Enrollment Trends at UIS

The student population at University of Illinois Springfield is 4,628 (2,309 undergraduate and 2,319 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 774 (14.33%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at UIS is 49.89% which is decreased by 628 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 146 and it has been decreasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 89 male students for every 100 female students, down from 108 in 2015.
2,191 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 16.60% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 4,621 where 4,628 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 3 year-over-year increases and 6 decreases. It peaked at 5,428 students in 2017 and was lowest at 3,944 in 2022. Overall, enrollment dropped from 5,402 to 4,628 students, a net loss of 774 (14.3%).

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

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	5,402	2,937	1,446	1,491	2,465	1,357	1,108
2016-17	5,428 26	2,959 22	1,444 -2	1,515 24	2,469 4	1,361 4	1,108
2017-18	4,956 -472	2,932 -27	1,481 37	1,451 -64	2,024 -445	1,046 -315	978 -130
2018-19	4,575 -381	2,814 -118	1,421 -60	1,393 -58	1,761 -263	901 -145	860 -118
2019-20	4,275 -300	2,674 -140	1,305 -116	1,369 -24	1,601 -160	766 -135	835 -25
2020-21	4,146 -129	2,654 -20	1,257 -48	1,397 28	1,492 -109	713 -53	779 -56
2021-22	3,944 -202	2,503 -151	1,172 -85	1,331 -66	1,441 -51	705 -8	736 -43
2022-23	4,198 254	2,393 -110	1,089 -83	1,304 -27	1,805 364	946 241	859 123
2023-24	4,661 463	2,342 -51	1,043 -46	1,299 -5	2,319 514	1,224 278	1,095 236
2024-25	4,628 -33	2,309 -33	1,009 -34	1,300 1	2,319	1,169 -55	1,150 55
Average	4,621	2,652	1,267	1,385	1,970	1,019	951

University of Illinois Springfield Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 2,652 where 2,309 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 University of Illinois Springfield since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	2,937	1,899	851	1,048	1,038	595	443
2016-17	2,959	1,913	847	1,066	1,046	597	449
2017-18	2,932	1,903	877	1,026	1,029	604	425
2018-19	2,814	1,799	844	955	1,015	577	438
2019-20	2,674	1,853	847	1,006	821	458	363
2020-21	2,654	1,840	819	1,021	814	438	376
2021-22	2,503	1,739	757	982	764	415	349
2022-23	2,393	1,678	727	951	715	362	353
2023-24	2,342	1,653	681	972	689	362	327
2024-25	2,309	1,628	675	953	681	334	347
Average	2,652	2,652	793	998	2,652	474	387

University of Illinois Springfield Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 1,970 where 2,319 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 University of Illinois Springfield since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	2,465	1,054	623	431	1,411	734	677
2016-17	2,469	1,117	649	468	1,352	712	640
2017-18	2,024	655	325	330	1,369	721	648
2018-19	1,761	570	296	274	1,191	605	586
2019-20	1,601	516	234	282	1,085	532	553
2020-21	1,492	470	198	272	1,022	515	507
2021-22	1,441	478	211	267	963	494	469
2022-23	1,805	815	449	366	990	497	493
2023-24	2,319	1,079	610	469	1,240	614	626
2024-25	2,319	1,097	588	509	1,222	581	641
Average	1,970	1,970	418	367	1,970	601	584

University of Illinois Springfield Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 48.21% and the percentage of black students is 12.99% at University of Illinois Springfield. 4.47% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 8.71% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 55.00% to 48.21%. Asian enrollment grew from 3.81% to 4.47%. Black student enrollment increased from 11.64% to 12.99%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 4.98% to 8.71%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7399 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.6796 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at University of Illinois Springfield 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	12	206	629	269	3	2,971	110
2016-17	9	193	626	312	6	2,992	112
2017-18	10	180	582	330	2	3,013	124
2018-19	6	178	585	334	3	2,859	127
2019-20	6	197	557	348	2	2,611	134
2020-21	5	183	535	371	3	2,597	145
2021-22	5	178	499	349	4	2,457	118
2022-23	4	193	498	346	4	2,328	122
2023-24	5	212	555	353	8	2,290	167
2024-25	5	207	601	403	5	2,231	163
Average	7	193	567	342	4	2,635	132

University of Illinois Springfield Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

2,191 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 47% of total students. The number of online students has increased 16.60% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at University of Illinois Springfield from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	5,402	1,879	1,564	1,959
2016-17	5,428	1,871	1,692	1,865
2017-18	4,956	1,947	1,298	1,711
2018-19	4,575	1,886	1,227	1,462
2019-20	4,275	1,748	1,258	1,269
2020-21	4,146	2,776	1,290	80
2021-22	3,944	2,246	1,397	301
2022-23	4,198	1,954	1,551	693
2023-24	4,661	2,161	1,698	802
2024-25	4,628	2,191	1,660	777
Average	4,621	2,066	1,464	1,092

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Enrollment Trends at UIS

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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