Student Population at Northeastern Illinois
Total Enrollment
5,756
Undergraduate
4,207
Graduate
1,549
Online Enrollment
2,079
Men Students
2,219
Women Students
3,537
For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 5,756 students have enrolled at Northeastern Illinois University - 4,207 undergraduate and 1,549 graduate.
By gender, 2,219 male and 3,537 female students are attending Northeastern Illinois University. By attendance status, there are 2,947 full-time students and 2,809 part-time students.
The number of students at Northeastern Illinois University is very small compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in Illinois. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Chicago State University and Concordia University-Chicago, its population is large (average population is 4,343).
Northeastern Illinois University offers online degree/certificate programs and 2,079 students enrolled in online programs.
*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.
Enrollment Comparison Chart
The below chart compares the student population between Northeastern Illinois University and similar colleges.
Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status
By gender, there are 2,219 male and 3,537 female students attending Northeastern Illinois. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.63 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 Northeastern Illinois.
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 4,207 | 2,525 | 1,682 |
Men | 1,729 | 1,050 | 679 |
Women | 2,478 | 1,475 | 1,003 |
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 1,549 | 422 | 1,127 |
Men | 490 | 150 | 340 |
Women | 1,059 | 272 | 787 |
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, there are 2,127 Hispanic students (36.95%) and 1,645 White students (28.58%) at Northeastern Illinois University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Northeastern Illinois University.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Asian | 419 | 218 | 201 |
Black or African American | 505 | 193 | 312 |
Hispanic | 1,719 | 651 | 1,068 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 9 | 6 | 3 |
White | 916 | 401 | 515 |
Two or More Races | 83 | 30 | 53 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 479 | 197 | 282 |
Total | 4,207 | 1,729 | 2,478 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Asian | 100 | 39 | 61 |
Black or African American | 120 | 35 | 85 |
Hispanic | 408 | 125 | 283 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 1 |
White | 729 | 224 | 505 |
Two or More Races | 30 | 6 | 24 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 87 | 31 | 56 |
Total | 1,549 | 490 | 1,059 |
Enrollment by Student Age
By age, there are 2,731 students whose age under twenty five and 1,779 students whose age is over thirty years old at Northeastern Illinois University.
Especially, 114 students are younger than eighteen and 46 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Northeastern Illinois University.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 4,207 | 1,729 | 2,478 |
Under 18 | 114 | 38 | 76 |
18-19 | 684 | 299 | 385 |
20-21 | 719 | 273 | 446 |
22-24 | 1,041 | 450 | 591 |
25-29 | 797 | 337 | 460 |
30-34 | 365 | 142 | 223 |
35-39 | 175 | 67 | 108 |
40-49 | 180 | 60 | 120 |
50-64 | 94 | 43 | 51 |
65 and over | 22 | 11 | 11 |
unknown | 16 | 9 | 7 |
Total | 4,207 | 1,729 | 2,478 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 1,549 | 490 | 1,059 |
20-21 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
22-24 | 170 | 56 | 114 |
25-29 | 428 | 134 | 294 |
30-34 | 311 | 107 | 204 |
35-39 | 202 | 61 | 141 |
40-49 | 275 | 79 | 196 |
50-64 | 131 | 40 | 91 |
65 and over | 24 | 9 | 15 |
unknown | 5 | 1 | 4 |
Total | 1,549 | 490 | 1,059 |
Online Student Population
At Northeastern Illinois University, 4,506 students (78.28% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 2,079 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, 2,018 students live in Illinois where Northeastern Illinois University is located in and 26 students have enrolled from other states.
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 5,756 | 4,207 | 1,549 |
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes | 2,079 | 1,112 | 967 |
Enrolled Some in Online Classes | 2,427 | 2,105 | 322 |
Not Enrolled in Online Classes | 1,250 | 990 | 260 |
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total (Enrolled Excl.) | 2,079 | 1,112 | 967 |
Illinois Residents | 2,018 | 1,094 | 924 |
Other State in U.S. | 26 | 11 | 15 |
Outside of U.S. | 30 | 3 | 27 |
Unknown | 5 | 4 | 1 |