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Section 1: Enrollment Trends Section 2: Demographic Characteristics of Students Section 3: Admission Profile of New Students Section 4: Resident Student Statistics Section 5: Degree Recipients Section 6: Student Financial Aid & University Finances Section 7: Faculty & Staff Statistics Section 8: Other University Statistics Section 9: Retention and Graduation Rates

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Table 2-1: Racial Distribution by College Table 2-2: Gender Distribution by College Table 2-3: Gender Distribution by Level Table 2-4: Gender Distribution by College by Race/Ethnicity Table 2-5: Undergraduate Enrollment by Age Table 2-6: Age Distribution by College Table 2-7: Race/Ethnicity by Gender by Age Distribution Table 2-8: Current Residence by College Table 2-9: Geographic Origins of Undergraduate Full Time Students Table 2-10: Undergraduate Demographic Profile by Race/Ethnicity Table 2-11: Graduate Demographic Profile by Race/Ethnicity Table 2-12: Law Student Demographic Profile by Race/Ethnicity Table 2-13: Demographic Profile by Level
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Table 2-10
Undergraduate Demographic Percent of Total Race/Ethnicity
Fall 2018/19

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African AmericanAm Indian/AK NativeAsianHispanicMultiracialNative HI/Pac IslandNonresident AlienWhiteUnknownTotal

Total Undergraduate Students1,142251,4192,685696224717,58146614,507

College
Business17.3%20.0%36.8%25.3%20.7%22.7%45.9%24.6%21.9%25.8%
Communication10.3%4.0%5.1%8.6%8.2%4.5%8.1%11.4%6.2%9.7%
Computing & Digital Media17.9%16.0%28.1%18.6%20.3%27.3%21.7%21.5%23.6%21.3%
Education1.6%4.0%2.0%4.7%1.9%0.4%3.2%3.4%3.1%
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences14.9%12.0%7.2%15.0%19.7%31.8%8.5%16.1%17.2%14.9%
Music1.1%4.0%0.8%0.9%2.3%1.7%2.0%1.1%1.6%
School of Cont & Prof Studies13.6%16.0%2.2%5.9%3.0%4.5%0.2%4.0%10.9%5.0%
Science & Health20.8%24.0%17.0%19.3%20.7%9.1%12.5%14.4%14.4%16.3%
Theatre2.5%0.8%1.6%3.3%1.1%2.8%1.3%2.3%

Class
Freshman20.6%20.0%20.8%23.2%27.4%9.1%16.3%20.3%13.7%20.9%
Sophomore21.7%40.0%21.8%17.5%23.7%13.6%21.0%21.7%23.0%21.1%
Junior23.3%20.0%23.3%24.2%20.3%40.9%24.6%23.4%19.3%23.3%
Senior32.7%20.0%33.1%34.5%28.0%36.4%34.4%33.5%30.3%33.2%
Non-Degree0.7%0.4%0.3%0.1%3.2%0.6%3.4%0.7%
Student at Large0.3%0.3%0.2%0.3%0.2%0.4%3.0%0.4%
Certificate0.7%0.3%0.0%0.1%0.2%0.3%7.3%0.5%

Gender
Male41.4%40.0%54.5%43.2%38.9%59.1%58.6%47.7%53.0%47.1%
Female58.6%60.0%45.5%56.8%61.1%40.9%41.4%52.3%47.0%52.9%

Enrollment Status
Full-Time77.5%80.0%90.8%86.4%90.9%90.9%97.0%90.2%70.8%88.2%
Part-Time22.5%20.0%9.2%13.6%9.1%9.1%3.0%9.8%29.2%11.8%

Entry Status
New_Freshmen14.4%12.0%17.1%20.7%24.1%9.1%11.5%17.7%9.0%17.8%
New_Transfer11.6%20.0%10.8%11.2%8.6%13.6%10.4%7.2%5.6%8.8%
Returning2.1%4.0%0.5%1.2%1.4%4.5%0.2%0.7%1.3%0.9%
Continuing70.8%64.0%70.8%66.4%65.2%72.7%74.7%73.7%73.2%71.4%
New_Non_Degree1.1%0.8%0.4%0.6%3.2%0.8%10.9%1.1%

Degree Status
Degree Seeking98.3%100.0%99.0%99.4%99.4%100.0%96.4%98.8%86.3%98.4%
Non-Degree Seeking1.7%1.0%0.6%0.6%3.6%1.2%13.7%1.6%

Residence*
Suburban35.5%32.0%67.2%44.6%37.6%45.5%10.4%48.4%43.3%46.6%
Chicago40.7%48.0%20.4%41.2%23.3%27.3%83.0%17.5%33.5%27.0%
Elsewhere in Illinois1.0%1.0%1.3%4.0%4.5%0.4%3.1%2.4%2.3%
Out-of-State22.8%20.0%11.1%12.9%34.8%22.7%2.5%30.8%20.4%23.8%
Out-of-Country0.1%0.2%0.1%0.1%
Unknown0.1%0.3%0.3%3.4%0.1%0.4%0.2%

Note: Percentages are based on the total number of students listed at the top of each column.
* Northwest Indiana is now classified as out of state. Previously it was classified as Chicago Suburbs. Freshmen Address based on parent's address, Transfer is based on inital address.


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