Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between Southwestern Illinois College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 3,141 male and 4,047 female students attending SWIC. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.78 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 SWIC.
Population by Gender/Attending Status at SWIC
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total7,1882,6774,511
Men3,1411,2211,920
Women4,0471,4562,591

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 4,263 White students (59.31%) and 1,479 Black or African American students (20.58%) at Southwestern Illinois College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Southwestern Illinois College.
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Southwestern Illinois College
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native1385
Asian964155
Black or African American1,479509970
Hispanic516199317
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander963
White4,2632,0202,243
Two or More Races407164243
Race/Ethnicity Unknown313149164
Total 7,1883,1414,047

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 4,888 students whose age under twenty five and 1,529 students whose age is over thirty years old at Southwestern Illinois College.
Especially, 1,065 students are younger than eighteen and 53 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Southwestern Illinois College.
Population by Student Age at Southwestern Illinois College
TotalMenWomen
Total7,188 3,1414,047
Under 181,065 466599
18-191,806 912894
20-211,230 578652
22-24787 352435
25-29771 304467
30-34510 185325
35-39353 108245
40-49407 144263
50-64206 63143
65 and over53 2924
Total 7,188 3,1414,047

Online Student Population

At Southwestern Illinois College, 3,115 students (43.34% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 1,322 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, 1,283 students live in Illinois where Southwestern Illinois College is located in and 39 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
Number of Students
Total7,188
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes1,322
Enrolled Some in Online Classes1,793
Not Enrolled in Online Classes4,073
Online Student Population by Student Location
Number of Students
Total (Enrolled Excl.)1,322
Illinois Residents1,283
Other State in U.S.39
Outside of U.S.0
Unknown0