Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares Triton'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.
Triton has significantly larger enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 4,224 students). The enrollment is larger than the Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Illinois average (5,904 students).
TotalUndergraduate
Triton College9,8429,842
Similarly Ranked Schools4,2244,224
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 Triton College and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 4,891 male and 4,951 female students attending Triton. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.99 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 Triton.
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Triton
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total9,8422,6167,226
Men4,8911,2623,629
Women4,9511,3543,597

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 4,925 Hispanic students (50.04%) and 2,665 White students (27.08%) at Triton College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Triton College.
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Triton College
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native1293
Asian226103123
Black or African American1,124465659
Hispanic4,9252,1602,765
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander945
White2,6651,5911,074
Two or More Races19995104
Race/Ethnicity Unknown570414156
Total 9,8424,8914,951

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 6,178 students whose age under twenty five and 2,460 students whose age is over thirty years old at Triton College.
Especially, 1,098 students are younger than eighteen and 105 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Triton College.
Population by Student Age at Triton College
TotalMenWomen
Total9,842 4,8914,951
Under 181,098 616482
18-192,288 1,2371,051
20-211,541 767774
22-241,251 599652
25-291,198 585613
30-34741 336405
35-39510 250260
40-49685 287398
50-64419 158261
65 and over105 5253
unknown6 42
Total 9,842 4,8914,951

Online Student Population

At Triton College, 2,610 students (26.52% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 827 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, 799 students live in Illinois where Triton College is located in and 7 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
Number of Students
Total9,842
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes827
Enrolled Some in Online Classes1,783
Not Enrolled in Online Classes7,232
Online Student Population by Student Location
Number of Students
Total (Enrolled Excl.)827
Illinois Residents799
Other State in U.S.7
Outside of U.S.2
Unknown19