Student Population at Rend Lake
Total Enrollment
2,017 (all undergraduate)
Undergraduate
2,017
Online Enrollment
164
Men Students
863
Women Students
1,154
For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 2,017 students have enrolled at Rend Lake College (all undergraduate).
By gender, 863 male and 1,154 female students are attending Rend Lake College. By attendance status, there are 1,035 full-time students and 982 part-time students.
The number of students at Rend Lake College is very small 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 small (average population is 3,521).
Rend Lake College offers online degree/certificate programs and 164 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 Rend Lake College and similar colleges.
Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status
By gender, there are 863 male and 1,154 female students attending Rend Lake. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.75 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 Rend Lake.
| Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2,017 | 1,035 | 982 |
| Men | 863 | 454 | 409 |
| Women | 1,154 | 581 | 573 |
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, there are 1,822 White students (90.33%) and 106 Black or African American students (5.26%) at Rend Lake College(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Rend Lake College.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Asian | 21 | 9 | 12 |
| Black or African American | 106 | 37 | 69 |
| Hispanic | 42 | 19 | 23 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| White | 1,822 | 785 | 1,037 |
| Two or More Races | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 13 | 7 | 6 |
| Total | 2,017 | 863 | 1,154 |
Enrollment by Student Age
By age, there are 1,634 students whose age under twenty five and 270 students whose age is over thirty years old at Rend Lake College.
Especially, 578 students are younger than eighteen and 5 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Rend Lake College.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2,017 | 863 | 1,154 |
| Under 18 | 578 | 258 | 320 |
| 18-19 | 677 | 325 | 352 |
| 20-21 | 247 | 115 | 132 |
| 22-24 | 132 | 45 | 87 |
| 25-29 | 113 | 45 | 68 |
| 30-34 | 87 | 19 | 68 |
| 35-39 | 59 | 21 | 38 |
| 40-49 | 91 | 28 | 63 |
| 50-64 | 28 | 6 | 22 |
| 65 and over | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Total | 2,017 | 863 | 1,154 |
Online Student Population
At Rend Lake College, 1,020 students (50.57% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 164 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, 163 students live in Illinois where Rend Lake College is located in and 1 students have enrolled from other states.
| Number of Students | |
|---|---|
| Total | 2,017 |
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes | 164 |
| Enrolled Some in Online Classes | 856 |
| Not Enrolled in Online Classes | 997 |
| Number of Students | |
|---|---|
| Total (Enrolled Excl.) | 164 |
| Illinois Residents | 163 |
| Other State in U.S. | 1 |
| Outside of U.S. | 0 |
| Unknown | 0 |