Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at SIUE is largely skewed towards women students, with 57.2% of undergraduate students being women and 42.8% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 9,967, with 5,706 women and 4,261 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at SIUE is largely skewed towards women students, with 61.9% of undergraduate students being women and 38.1% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 3,043, with 1,885 women and 1,158 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 42.8% 4,261 students
- women 57.2% 5,706 students
Graduate Students
- men 38.1% 1,158 students
- women 61.9% 1,885 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 70.1% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 6,979 students.
Following behind are African American students, constituting 14.3% of the student body, with 1,419 students. Hispanic students represent 5.6% of the population, with 558 students, while Mixed race students account for 3.7%, with 372 students. Asian students account for 2.4% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 240 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.1% , with 9 students.
International students make up 2.1% of the undergraduate population, totaling 209 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 1.7% of the population, totaling 165 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 SIUE.
Undergraduate Students
- White 70.1% 6,979 students
- African American 14.3% 1,419 students
- Hispanic 5.6% 558 students
- Mixed race 3.7% 372 students
- Asian 2.4% 240 students
- International students 2.1% 209 students
- Unknown race 1.7% 165 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 9 students
Graduate Students
- White 61.0% 1,855 students
- International students 10.8% 327 students
- African American 9.4% 287 students
- Unknown race 9.3% 284 students
- Hispanic 4.2% 128 students
- Asian 3.4% 103 students
- Mixed race 1.7% 52 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 4 students
Transfer Students
- White 76.3% 772 students
- African American 10.5% 106 students
- Hispanic 5.3% 54 students
- Mixed race 3.2% 32 students
- Unknown race 2.7% 27 students
- International students 1.1% 11 students
- Asian 0.9% 9 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 1 students
Students Age Diversity
- 20-21 34% 3,355 students
- 18-19 31% 3,134 students
- 22-24 20% 2,032 students
- 25-29 7% 677 students
- 30-34 3% 274 students
- 40-49 2% 196 students
- 35-39 2% 181 students
- 50-64 1% 80 students
- 22-24 30% 906 students
- 25-29 28% 838 students
- 30-34 15% 442 students
- 40-49 10% 315 students
- 35-39 10% 293 students
- 20-21 5% 145 students
- 50-64 3% 99 students
- 18-19 0% 2 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 1,624 | 83.45% | |
| Missouri | 278 | 14.29% | |
| Texas | 10 | less than 1% | |
| California | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Indiana | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Oklahoma | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Virginia | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Georgia | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Iowa | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Michigan | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Wisconsin | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Arkansas | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Arizona | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Colorado | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Kansas | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Louisiana | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Minnesota | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Mississippi | 1 | less than 1% | |
| North Carolina | 1 | less than 1% | |
| South Carolina | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Tennessee | 1 | less than 1% |
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