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Students by Program			Fall 2003	Fall 2004	Fall 2005	Fall 2006	Fall 2007
Undergraduate Students			2114	2148	2320	2657	2993
Graduate Students			854	1084	1080	1267	1580
Total			2968	3232	3400	3924	4573
Student Headcount [source:IPEDS]
Students by Load			Fall 2003	Fall 2004	Fall 2005	Fall 2006	Fall 2007
Undergraduate Students		Full-time*	1472	1481	1518	1692	1958
		Part-time	642	667	802	965	1035
		Total	2114	2148	2320	2657	2993
*A full-time undergraduate student is enrolled for 12 or more credit hours in the term.
Graduate Students		Full-time**	177	247	250	275	511
		Part-time	677	837	830	992	1069
		Total	854	1084	1080	1267	1580
**A full-time graduate student is enrolled for 9 or more credit hours in the term.
Student Headcount [source:IPEDS]
Students by Degree Status			Fall 2003	Fall 2004	Fall 2005	Fall 2006	Fall 2007
Associates Degree Seeking			118	148	176	257	208
Bachelor's Degree Seeking			1892	1906	2037	2325	2675
Master's Degree Seeking*			554	827	954	1100	1317
Doctoral Degree Seeking			24	46	23	54	38
* Prior to Fall 2000, all Master's students were treated as degree seeking IPEDS reports.
Students by Gender			Fall 2003	Fall 2004	Fall 2005	Fall 2006	Fall 2007
Undergraduate Students		Female	1323	1339	1388	1523	1701
		Male	791	809	932	1134	1292
		Total	2114	2148	2320	2657	2993

Graduate Students		Female	599	743	705	764	1059
		Male	255	341	375	503	521
		Total	854	1084	1080	1267	1580
Student Headcount [source: IPEDS]
Students by Ethnicity*			Fall 2003	Fall 2004	Fall 2005	Fall 2006	Fall 2007
Undergraduate Students
American Indian/Native American			0%	0.2%	0.3%	0.2%	0.2%
Asian/Pacific Islander			13.0%	12.9%	13.6%	13.0%	12.3%
Black/Non-Hispanic			10.2%	9.1%	9.8%	10.1%	10.0%
Hispanic			7.6%	7.3%	7.1%	5.8%	5.7%
White/Non-Hispanic			47.6%	51.0%	42.4%	37.4%	34.7%
Not Reported			21.5%	21.2%	26.8%	33.5%	37.0%
Graduate Students
American Indian/Native American			0%	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%	0.2%
Asian/Pacific Islander			4.7%	3.6%	4.8%	5.1%	5.3%
Black/Non-Hispanic			4.7%	5.2%	4.4%	7.4%	9.6%
Hispanic			2.4%	2.3%	3.4%	4.3%	3.8%
White/Non-Hispanic			44.7%	42.5%	47.3%	46.5%	45.4%
Not Reported			43.4%	46.3%	40.0%	36.6%	35.7%
*Excludes Non-Resident Alien Students; Percents are rounded to nearest tenth so may not add up to 100%
Students by Age*			Fall 2003	Fall 2004	Fall 2005	Fall 2006	Fall 2007
Undergraduate Students		under 25	1482	1496	1584	1690	1853
		25 and over	607	620	709	947	1116
Graduate Students		under 30	289	390	444	484	602
		30 and over	516	625	589	746	936
*Not all student ages are reported
Student Headcount [source: IPEDS]
Most Popular Primary Majors			Fall 2003**	Fall 2004	Fall 2005	Fall 2006	Fall 2007
Undergraduate Majors - Bachelors		#1	Biology	Biology	Biology	Management (BA)	Management (BA)
		#2	Management (BA)	Health Science	Psychology	Health Science	Health Science
		#3*	Psychology	Psychology	Health Science	Biology	Biology
		#4*	Business & Econ	Management (BA)	Management (BA)	Psychology	Psychology
		#5	Health Science	Business & Econ	Elementary Ed	Elementary Ed	Elementary Ed
** In 2003, Management (BA) and Psychology tied as the 2nd most popular primary major
Most Popular Degree Program			Fall 2003	Fall 2004	Fall 2005	Fall 2006	Fall 2007
Graduate Programs -Masters		#1	MBA	MBA	MBA	MBA	MBA
		#2	MEd	MEd	MEd	MEd	MEd
		#3	MAEd	MAEd	MAEd	MOB	MPH


		Headcount				Credit Hours
Student Classification*		Fall 2003	Fall 2004	Fall 2005		Fall 2003	Fall 2004	Fall 2005
Doctoral	Quarter	24	46	23		336	552	322
	Semester	NA	NA	NA		NA	NA	NA
Masters	Quarter	516	589	632		3619	4368	4410
	Semester	314	449	425		1630	2502	2709
Undergraduate		2114	2148	2320		26333	26719	27793
Total		2968	3232	3400		31918	34141	35234

*Student Classification continued**		Fall 2006	Fall 2007			Fall 2006	Fall 2007
Doctoral Cohort	Quarter	40	25			500	241
	Semester	14	13			81	117
Masters	Quarter	858	1018			6626	8077
	Semester	355	524			1548	3181
Undergraduate		2657	2993			31716	36390
Total		3924	4573			40471	48006

Six Year Graduation Rate for First-time, Full-time Bachelors Degree-seeking Undergraduates
Term of Entry	Graduation Rate
Fall 1992	62%
Fall 1993	57%
Fall 1994	58%
Fall 1995	58%
Fall 1996	53%
Fall 1997	53%
Fall 1998	51%
Fall 1999	51%
Fall 2000	54%

Freshman to Sophmore Year Retention Rates for First-time, Full-time Bachelors Degree-seeking Undergraduates
Term of Entry	Retention Rate
Fall 1997	78%
Fall 1998	75%
Fall 1999	78%
Fall 2000	77%
Fall 2001	76%
Fall 2002	77%
Fall 2003	75%
Fall 2004	76%
Fall 2005	71%
Fall 2006	80%
Statistics on Incoming First-time, First-time Bachelors Degree-seeking Undergraduates

			Term of Entry
			Fall 2003	Fall 2004	Fall 2005	Fall 2006	Fall 2007
Class Size [source: IPEDS]			303	302	311	379	388
Mean ACT Composite			23	23	23	23	23
25th Percentile ACT Composite			20	21	20	20	21
75th Percentile ACT Composite			26	26	25	25	25
Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class			20%	20%	20%	19%	18%
Percent in top half of high school graduating class			75%	77%	74%	73%	75%


Undergraduate Class Information			Fall 2003	Fall 2004	Fall 2005	Fall 2006	Fall 2007
Student Faculty Ratio			13:1	14:1	12:1	13:1	13:1
Percent Class Sections in the Range 10 to 29 students enrolled			66%	66%	70%	67%	66%
Percent Class Sections in the Range 30 to 39 students enrolled			11%	11%	13%	12%	14%
Percent Class Sections with 40 or more students enrolled			3%	2%	2%	3%	4%


Student Geographic Profile			Fall 2003	Fall 2004	Fall 2005	Fall 2006	Fall 2007
Number of States Represented			25	23	31	41	44
Percent Students from Illinois			96%	96%	95%	94%	91%
Number of Foreign Countries Represented			11	9	9	14	16
Number of Non-Resident Aliens			86	52	42	45	64