Governors State University Student Population

How many students at GovState?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Governors State University has a total enrollment of 4,397 students, including 2,572 undergraduate and 1,825 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 1,564 male students (35.6%) and 2,833 female students (64.4%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 1,564 Black students (35.6%) and 1,161 White students (26.4%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 2,572 undergraduate students (58.5%) and 1,825 graduate students (41.5%).
• Class Delivery: 1,705 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 1,813 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 - GovState's body is much smaller.

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, 1,564 male (35.57%) and 2,833 female (64.43%) students are attending Governors State University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 55.21.

By class level, 2,572 (58.49%) are undergraduate students and 1,825 (41.51%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 36.94% are male and 63.06% are female, while among graduate students, 33.64% are male and 66.36% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,161 White, 1,564 Black, and 94 Asian students out of a total of 4,397 are attending at Governors State University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Governors State University is quite diverse with a diversity index of 77.5% 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, GovState has 1 students under 18 years old and 38 students over 65 years old. There are 1,938 students under 25 years old, and 2,399 students over 25 years old out of 4,337 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 1 students are younger than 18 and 16 students are older than 65. GovState has 1,464 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 1,072 students aged 25 and over.

It has 474 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,327 students aged 25 and over.

*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.

• 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 Governors State University, 1,705 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 1,813 students are enrolled in some online courses.

1,631 students who live in Illinois or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 74 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 2,572 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 547 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 21.27%.412 students have transferred in as full-time status and 135 students transferred in as part-time status.