Student Population at SRC
Total Enrollment
1,247 (all undergraduate)
Undergraduate
1,247
Online Enrollment
454
Men Students
424
Women Students
823
For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 1,247 students have enrolled at Spoon River College (all undergraduate).
By gender, 424 male and 823 female students are attending Spoon River College. By attendance status, there are 454 full-time students and 793 part-time students.
The number of students at Spoon River College is very small compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Illinois. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College and Joliet Junior College, its population is very small (average population is 8,895).
Spoon River College offers online degree/certificate programs and 454 students enrolled in online programs.
Enrollment Comparison
The following chart compares SRC'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.
SRC has smaller enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 8,895 students). The enrollment is smaller than the Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Illinois average (5,904 students).
| Total | Undergraduate | |
|---|---|---|
| Spoon River College | 1,247 | 1,247 |
| Similarly Ranked Schools | 8,895 | 8,895 |
| All Colleges | 2,931 | 2,685 |
| Public, 2-4 Years Colleges | 5,796 | 5,801 |
| 2-4 Years Colleges | 3,035 | 3,125 |
| Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Illinois | 5,904 | 5,904 |
The below chart compares the student population between Spoon River College and similar colleges.
Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status
By gender, there are 424 male and 823 female students attending SRC. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.52 to 1 and the ratio is than 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 SRC.
| Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 1,247 | 454 | 793 |
| Men | 424 | 173 | 251 |
| Women | 823 | 281 | 542 |
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, there are 1,079 White students (86.53%) and 84 Black or African American students (6.74%) at Spoon River College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Spoon River College.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| Asian | 15 | 8 | 7 |
| Black or African American | 84 | 24 | 60 |
| Hispanic | 50 | 17 | 33 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| White | 1,079 | 370 | 709 |
| Two or More Races | 9 | 2 | 7 |
| Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 1,247 | 424 | 823 |
Enrollment by Student Age
By age, there are 906 students whose age under twenty five and 246 students whose age is over thirty years old at Spoon River College.
Especially, 272 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 Spoon River College.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 1,247 | 424 | 823 |
| Under 18 | 272 | 95 | 177 |
| 18-19 | 404 | 178 | 226 |
| 20-21 | 137 | 48 | 89 |
| 22-24 | 93 | 26 | 67 |
| 25-29 | 95 | 21 | 74 |
| 30-34 | 77 | 18 | 59 |
| 35-39 | 49 | 8 | 41 |
| 40-49 | 68 | 18 | 50 |
| 50-64 | 44 | 9 | 35 |
| 65 and over | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| Total | 1,247 | 424 | 823 |
Online Student Population
At Spoon River College, 775 students (62.15% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 454 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, 447 students live in Illinois where Spoon River College is located in and 6 students have enrolled from other states.
| Number of Students | |
|---|---|
| Total | 1,247 |
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes | 454 |
| Enrolled Some in Online Classes | 321 |
| Not Enrolled in Online Classes | 472 |
| Number of Students | |
|---|---|
| Total (Enrolled Excl.) | 454 |
| Illinois Residents | 447 |
| Other State in U.S. | 6 |
| Outside of U.S. | 1 |
| Unknown | 0 |
