How Student Population Changes at SWIC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 9,163 where 7,188 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.29 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in SWIC than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Southwestern Illinois College since 2012.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	11,938	5,276	6,662
2013-14	11,332 -606	5,039 -237	6,293 -369
2014-15	10,545 -787	4,661 -378	5,884 -409
2015-16	9,943 -602	4,420 -241	5,523 -361
2016-17	9,515 -428	4,395 -25	5,120 -403
2017-18	8,859 -656	4,001 -394	4,858 -262
2018-19	8,841 -18	3,943 -58	4,898 40
2019-20	8,508 -333	3,816 -127	4,692 -206
2020-21	6,906 -1,602	2,976 -840	3,930 -762
2021-22	7,213 307	3,148 172	4,065 135
2022-23	7,188 -25	3,141 -7	4,047 -18
Average	9,163	4,074	5,088

Southwestern Illinois College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 59.31%. The percentage was 64.42% 10 years ago and SWIC still has a high percentage of white students. 1.34% of enrolled students is Asian and 20.58% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Southwestern Illinois College over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2012-13	31	147	2,559	462	18	7,691	482
2013-14	30	121	2,362	462	23	7,263	519
2014-15	27	128	2,273	529	20	6,620	527
2015-16	18	114	2,049	479	23	6,397	461
2016-17	24	100	1,841	488	16	6,184	457
2017-18	19	115	1,634	513	11	5,741	436
2018-19	18	125	1,660	541	11	5,600	472
2019-20	20	127	1,574	557	13	5,315	443
2020-21	17	98	1,233	461	10	4,382	357
2021-22	18	97	1,385	503	12	4,462	375
2022-23	13	96	1,479	516	9	4,263	407
Average	21	115	1,823	501	15	5,811	449

Southwestern Illinois College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,322 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 18% of total students. The number of online students has increased 124.83% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Southwestern Illinois College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	10,545	588	1,612	8,345
2015-16	9,943	543	1,613	7,787
2016-17	9,515	595	1,680	7,240
2017-18	8,859	608	1,742	6,509
2018-19	8,841	594	1,760	6,487
2019-20	8,508	655	1,747	6,106
2020-21	6,906	1,416	2,230	3,260
2021-22	7,213	1,357	1,853	4,003
2022-23	7,188	1,322	1,793	4,073
Average	8,613	853	1,781	5,979

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Enrollment Trends at SWIC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes