Enrollment: Key Metrics
90,000+
SYSTEM ENROLLMENT, REPRESENTING NEARLY 50% OF THE STATE’S PUBLIC UNIVERSITY ENROLLMENT
16%
INCREASE IN UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITY STUDENT ENROLLMENT OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS
2.5X
2020 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 |
| Residency |
An indicator of where the student resided before first enrollment. For this purpose, residency is based on the address at time of application/admission. Prior to Fall 2016, UIS is based on residency for tuition purposes. |
| 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. |
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World Map: Displayed all students
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1Federally-defined reporting categories
2Self-reported