Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares UIC's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Public, 4-Years Colleges in Illinois.
UIC has similar enrollment size to similarly ranked schools (average: 35,610 students). The enrollment is larger than the Public, 4-Years Colleges in Illinois average (15,151 students).
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
University of Illinois Chicago33,90622,49511,411
Similarly Ranked Schools35,61026,9618,649
All Colleges2,9312,6851,440
Public, 4-Years Colleges11,3969,8102,541
4-Years Colleges4,6864,2051,445
Public, 4-Years Colleges in Illinois15,15111,1034,048
The below chart compares the student population between University of Illinois Chicago and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 14,994 male and 18,912 female students attending UIC. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.79 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 UIC.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at UIC
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total22,49520,3562,139
Men10,4819,522959
Women12,01410,8341,180
Population by Gender/Attending Status at UIC
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total11,4118,0193,392
Men4,5133,3521,161
Women6,8984,6672,231

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 9,702 Hispanic students (28.61%) and 9,078 White students (26.77%) at University of Illinois Chicago(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at University of Illinois Chicago.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at University of Illinois Chicago
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native1174
Asian4,6802,3632,317
Black or African American1,8296591,170
Hispanic8,0233,4714,552
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander853
White4,9872,4452,542
Two or More Races672294378
Race/Ethnicity Unknown476208268
Total 22,49510,48112,014
Population by Race/Ethnicity at University of Illinois Chicago
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native945
Asian1,5555551,000
Black or African American1,160306854
Hispanic1,6795591,120
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander312
White4,0911,5632,528
Two or More Races331129202
Race/Ethnicity Unknown20371132
Total 11,4114,5136,898

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 24,012 students whose age under twenty five and 4,525 students whose age is over thirty years old at University of Illinois Chicago.
Especially, 278 students are younger than eighteen and 41 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at University of Illinois Chicago.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at University of Illinois Chicago
TotalMenWomen
Total22,495 10,48112,014
Under 18278 121157
18-198,341 3,8514,490
20-218,118 3,6514,467
22-243,846 1,9591,887
25-291,139 594545
30-34346 157189
35-39188 68120
40-49160 58102
50-6467 1651
65 and over12 66
Total 22,495 10,48112,014
Population by Student Age at University of Illinois Chicago
TotalMenWomen
Total11,411 4,5136,898
18-193 12
20-21195 73122
22-243,231 1,2881,943
25-294,230 1,7792,451
30-341,681 6761,005
35-39872 321551
40-49841 257584
50-64329 106223
65 and over29 1217
Total 11,411 4,5136,898

Online Student Population

At University of Illinois Chicago, 22,989 students (67.80% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 4,153 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, 3,229 students live in Illinois where University of Illinois Chicago is located in and 676 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total33,90622,49511,411
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes4,1538653,288
Enrolled Some in Online Classes18,83613,9144,922
Not Enrolled in Online Classes10,9177,7163,201
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)4,1538653,288
Illinois Residents3,2297852,444
Other State in U.S.67672604
Outside of U.S.2307223
Unknown18117