Student Population at Parkland
Total Enrollment
5,686 (all undergraduate)
Undergraduate
5,686
Online Enrollment
1,087
Men Students
2,566
Women Students
3,120
For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 5,686 students have enrolled at Parkland College (all undergraduate).
By gender, 2,566 male and 3,120 female students are attending Parkland College. By attendance status, there are 2,147 full-time students and 3,539 part-time students.
The number of students at Parkland College is average compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in Illinois. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Southwestern Illinois College and Black Hawk College, its population is very large (average population is 3,521).
Parkland College offers online degree/certificate programs and 1,087 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 Parkland College and similar colleges.
Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status
By gender, there are 2,566 male and 3,120 female students attending Parkland. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.82 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 Parkland.
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 5,686 | 2,147 | 3,539 |
Men | 2,566 | 1,102 | 1,464 |
Women | 3,120 | 1,045 | 2,075 |
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, there are 3,372 White students (59.30%) and 783 Black or African American students (13.77%) at Parkland College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Parkland College.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 9 | 3 | 6 |
Asian | 319 | 151 | 168 |
Black or African American | 783 | 337 | 446 |
Hispanic | 608 | 271 | 337 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 3 | 3 | 0 |
White | 3,372 | 1,514 | 1,858 |
Two or More Races | 314 | 138 | 176 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 152 | 67 | 85 |
Total | 5,686 | 2,566 | 3,120 |
Enrollment by Student Age
By age, there are 4,270 students whose age under twenty five and 923 students whose age is over thirty years old at Parkland College.
Especially, 870 students are younger than eighteen and 57 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Parkland College.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 5,686 | 2,566 | 3,120 |
Under 18 | 870 | 380 | 490 |
18-19 | 1,711 | 870 | 841 |
20-21 | 1,103 | 531 | 572 |
22-24 | 586 | 275 | 311 |
25-29 | 493 | 187 | 306 |
30-34 | 307 | 110 | 197 |
35-39 | 210 | 75 | 135 |
40-49 | 226 | 73 | 153 |
50-64 | 123 | 48 | 75 |
65 and over | 57 | 17 | 40 |
Total | 5,686 | 2,566 | 3,120 |
Online Student Population
At Parkland College, 2,867 students (50.42% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 1,087 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, 1,025 students live in Illinois where Parkland College is located in and 34 students have enrolled from other states.
Number of Students | |
---|---|
Total | 5,686 |
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes | 1,087 |
Enrolled Some in Online Classes | 1,780 |
Not Enrolled in Online Classes | 2,819 |
Number of Students | |
---|---|
Total (Enrolled Excl.) | 1,087 |
Illinois Residents | 1,025 |
Other State in U.S. | 34 |
Outside of U.S. | 28 |
Unknown | 0 |