A total of 605,415 students are enrolled in Illinois colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.
In Illinois colleges and universites, 57,164 students are 18 years old or younger(9.44%), 136,542 students are 18 or 19 years old (22.55%), 112,222 students are between 20 and 22 years old (18.54%), 83,647 students are between 22 and 24 years old (13.82%), and 72,695 students are between 25 and 29 years old (12.01%).
78,921 students are between 30 and 39 years old (13.04%), 41,261 students are between 40 and 49 years old (6.82%), 22,827 students are 50 years old or older (3.77%).
Student Population by Age for Illinois Colleges
In Illinois 4-year colleges and universites, 5,876 students are 18 years old or younger(1.75%), 68,353 students are 18 or 19 years old (20.32%), 72,363 students are between 20 and 22 years old (21.51%), 54,054 students are between 22 and 24 years old (16.07%), 47,488 students are between 25 and 29 years old (14.12%), 49,988 students are between 30 and 39 years old (14.86%), 26,189 students are between 40 and 49 years old (7.78%), 12,054 students are 50 years old or older (3.58%)
In Illinois community colleges, there are 119,148 students are younger than 20 years old (44.51%), 69,004 students are between 20 and 24 years old (25.78%), 24,978 students are between 25 and 29 years old (9.33%), and 54,470 students are 30 years old or older (20.35%).
In Illinois trade schools, there are 329 students are younger than 20 years old (24.96%), 448 students are between 20 and 24 years old (33.99%), 229 students are between 25 and 29 years old (17.37%), and 308 students are 30 years old or older (23.37%).
Student Population Comparison By Age for All Illinois Colleges
The following table compares student population by age between Illinois colleges. A total of 605,415 students have enrolled in Illinois colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.