Enrollment Trends at UIS

-774

Total Enrollment

-625

Men

-149

Women

The student population at University of Illinois Springfield is 4,628 (2,309 undergraduate and 2,319 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 774 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at UIS is 49.89% which is decreased by 628 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 146 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.12 to 1 which means that female students enrolled slightly more than male students.

2,191 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 16.60% since 2015.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 4,621 where 4,628 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

49.89% of total students is undergraduate students and 50.11% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 628 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 146 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.12 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in UIS than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at University of Illinois Springfield since 2015.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-165,4022,9371,4461,4912,4651,3571,108
2016-175,428
26
2,959
22
1,444
-2
1,515
24
2,469
4
1,361
4
1,108
2017-184,956
-472
2,932
-27
1,481
37
1,451
-64
2,024
-445
1,046
-315
978
-130
2018-194,575
-381
2,814
-118
1,421
-60
1,393
-58
1,761
-263
901
-145
860
-118
2019-204,275
-300
2,674
-140
1,305
-116
1,369
-24
1,601
-160
766
-135
835
-25
2020-214,146
-129
2,654
-20
1,257
-48
1,397
28
1,492
-109
713
-53
779
-56
2021-223,944
-202
2,503
-151
1,172
-85
1,331
-66
1,441
-51
705
-8
736
-43
2022-234,198
254
2,393
-110
1,089
-83
1,304
-27
1,805
364
946
241
859
123
2023-244,661
463
2,342
-51
1,043
-46
1,299
-5
2,319
514
1,224
278
1,095
236
2024-254,628
-33
2,309
-33
1,009
-34
1,300
1
2,3191,169
-55
1,150
55
Average4,6212,6521,2671,3851,9701,019951
University of Illinois Springfield Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 2,652 where 2,309 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of Illinois Springfield since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-162,9371,8998511,0481,038595443
2016-172,9591,9138471,0661,046597449
2017-182,9321,9038771,0261,029604425
2018-192,8141,7998449551,015577438
2019-202,6741,8538471,006821458363
2020-212,6541,8408191,021814438376
2021-222,5031,739757982764415349
2022-232,3931,678727951715362353
2023-242,3421,653681972689362327
2024-252,3091,628675953681334347
Average2,6522,6527939982,652474387
University of Illinois Springfield Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 1,970 where 2,319 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of Illinois Springfield since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-162,4651,0546234311,411734677
2016-172,4691,1176494681,352712640
2017-182,0246553253301,369721648
2018-191,7615702962741,191605586
2019-201,6015162342821,085532553
2020-211,4924701982721,022515507
2021-221,441478211267963494469
2022-231,805815449366990497493
2023-242,3191,0796104691,240614626
2024-252,3191,0975885091,222581641
Average1,9701,9704183671,970601584
University of Illinois Springfield Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 48.21% and the percentage of black students is 12.99% at University of Illinois Springfield. 4.47% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 8.71% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 55.00% to 48.21%. Asian enrollment grew from 3.81% to 4.47%. Black student enrollment increased from 11.64% to 12.99%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 4.98% to 8.71%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7399 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.6796 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

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

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-161220662926932,971110
2016-17919362631262,992112
2017-181018058233023,013124
2018-19617858533432,859127
2019-20619755734822,611134
2020-21518353537132,597145
2021-22517849934942,457118
2022-23419349834642,328122
2023-24521255535382,290167
2024-25520760140352,231163
Average719356734242,635132
University of Illinois Springfield Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

2,191 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 47% of total students. The number of online students has increased 16.60% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at University of Illinois Springfield from 2015 to 2025.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-165,4021,8791,5641,959
2016-175,4281,8711,6921,865
2017-184,9561,9471,2981,711
2018-194,5751,8861,2271,462
2019-204,2751,7481,2581,269
2020-214,1462,7761,29080
2021-223,9442,2461,397301
2022-234,1981,9541,551693
2023-244,6612,1611,698802
2024-254,6282,1911,660777
Average4,6212,0661,4641,092

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