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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 College by Race/Ethnicity Table 2-4: Enrollment by Age Table 2-5: Age Distribution by College Table 2-6: Race/Ethnicity by Gender by Age Distribution Table 2-7: Current Residence by College Table 2-8: Geographic Origins of Students Table 2-9: Demographic Profile by Race/Ethnicity Table 2-10: Demographic Profile by Level
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Table 2-9
Demographic Percent of Total Race/Ethnicity
Fall 2020/21

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African AmericanAm Indian/AK NativeAsianHispanicMultiracialNative HI/Pac IslandU.S. NonresidentWhiteUnknownTotal

Total Students2,172342,3313,974830301,11410,80862921,922

College
Business18.0%17.6%36.5%25.8%19.6%16.7%32.4%25.4%31.3%26.2%
Communication6.9%8.8%2.7%6.1%6.7%13.3%2.6%7.4%2.9%6.2%
Computing & Digital Media21.6%20.6%32.5%19.4%24.8%36.7%44.3%22.5%22.4%24.1%
Education12.1%8.8%3.3%8.5%5.8%3.3%3.1%6.7%5.4%6.9%
Law3.5%2.9%2.0%2.8%2.2%1.3%3.5%5.1%3.1%
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences12.5%11.8%5.5%14.3%14.5%10.0%5.7%13.6%9.7%12.3%
Music0.7%0.9%0.9%2.9%3.4%2.0%0.3%1.6%
School of Cont & Prof Studies7.3%11.8%0.9%3.5%1.4%3.3%0.1%2.4%4.8%2.8%
Science & Health15.2%17.6%15.3%17.1%18.7%16.7%6.6%14.1%18.0%14.8%
Theatre2.1%0.4%1.4%3.4%0.4%2.5%0.2%1.9%

Class
Freshman13.1%11.8%15.6%20.5%20.1%6.7%5.1%15.5%5.7%15.5%
Sophomore9.3%11.8%13.2%14.7%16.7%10.0%6.7%13.5%5.7%12.8%
Junior13.5%20.6%18.0%17.5%17.6%23.3%8.3%17.4%10.7%16.4%
Senior17.7%20.6%23.6%22.9%24.2%30.0%11.6%22.5%21.5%21.7%
Non-Degree1.8%0.4%0.4%0.1%0.5%0.9%2.2%0.8%
Student at Large0.0%0.1%0.0%0.1%0.2%0.6%0.1%
Certificate0.2%0.3%0.2%1.3%0.6%2.2%0.5%
Master's38.0%32.4%27.3%21.2%19.5%30.0%61.0%26.9%38.8%28.8%
Doctoral4.7%2.9%0.8%1.6%1.4%4.6%1.5%2.9%2.0%
Nursing Doctorate0.2%0.4%0.2%0.2%0.4%7.6%0.5%
Executive Doctorate0.3%0.2%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.3%0.3%0.2%
Master of Legal Studies1.2%0.8%0.2%0.2%1.3%0.4%
LLM0.1%0.4%0.0%0.5%0.1%

Gender
Male39.1%44.1%52.7%41.6%40.6%56.7%54.8%46.4%49.0%45.7%
Female60.9%55.9%47.3%58.4%59.4%43.3%45.2%53.6%51.0%54.3%

Enrollment Status
Full-Time73.7%73.5%85.0%84.7%87.7%80.0%89.3%84.0%65.8%83.1%
Part-Time26.3%26.5%15.0%15.3%12.3%20.0%10.7%16.0%34.2%16.9%

Entry Status
New_Freshmen8.8%8.8%13.3%17.7%17.6%3.3%3.4%12.6%3.7%12.7%
New_Transfer5.5%6.1%6.2%5.2%10.0%2.1%4.9%3.0%5.1%
New_Grad11.9%8.8%7.8%7.0%6.0%3.3%12.0%8.4%16.7%8.7%
New_Law1.2%2.9%0.6%0.9%0.7%0.4%1.2%1.9%1.0%
New_Non_Degree0.1%0.2%0.1%0.2%0.3%0.5%3.0%0.4%
Returning1.6%0.7%1.1%1.1%3.3%0.1%0.6%1.6%0.8%
Continuing70.9%79.4%71.3%67.0%69.2%80.0%81.8%71.9%70.1%71.2%

Degree Status
Degree Seeking97.9%100.0%99.2%99.3%99.8%100.0%98.1%98.3%94.9%98.5%
Non-Degree Seeking2.1%0.8%0.7%0.2%1.9%1.7%5.1%1.5%

Residence*
Suburban30.3%23.5%62.8%40.1%39.3%33.3%12.8%45.3%33.2%42.5%
Chicago44.0%58.8%22.7%43.5%24.0%36.7%61.9%22.9%34.3%31.1%
Elsewhere in Illinois1.8%1.2%1.6%2.8%3.3%0.6%2.7%1.3%2.1%
Out-of-State23.3%17.6%12.4%14.5%33.7%26.7%13.5%28.9%16.4%23.0%
Out-of-Country0.3%0.7%0.1%0.2%7.2%0.1%5.6%0.7%
Unknown0.3%0.2%0.2%3.9%0.1%9.2%0.6%

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. Freshman address based on parent's address, Transfer is based on inital address.

 
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