Student Population at UIUC
Total Enrollment
56,916
Undergraduate
35,120
Graduate
21,796
Online Enrollment
9,915
Men Students
31,000
Women Students
25,916
For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 56,916 students have enrolled at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign - 35,120 undergraduate and 21,796 graduate.
By gender, 31,000 male and 25,916 female students are attending University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. By attendance status, there are 47,046 full-time students and 9,870 part-time students.
The number of students at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is very large compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in Illinois. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as The University of Texas at Austin and University of Virginia-Main Campus, its population is large (average population is 44,098).
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign offers online degree/certificate programs and 9,915 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 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and similar colleges.
Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status
By gender, there are 31,000 male and 25,916 female students attending UIUC. The male-to-female student ratio is 1.20 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.
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 35,120 | 33,813 | 1,307 |
Men | 18,821 | 17,996 | 825 |
Women | 16,299 | 15,817 | 482 |
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 21,796 | 13,233 | 8,563 |
Men | 12,179 | 7,356 | 4,823 |
Women | 9,617 | 5,877 | 3,740 |
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, there are 21,268 White students (37.37%) and 10,117 Asian students (17.78%) 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.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 11 | 6 | 5 |
Asian | 7,608 | 4,320 | 3,288 |
Black or African American | 2,041 | 799 | 1,242 |
Hispanic | 4,720 | 2,107 | 2,613 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 11 | 10 | 1 |
White | 13,628 | 6,960 | 6,668 |
Two or More Races | 1,240 | 617 | 623 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 518 | 315 | 203 |
Total | 35,120 | 18,821 | 16,299 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 14 | 10 | 4 |
Asian | 2,509 | 1,477 | 1,032 |
Black or African American | 915 | 376 | 539 |
Hispanic | 1,418 | 697 | 721 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 18 | 10 | 8 |
White | 7,640 | 3,894 | 3,746 |
Two or More Races | 410 | 218 | 192 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 1,424 | 918 | 506 |
Total | 21,796 | 12,179 | 9,617 |
Enrollment by Student Age
By age, there are 41,226 students whose age under twenty five and 8,611 students whose age is over thirty years old at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Especially, 585 students are younger than eighteen and 18 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 35,120 | 18,821 | 16,299 |
Under 18 | 584 | 308 | 276 |
18-19 | 15,635 | 8,082 | 7,553 |
20-21 | 15,648 | 8,351 | 7,297 |
22-24 | 2,784 | 1,792 | 992 |
25-29 | 306 | 199 | 107 |
30-34 | 79 | 53 | 26 |
35-39 | 27 | 17 | 10 |
40-49 | 31 | 12 | 19 |
50-64 | 24 | 5 | 19 |
65 and over | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 35,120 | 18,821 | 16,299 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 21,796 | 12,179 | 9,617 |
Under 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
18-19 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
20-21 | 471 | 255 | 216 |
22-24 | 6,098 | 3,328 | 2,770 |
25-29 | 6,773 | 3,670 | 3,103 |
30-34 | 3,326 | 1,943 | 1,383 |
35-39 | 2,104 | 1,265 | 839 |
40-49 | 2,285 | 1,330 | 955 |
50-64 | 717 | 375 | 342 |
65 and over | 16 | 9 | 7 |
Total | 21,796 | 12,179 | 9,617 |
Online Student Population
At University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 35,066 students (61.61% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 9,915 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, 3,529 students live in Illinois where University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is located in and 5,111 students have enrolled from other states.
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 56,916 | 35,120 | 21,796 |
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes | 9,915 | 658 | 9,257 |
Enrolled Some in Online Classes | 25,151 | 21,798 | 3,353 |
Not Enrolled in Online Classes | 21,850 | 12,664 | 9,186 |
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total (Enrolled Excl.) | 9,915 | 658 | 9,257 |
Illinois Residents | 3,529 | 378 | 3,151 |
Other State in U.S. | 5,111 | 156 | 4,955 |
Outside of U.S. | 1,251 | 121 | 1,130 |
Unknown | 24 | 3 | 21 |