Enrollment Trends at Chamberlain University-Illinois

The student population at Chamberlain University-Illinois is 32,944 (14,041 undergraduate and 18,903 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 9,694 (41.69%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at Chamberlain University-Illinois is 42.62% which is decreased by 1,091 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 10,785 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 12 male students for every 100 female students, up from 11 in 2015.
30,257 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 46.95% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 27,704 where 32,944 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 7 year-over-year increases and 2 decreases. It peaked at 32,944 students in 2025 and was lowest at 23,250 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 23,250 to 32,944 students, a net gain of 9,694 (41.7%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Chamberlain University-Illinois since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	23,250	15,132	1,477	13,655	8,118	774	7,344
2016-17	25,569 2,319	15,864 732	1,519 42	14,345 690	9,705 1,587	988 214	8,717 1,373
2017-18	27,099 1,530	15,697 -167	1,577 58	14,120 -225	11,402 1,697	1,161 173	10,241 1,524
2018-19	27,629 530	15,090 -607	1,538 -39	13,552 -568	12,539 1,137	1,251 90	11,288 1,047
2019-20	27,741 112	14,673 -417	1,558 20	13,115 -437	13,068 529	1,281 30	11,787 499
2020-21	29,481 1,740	14,851 178	1,520 -38	13,331 216	14,630 1,562	1,330 49	13,300 1,513
2021-22	27,744 -1,737	13,324 -1,527	1,397 -123	11,927 -1,404	14,420 -210	1,323 -7	13,097 -203
2022-23	26,687 -1,057	11,661 -1,663	1,251 -146	10,410 -1,517	15,026 606	1,414 91	13,612 515
2023-24	28,897 2,210	12,214 553	1,298 47	10,916 506	16,683 1,657	1,688 274	14,995 1,383
2024-25	32,944 4,047	14,041 1,827	1,447 149	12,594 1,678	18,903 2,220	1,981 293	16,922 1,927
Average	27,704	14,255	1,458	12,797	13,449	1,319	12,130

Chamberlain University-Illinois Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 14,255 where 14,041 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Chamberlain University-Illinois since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	15,132	3,258	380	2,878	11,874	1,097	10,777
2016-17	15,864	2,742	326	2,416	13,122	1,193	11,929
2017-18	15,697	2,963	343	2,620	12,734	1,234	11,500
2018-19	15,090	2,893	348	2,545	12,197	1,190	11,007
2019-20	14,673	2,771	340	2,431	11,902	1,218	10,684
2020-21	14,851	3,100	320	2,780	11,751	1,200	10,551
2021-22	13,324	2,891	300	2,591	10,433	1,097	9,336
2022-23	11,661	2,767	328	2,439	8,894	923	7,971
2023-24	12,214	3,795	408	3,387	8,419	890	7,529
2024-25	14,041	4,530	441	4,089	9,511	1,006	8,505
Average	14,255	14,255	353	2,818	14,255	1,105	9,979

Chamberlain University-Illinois Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 13,449 where 18,903 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Chamberlain University-Illinois since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	8,118	422	39	383	7,696	735	6,961
2016-17	9,705	325	33	292	9,380	955	8,425
2017-18	11,402	456	55	401	10,946	1,106	9,840
2018-19	12,539	377	36	341	12,162	1,215	10,947
2019-20	13,068	401	46	355	12,667	1,235	11,432
2020-21	14,630	735	74	661	13,895	1,256	12,639
2021-22	14,420	604	67	537	13,816	1,256	12,560
2022-23	15,026	810	77	733	14,216	1,337	12,879
2023-24	16,683	1,313	137	1,176	15,370	1,551	13,819
2024-25	18,903	1,952	199	1,753	16,951	1,782	15,169
Average	13,449	13,449	76	663	13,449	1,243	11,467

Chamberlain University-Illinois Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 44.64% and the percentage of black students is 25.19% at Chamberlain University-Illinois. 7.93% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 14.03% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 51.67% to 44.64%. Asian enrollment grew from 5.85% to 7.93%. Black student enrollment increased from 13.12% to 25.19%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 9.18% to 14.03%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7112 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.7039 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Chamberlain University-Illinois over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2015-16	58	1,359	3,051	2,134	94	12,013	177
2016-17	64	1,550	3,218	2,602	102	13,980	187
2017-18	66	1,768	3,392	2,925	89	15,384	192
2018-19	75	1,834	3,680	3,071	104	16,018	255
2019-20	98	1,878	4,102	3,273	112	15,964	358
2020-21	107	2,104	4,981	3,732	117	15,915	470
2021-22	111	2,276	4,952	3,673	142	14,545	337
2022-23	121	2,356	5,059	3,640	133	13,592	206
2023-24	145	2,444	6,390	4,003	137	13,940	208
2024-25	166	2,613	8,298	4,622	123	14,707	205
Average	101	2,018	4,712	3,368	115	14,606	260

Chamberlain University-Illinois Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

30,257 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 92% of total students. The number of online students has increased 46.95% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Chamberlain University-Illinois from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	23,250	20,590	1,524	1,136
2016-17	25,569	22,837	1,447	1,285
2017-18	27,099	24,524	1,233	1,342
2018-19	27,629	25,033	1,317	1,279
2019-20	27,741	25,178	1,424	1,139
2020-21	29,481	29,481	0	0
2021-22	27,744	25,057	1,586	1,101
2022-23	26,687	24,119	1,506	1,062
2023-24	28,897	26,357	1,668	872
2024-25	32,944	30,257	1,854	833
Average	27,704	25,343	1,356	1,005

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Enrollment Trends at Chamberlain University-Illinois

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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