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Total Enrollment 684,490
Undergraduate 529,669
Graduate 154,821
Men 283,635
Women 400,855

Student Population at Illinois Colleges

At Illinois colleges, there are 684,490 students including 529,669 undergraduate and 154,821 graduate schools students in total the for academic year 2023-2024. By attending status, there are 402,886 full-time and 281,604 part-time students.By gender, 41.44% male and 58.56% female students enrolled in Illinois colleges in the academic year 2023-2024.
Student Population By Gender
Illinois Colleges and Universities
TotalMaleFemale
Total by Gender684,490283,635400,855
Undergraduate529,669223,469306,200
Graduate154,82160,16694,655
By Attending Status
Full-time402,886179,586223,300
Part-time281,604104,049177,555
[Chart] Student Population by Gender - Illinois Colleges

Enrollment by Attendance Status

Illinois colleges have a total of 402,886 full-time students and 281,604 part-time students. In undergraduate schools, 318,484 students are attending classes with full-time status and 211,185 are part-time students. In graduate school, 84,402 students are full-time and 70,419 students are attending schools with part-time status.
Student Population By Attendance Status
Illinois Colleges and Universities
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total684,490402,886281,604
Undergraduate529,669318,484211,185
Graduate154,82184,40270,419
[Chart] Student Population by Student Status - Illinois Colleges

Online Class (Distance Learning) Enrollment

For Illinois colleges, 159,616 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 191,788 students are enrolled in some online courses/degree programs out of total 684,490 students. In undergraduate schools, 262,824 students enrolled in online courses and 88,580 students took at least one online graduate course.
Distance Learning Enrollment (2023-2024)
Illinois Colleges and Universities
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total Students684,490529,669154,821
Online Exclusively159,61699,79959,817
In Some Online Classes191,788163,02528,763
Not In Online Classes333,086266,84566,241
[Chart] Illinois Colleges and Universities Online Class (Distance Learning) Enrollment

Race/Ethnicity Distribution

This section analyzes the student population by race/ethnicity at Illinois colleges. There are 307,674 Caucasian, 84,657 Black/African American, 53,605 Asian, and 141,611 Hispanic students in Illinois colleges.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity on
Illinois Colleges
TotalMenWomen
Total684,490283,635400,855
American Indian/Native American1,554661893
Asian53,60524,30729,298
Black/African American84,65728,10756,550
Hispanic141,61155,02486,587
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islnader915363552
White307,674127,814179,860
Two More20,3518,55011,801
Un-Known25,42610,44514,981
[Chart] Illinois Colleges Race/Ethnicity Distribution