Northeastern Illinois University Student Population

How many students at Northeastern Illinois?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Northeastern Illinois University has a total enrollment of 5,734 students, including 4,226 undergraduate and 1,508 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 2,313 male students (40.3%) and 3,421 female students (59.7%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 2,788 Hispanic students (48.6%) and 1,160 White students (20.2%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 4,226 undergraduate students (73.7%) and 1,508 graduate students (26.3%).
• Class Delivery: 1,101 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 2,235 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 - Northeastern Illinois'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, 2,313 male (40.34%) and 3,421 female (59.66%) students are attending Northeastern Illinois University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 67.61.

By class level, 4,226 (73.70%) are undergraduate students and 1,508 (26.30%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 42.81% are male and 57.19% are female, while among graduate students, 33.42% are male and 66.58% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,160 White, 614 Black, and 411 Asian students out of a total of 5,734 are attending at Northeastern Illinois University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Northeastern Illinois University is quite diverse with a diversity index of 70.1% 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, Northeastern Illinois has 181 students under 18 years old and 39 students over 65 years old. There are 2,845 students under 25 years old, and 2,885 students over 25 years old out of 5,734 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 176 students are younger than 18 and 21 students are older than 65. Northeastern Illinois has 2,656 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 1,567 students aged 25 and over.

In graduate schools at Northeastern Illinois, 5 students are younger than 18 and 18 students are older than 65. It has 189 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,318 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 Northeastern Illinois University, 1,101 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,235 students are enrolled in some online courses.

1,072 students who live in Illinois or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 29 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 4,226 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 682 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 16.14%.424 students have transferred in as full-time status and 258 students transferred in as part-time status.