Enrollment: Key Metrics
97,772
SYSTEM ENROLLMENT, REPRESENTING 53% OF THE STATE’S PUBLIC UNIVERSITY ENROLLMENT
NEARLY 1 IN 3
UNDERGRADUATES IDENTIFY AS
AN UNDERREPRESENTED
MINORITY
OVER 40%
MORE 2024 FIRST-GENERATION STUDENT ENROLLMENT COMPARED TO 10 YEARS AGO
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Enrollment counts can be categorized by the following:
| University |
Chicago, Springfield, or Urbana-Champaign |
| Term |
Fall Term |
| Level1 |
Undergraduate, Graduate, or Professional. Professional students are those enrolled in one of the following professional doctoral programs:
Urbana: Doctor of Audiology, Law, Medicine (Carle Illinois College of Medicine), Veterinary Medicine
Chicago: Doctor of Dental Medicine, Law, Medicine, Nursing Practice, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy |
| Residency |
An indicator of where the student resided before first enrollment. For this purpose, residency is derived based on citizenship and the address at the time of application/admission. International students are based on citizenship and are defined as those students in this country on a specific visa. Illinois resident and non-resident are derived based on address at time of application/admission. Students classified as non-resident include non-citizens taking online courses from their home country. Prior to Fall 2016, residency at UIS is derived from tuition assessment (in-state vs. out-of-state). |
| First-time Freshmen |
Designates first-time freshmen enrollment. |
| Underrepresented Minorities |
Includes American Indian or Alaska Native, Black or African American, Hispanic/Latino, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and two or more races. |
| First Generation2 |
Designates first-generation enrollment. Note that this field is incomplete in earlier years. UIUC began collecting this information for Fall 2007, UIS began collecting this information for Fall 2012, and UIC began collecting this information for freshmen only in Fall 2013. |
| In Online Programs |
Student enrollment in programs offered online. |
| Map |
Illinois County Map: Displayed only for Illinois residents
U.S. Map: Displayed only for U.S. citizens or permanent residents
World Map: Displayed all students
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1Federally-defined reporting categories
2Self-reported