Student Population by Gender

Illinois State University has a total of 20,683 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 18,055 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 2,628 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 8,734 male and 11,949 female students (the male-female ratio is 42:58) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total20,68318,0552,628
Men8,7347,854880
Women11,94910,2011,748
Illinois State University 2023 Student Population by Gender and Race chartIllinois State University 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chartIllinois State University 2023 Graduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chart

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 13,905 White, 2,090 Black, and 528 Asian students out of a total of 20,683 are attending at Illinois State University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the next chart (Academic year 2022-2023 data).
Illinois State University 2023 Student Population by Gender and Race chartIllinois State University 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chartIllinois State University 2023 Graduate Enrollment by Gender and Race chart
All Students Undergraduate Graduate
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American22616
Asian528248280
Black2,0908601,230
Hispanic2,4951,0201,475
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders1064
White13,9055,8168,089
Two or more races776335441
Race Unknown1215962
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American19415
Asian480234246
Black1,8998091,090
Hispanic2,3359761,359
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders844
White12,3745,3866,988
Two or more races708315393
Race Unknown934845
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
RaceTotalMenWomen
American Indian or Native American202
Asian452520
Black1497079
Hispanic19210092
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders101
White1,285660625
Two or more races773839
Race Unknown1376

Student Age Distribution

By age, Illinois State has 61 students under 18 years old and 11 students over 65 years old. There are 18,190 students under 25 years old, and 2,493 students over 25 years old out of 20,683 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 61 students are younger than 18 and 2 students are older than 65. Illinois State has 17,312 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 743 students aged 25 and over.
It has 878 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,750 students aged 25 and over.
Illinois State University 2023 Student Population by Age chartIllinois State University 2023 Student Population Age Diversity Pie chartIllinois State University 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment by Age chartIllinois State University 2023 Undergraduate Enrollment Age Diversity Pie chartIllinois State University 2023 Graduate Enrollment by Age chartIllinois State University 2023 Graduate Enrollment Age Diversity Pie chart
All Students Undergraduate Graduate
Student Age Distribution (Total)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 18614615
18-196,8193,9862,833
20-217,9484,6793,269
22-243,3621,6831,679
25-291,135645490
30-34472282190
35-39308201107
40-49404295109
50-6416312340
Over 651192
Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen
Under 18614615
18-196,8193,9862,833
20-217,8824,6413,241
22-242,5501,1621,388
25-29418166252
30-341136251
35-39804832
40-49905931
50-64403010
Over 65211
Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
AgeTotalMenWomen

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At Illinois State University, 986 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 7,452 students are enrolled in some online courses.
908 students lived in Illinois or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 78 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
Illinois State University 2023 Online Student Population chart
Online Student Population
All StudentsEnrolled Exclusively Online CoursesEnrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students20,6839867,452
Undergraduate18,0552287,015
Graduate2,628758437
Online Student Population by Locality
Illinois ResidentsOther States in U.S.Outside of U.S.
All Students908744
Undergraduate22440
Graduate684704

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 18,055 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,773 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 9.82%.1,647 students have transferred in as full-time status and 126 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Number of Students
Regular Full-time15,319
Transfer-in Full-time1,647
Regular Part-time963
Transfer-in Part-time126
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