Eastern Illinois University Student Population

How many students at EIU?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Eastern Illinois University has a total enrollment of 8,505 students, including 6,785 undergraduate and 1,720 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 3,624 male students (42.6%) and 4,881 female students (57.4%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 5,151 White students (60.6%) and 968 Black students (11.4%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 6,785 undergraduate students (79.8%) and 1,720 graduate students (20.2%).
• Class Delivery: 1,283 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 2,051 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Master's College and University (larger programs) - which average 10,123 - EIU's body is relatively small.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 3,624 male (42.61%) and 4,881 female (57.39%) students are attending Eastern Illinois University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 74.25.

By class level, 6,785 (79.78%) are undergraduate students and 1,720 (20.22%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 42.59% are male and 57.41% are female, while among graduate students, 42.67% are male and 57.33% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 5,151 White, 968 Black, and 319 Asian students out of a total of 8,505 are attending at Eastern Illinois University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Eastern Illinois University is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 60.8% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, EIU has 2,567 students under 18 years old and 18 students over 65 years old. There are 6,785 students under 25 years old, and 1,720 students over 25 years old out of 8,505 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 2,567 students are younger than 18 and 7 students are older than 65. EIU has 6,161 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 624 students aged 25 and over.

It has 624 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,096 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Eastern Illinois University, 1,283 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,051 students are enrolled in some online courses.

1,085 students who live in Illinois or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 198 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 6,785 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 501 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 7.38%.407 students have transferred in as full-time status and 94 students transferred in as part-time status.