Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares Joliet Junior's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 2-4 Years Colleges, 2-4 Years Colleges, and Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Illinois.
Joliet Junior has significantly larger enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 4,506 students). The enrollment is larger than the Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Illinois average (5,904 students).
TotalUndergraduate
Joliet Junior College14,41414,414
Similarly Ranked Schools4,5064,506
All Colleges2,9312,685
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges5,7965,801
2-4 Years Colleges3,0353,125
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Illinois5,9045,904
The below chart compares the student population between Joliet Junior College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 6,275 male and 8,139 female students attending Joliet Junior. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.77 to 1 and the ratio is similar to national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Joliet Junior.
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Joliet Junior
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total14,4143,98710,427
Men6,2751,9034,372
Women8,1392,0846,055

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 6,889 White students (47.79%) and 4,712 Hispanic students (32.69%) at Joliet Junior College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Joliet Junior College.
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Joliet Junior College
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native573324
Asian377188189
Black or African American1,445592853
Hispanic4,7121,8092,903
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander1349
White6,8893,2353,654
Two or More Races326140186
Race/Ethnicity Unknown586272314
Total 14,4146,2758,139

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 11,648 students whose age under twenty five and 1,793 students whose age is over thirty years old at Joliet Junior College.
Especially, 3,854 students are younger than eighteen and 68 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Joliet Junior College.
Population by Student Age at Joliet Junior College
TotalMenWomen
Total14,414 6,2758,139
Under 183,854 1,6962,158
18-193,949 1,8972,052
20-212,282 1,0331,249
22-241,563 674889
25-29964 380584
30-34589 201388
35-39418 138280
40-49473 142331
50-64245 74171
65 and over68 3533
unknown9 54
Total 14,414 6,2758,139

Online Student Population

At Joliet Junior College, 4,886 students (33.90% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 1,467 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 1,458 students live in Illinois where Joliet Junior College is located in and 8 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
Number of Students
Total14,414
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes1,467
Enrolled Some in Online Classes3,419
Not Enrolled in Online Classes9,528
Online Student Population by Student Location
Number of Students
Total (Enrolled Excl.)1,467
Illinois Residents1,458
Other State in U.S.8
Outside of U.S.1
Unknown0