Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at SIU is slightly skewed towards men students, with 51.4% of undergraduate students being men and 48.6% being women. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 8,147, with 3,958 women and 4,189 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at SIU is slightly skewed towards women students, with 53.7% of undergraduate students being women and 46.3% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 3,119, with 1,675 women and 1,444 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 51.4% 4,189 students
- women 48.6% 3,958 students
Graduate Students
- men 46.3% 1,444 students
- women 53.7% 1,675 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 65.9% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 5,353 students.
Following behind are African American students, constituting 15.4% of the student body, with 1,255 students. Hispanic students represent 9.6% of the population, with 780 students, while Mixed race students account for 3.3%, with 269 students. Asian students account for 1.9% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 153 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.1% , with 7 students.
International students make up 3.7% of the undergraduate population, totaling 302 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 0.1% of the population, totaling 7 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within SIU.
Undergraduate Students
- White 65.9% 5,353 students
- African American 15.4% 1,255 students
- Hispanic 9.6% 780 students
- International students 3.7% 302 students
- Mixed race 3.3% 269 students
- Asian 1.9% 153 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 7 students
- Unknown race 0.1% 7 students
Graduate Students
- White 58.6% 1,828 students
- International students 18.3% 569 students
- African American 11.5% 358 students
- Hispanic 5.4% 169 students
- Asian 4.1% 127 students
- Mixed race 1.8% 55 students
- Unknown race 0.2% 7 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 4 students
Transfer Students
- White 73.7% 865 students
- Hispanic 9.8% 115 students
- African American 9.5% 111 students
- Mixed race 3.0% 35 students
- Asian 2.5% 29 students
- International students 1.4% 16 students
- Unknown race 0.2% 2 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 1 students
Students Age Diversity
- 18-19 31% 2,546 students
- 20-21 31% 2,523 students
- 22-24 18% 1,430 students
- 25-29 8% 634 students
- 30-34 4% 332 students
- 40-49 3% 259 students
- 35-39 3% 253 students
- 50-64 1% 115 students
- 22-24 29% 902 students
- 25-29 29% 897 students
- 30-34 16% 486 students
- 35-39 10% 314 students
- 40-49 10% 306 students
- 50-64 5% 152 students
- 20-21 2% 51 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 1,157 | 82.47% | |
| Missouri | 75 | 5.35% | |
| Indiana | 29 | 2.07% | |
| Tennessee | 24 | 1.71% | |
| Wisconsin | 15 | 1.07% | |
| Texas | 14 | less than 1% | |
| Florida | 8 | less than 1% | |
| California | 6 | less than 1% | |
| Georgia | 6 | less than 1% | |
| Michigan | 6 | less than 1% | |
| Ohio | 6 | less than 1% | |
| Arkansas | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Kansas | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Alabama | 4 | less than 1% | |
| South Carolina | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Colorado | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Iowa | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Maryland | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Minnesota | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Virginia | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Louisiana | 2 | less than 1% | |
| New Jersey | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Arizona | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Delaware | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Mississippi | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Nevada | 1 | less than 1% | |
| New York | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Oklahoma | 1 | less than 1% | |
| South Dakota | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Washington | 1 | less than 1% |
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