998 are part-time students.
| Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 11,790 | 9,599 | 2,191 |
| Undergraduate | 8,553 | 7,360 | 1,193 |
| Graduate | 3,237 | 2,239 | 998 |
| Men | 5,541 | 4,383 | 1,158 |
| Women | 6,249 | 5,216 | 1,033 |
Distance Learning (Online Class) Enrollment
At Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, 2,272 students have enrolled exclusively in online courses and 3,360 students have enrolled in some online courses out of total 11,790 students.
In undergraduate schools, 4,514 students take at least one online course and in graduate schools, 1,118 students are attending some online courses.
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 11,790 | 8,553 | 3,237 |
| Online Exclusively | 2,272 | 1,492 | 780 |
| In Some Online Classes | 3,360 | 3,022 | 338 |
| Not In Online Classes | 6,158 | 4,039 | 2,119 |
Race/Ethnicity Distribution
This section analyzes the student population by race/ethnicity at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. There are 27 American Indian/Native American, 7,255 White, 1,856 Black/African American, 277 Asian, 1,058 Hispanic, 14 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and 205 students with other races.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 11,790 | 5,541 | 6,249 |
| American Indian/Native American | 27 | 10 | 17 |
| Asian | 277 | 133 | 144 |
| Black/African American | 1,856 | 781 | 1,075 |
| Hispanic | 1,058 | 530 | 528 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 14 | 8 | 6 |
| White | 7,255 | 3,404 | 3,851 |
| Two More | 417 | 197 | 220 |
| Race Un-Known | 12 | 8 | 4 |
Student Age Distribution
The following table and chart show the student enrollment by age distribution at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale.
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 11,790 | 8,553 | 3,237 |
| Under 18 | 43 | 42 | 1 |
| Age 18-19 | 2,873 | 2,871 | 2 |
| Age 20-21 | 2,849 | 2,782 | 67 |
| Age 22-24 | 2,183 | 1,303 | 880 |
| Age 25-29 | 1,536 | 555 | 981 |
| Age 30-34 | 793 | 334 | 459 |
| Age 35-39 | 531 | 234 | 297 |
| Age 40-49 | 664 | 287 | 377 |
| Age 50-64 | 295 | 136 | 159 |
| Over 64 | 23 | 9 | 14 |
| Age Un-Known | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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