Student Population at Western Illinois

Total Enrollment

7,643

Undergraduate

5,309

Graduate

2,334

Online Enrollment

1,807

Men Students

3,323

Women Students

4,320

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 7,643 students have enrolled at Western Illinois University - 5,309 undergraduate and 2,334 graduate.

By gender, 3,323 male and 4,320 female students are attending Western Illinois University. By attendance status, there are 5,736 full-time students and 1,907 part-time students.

The number of students at Western Illinois University is 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 very large (average population is 4,599).

Western Illinois University offers online degree/certificate programs and 1,807 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 Western Illinois University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 3,323 male and 4,320 female students attending Western Illinois. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.77 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 Western Illinois.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Western Illinois
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	5,309	4,469	840
Men	2,280	1,910	370
Women	3,029	2,559	470

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Western Illinois
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	2,334	1,267	1,067
Men	1,043	694	349
Women	1,291	573	718

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 4,037 White students (52.82%) and 1,310 Black or African American students (17.14%) at Western Illinois University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Western Illinois University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Western Illinois University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	10	6	4
Asian	71	32	39
Black or African American	1,169	475	694
Hispanic	658	281	377
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	7	6	1
White	2,989	1,331	1,658
Two or More Races	155	60	95
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	69	28	41
Total	5,309	2,280	3,029

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Western Illinois University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	0	0	0
Asian	17	5	12
Black or African American	141	65	76
Hispanic	110	30	80
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	0	2
White	1,048	357	691
Two or More Races	30	9	21
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	59	27	32
Total	2,334	1,043	1,291

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 5,212 students whose age under twenty five and 1,491 students whose age is over thirty years old at Western Illinois University.

Especially, 148 students are younger than eighteen and 24 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Western Illinois University.

Population by Student Age at Western Illinois University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	5,309	2,280	3,029
Under 18	148	56	92
18-19	1,684	687	997
20-21	1,732	744	988
22-24	906	429	477
25-29	315	151	164
30-34	186	78	108
35-39	118	45	73
40-49	150	62	88
50-64	64	27	37
65 and over	6	1	5
Total	5,309	2,280	3,029

Population by Student Age at Western Illinois University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	2,334	1,043	1,291
20-21	46	19	27
22-24	696	359	337
25-29	625	286	339
30-34	347	157	190
35-39	203	88	115
40-49	284	85	199
50-64	115	39	76
65 and over	18	10	8
Total	2,334	1,043	1,291

Online Student Population

At Western Illinois University, 5,541 students (72.50% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 1,807 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, 1,324 students live in Illinois where Western Illinois University is located in and 207 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	7,643	5,309	2,334
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	1,807	937	870
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	3,734	2,823	911
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	2,102	1,549	553

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	1,807	937	870
Illinois Residents	1,324	744	580
Other State in U.S.	207	121	86
Outside of U.S.	276	72	204
Unknown	0	0	0