Enrollment Trends at ICC

-1,798

Total Enrollment

-1,283

Men

-515

Women

The student population at Illinois Central College is 7,906 (all undergraduate). The number of students has decreased by 1,798 over the past decade.

The female to male ratio is 1.56 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

1,570 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 106.04% since 2015.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 8,361 where 7,906 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

The female to male ratio is 1.56 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in ICC than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Illinois Central College since 2015.

YearTotalMenWomen
2015-169,7044,3775,327
2016-179,290
-414
4,165
-212
5,125
-202
2017-189,266
-24
4,036
-129
5,230
105
2018-198,875
-391
3,763
-273
5,112
-118
2019-208,749
-126
3,677
-86
5,072
-40
2020-217,813
-936
3,097
-580
4,716
-356
2021-227,385
-428
2,990
-107
4,395
-321
2022-237,044
-341
2,789
-201
4,255
-140
2023-247,578
534
2,991
202
4,587
332
2024-257,906
328
3,094
103
4,812
225
Average8,3613,4984,863
Illinois Central College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 68.06%. The percentage was 78.33% 10 years ago and ICC still has a high percentage of white students. 2.40% of enrolled students is Asian and 12.70% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 6.35% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 78.33% to 68.06%. Asian enrollment declined from 2.49% to 2.40%. Black student enrollment increased from 10.95% to 12.70%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 4.94% to 6.35%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5113 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.3707 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Illinois Central College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-16332421,063479157,601248
2016-1735183994588107,117241
2017-18271471,086611116,908304
2018-191816997254766,663364
2019-201417396249186,498441
2020-2111162855411105,845387
2021-221013979039685,479391
2022-231015480841275,122359
2023-241017493248565,292451
2024-25121901,00450255,381541
Average1817394749296,191373
Illinois Central College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

1,570 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 20% of total students. The number of online students has increased 106.04% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Illinois Central College from 2015 to 2025.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-169,7047621,4527,490
2016-179,2906901,4487,152
2017-189,2667091,4317,126
2018-198,8758061,6036,466
2019-208,7497881,5586,403
2020-217,8132,2552,5563,002
2021-227,3852,5342,0162,835
2022-237,0441,5231,8343,687
2023-247,5781,4532,0534,072
2024-257,9061,5702,0964,240
Average8,3611,3091,8055,247

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