Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at UIUC is slightly skewed towards men students, with 54.1% of undergraduate students being men and 45.9% being women. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 34,779, with 15,971 women and 18,808 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at UIUC is largely skewed towards men students, with 55.8% of undergraduate students being men and 44.2% being women. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 21,828, with 9,658 women and 12,170 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 54.1% 18,808 students
- women 45.9% 15,971 students
Graduate Students
- men 55.8% 12,170 students
- women 44.2% 9,658 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 40.0% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 13,916 students.
Following closely behind are Asian students, constituting 21.3% of the student body, with 7,406 students. Hispanic students represent 13.8% of the population, with 4,794 students, while African American students account for 6.0%, with 2,090 students. Mixed race students account for 3.7% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 1,281 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.0% , with 13 students.
International students make up 13.6% of the undergraduate population, totaling 4,739 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 1.5% of the population, totaling 527 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 UIUC.
Undergraduate Students
- White 40.0% 13,916 students
- Asian 21.3% 7,406 students
- Hispanic 13.8% 4,794 students
- International students 13.6% 4,739 students
- African American 6.0% 2,090 students
- Mixed race 3.7% 1,281 students
- Unknown race 1.5% 527 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 13 students
Graduate Students
- White 37.7% 8,218 students
- International students 31.1% 6,783 students
- Asian 11.6% 2,540 students
- Hispanic 6.9% 1,503 students
- Unknown race 6.5% 1,423 students
- African American 4.2% 926 students
- Mixed race 1.9% 404 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 19 students
Transfer Students
- White 53.0% 671 students
- Hispanic 14.5% 184 students
- Asian 10.9% 138 students
- International students 10.6% 134 students
- African American 5.0% 63 students
- Mixed race 3.9% 49 students
- Unknown race 1.9% 24 students
- Hawaiian 0.2% 2 students
Students Age Diversity
- 20-21 45% 15,696 students
- 18-19 44% 15,200 students
- 22-24 8% 2,798 students
- 25-29 1% 314 students
- 30-34 0% 59 students
- 35-39 0% 38 students
- 40-49 0% 33 students
- 50-64 0% 19 students
- 25-29 30% 6,541 students
- 22-24 27% 5,875 students
- 30-34 16% 3,570 students
- 40-49 11% 2,384 students
- 35-39 10% 2,283 students
- 50-64 3% 734 students
- 20-21 2% 413 students
- 18-19 0% 3 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 5,799 | 82.44% | |
| California | 444 | 6.31% | |
| New Jersey | 146 | 2.08% | |
| Texas | 78 | 1.11% | |
| New York | 58 | less than 1% | |
| Virginia | 51 | less than 1% | |
| Washington | 51 | less than 1% | |
| Georgia | 32 | less than 1% | |
| Florida | 29 | less than 1% | |
| Missouri | 29 | less than 1% | |
| Ohio | 27 | less than 1% | |
| Minnesota | 25 | less than 1% | |
| Pennsylvania | 25 | less than 1% | |
| Wisconsin | 21 | less than 1% | |
| Indiana | 20 | less than 1% | |
| Maryland | 18 | less than 1% | |
| Michigan | 17 | less than 1% | |
| Oregon | 17 | less than 1% | |
| North Carolina | 16 | less than 1% | |
| Arizona | 14 | less than 1% | |
| Connecticut | 14 | less than 1% | |
| Colorado | 13 | less than 1% | |
| Kansas | 12 | less than 1% | |
| Tennessee | 11 | less than 1% | |
| Iowa | 6 | less than 1% | |
| New Hampshire | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Alabama | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Delaware | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Hawaii | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Idaho | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Nebraska | 4 | less than 1% | |
| West Virginia | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Rhode Island | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Arkansas | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Guam | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Mississippi | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Nevada | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Oklahoma | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Vermont | 2 | less than 1% | |
| District of Columbia | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Louisiana | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Maine | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Montana | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | less than 1% | |
| South Carolina | 1 | less than 1% |
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