Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 5,259 male and 7,260 female students attending SIUE. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.72 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 SIUE.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at SIUE
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total9,3217,7091,612
Men3,9853,312673
Women5,3364,397939
Population by Gender/Attending Status at SIUE
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total3,1981,5661,632
Men1,274688586
Women1,9248781,046

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 7,888 White students (63.01%) and 1,565 Black or African American students (12.50%) at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native1578
Asian224101123
Black or African American1,285417868
Hispanic589256333
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander1248
White6,3902,8203,570
Two or More Races371160211
Race/Ethnicity Unknown19689107
Total 9,3213,9855,336
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native312
Asian953164
Black or African American28092188
Hispanic1333895
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander422
White1,498536962
Two or More Races471235
Race/Ethnicity Unknown479152327
Total 3,1981,2741,924

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 9,275 students whose age under twenty five and 1,762 students whose age is over thirty years old at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville.
Especially, 36 students are younger than eighteen and 8 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville
TotalMenWomen
Total9,321 3,9855,336
Under 1836 1422
18-193,177 1,2621,915
20-213,154 1,3461,808
22-241,768 903865
25-29581 279302
30-34245 82163
35-39139 4495
40-49167 43124
50-6450 1139
65 and over4 13
Total 9,321 3,9855,336
Population by Student Age at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville
TotalMenWomen
Total3,198 1,2741,924
18-191 01
20-21125 4283
22-241,014 454560
25-29901 400501
30-34398 155243
35-39290 97193
40-49354 94260
50-64111 3081
65 and over4 22
Total 3,198 1,2741,924

Online Student Population

At Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, 5,878 students (46.95% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 1,951 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, 1,496 students live in Illinois where Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville is located in and 453 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total12,5199,3213,198
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes1,9517771,174
Enrolled Some in Online Classes3,9273,364563
Not Enrolled in Online Classes6,6415,1801,461
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)1,9517771,174
Illinois Residents1,496644852
Other State in U.S.453133320
Outside of U.S.000
Unknown202