Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares UIUC's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Public, 4-Years Colleges in Illinois.
UIUC has significantly larger enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 42,932 students). The enrollment is larger than the Public, 4-Years Colleges in Illinois average (15,151 students).
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign59,23837,14022,098
Similarly Ranked Schools42,93228,52014,412
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 Urbana-Champaign and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 31,825 male and 27,413 female students attending UIUC. The male-to-female student ratio is 1.16 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 UIUC.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at UIUC
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total37,14036,1041,036
Men19,40418,751653
Women17,73617,353383
Population by Gender/Attending Status at UIUC
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total22,09813,5068,592
Men12,4217,4964,925
Women9,6776,0103,667

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 20,961 White students (35.38%) and 11,345 Asian students (19.15%) at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native1293
Asian8,4194,7013,718
Black or African American1,9447321,212
Hispanic5,2662,1933,073
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander1293
White13,8246,9436,881
Two or More Races1,512737775
Race/Ethnicity Unknown618369249
Total 37,14019,40417,736
Population by Race/Ethnicity at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native15105
Asian2,9261,7751,151
Black or African American904378526
Hispanic1,513738775
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander954
White7,1373,5943,543
Two or More Races465249216
Race/Ethnicity Unknown1,312865447
Total 22,09812,4219,677

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 43,984 students whose age under twenty five and 8,128 students whose age is over thirty years old at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Especially, 507 students are younger than eighteen and 30 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
TotalMenWomen
Total37,140 19,40417,736
Under 18507 259248
18-1916,994 8,4558,539
20-2116,506 8,6747,832
22-242,699 1,767932
25-29266 17591
30-3471 4229
35-3935 1520
40-4944 1133
50-6415 510
65 and over3 12
Total 37,140 19,40417,736
Population by Student Age at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
TotalMenWomen
Total22,098 12,4219,677
18-198 62
20-21583 316267
22-246,687 3,6583,029
25-296,860 3,8772,983
30-343,131 1,8011,330
35-391,900 1,121779
40-492,210 1,261949
50-64692 365327
65 and over27 1611
Total 22,098 12,4219,677

Online Student Population

At University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 34,043 students (57.47% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 9,212 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, 3,422 students live in Illinois where University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is located in and 4,766 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total59,23837,14022,098
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes9,2123438,869
Enrolled Some in Online Classes24,83122,5452,286
Not Enrolled in Online Classes25,19514,25210,943
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)9,2123438,869
Illinois Residents3,4222863,136
Other State in U.S.4,766414,725
Outside of U.S.1,00414990
Unknown20218