| Students by Program |
Fall 1998
|
Fall 1999
|
Fall 2000
|
Fall 2001
|
Fall 2002
|
| Undergraduate Students |
1750
|
1795
|
2007
|
1986
|
2044
|
| Graduate Students |
950
|
827
|
835
|
714
|
765
|
| Total |
2700
|
2622
|
2842
|
2700
|
2809
|
|
Student Headcount [source:IPEDS]
|
| Students by Load |
Fall 1998
|
Fall 1999
|
Fall 2000
|
Fall 2001
|
Fall 2002
|
| Undergraduate Students |
Full-time* |
1279
|
1305
|
1411
|
1363
|
1417
|
| |
Part-time |
471
|
490
|
596
|
623
|
627
|
| |
Total |
1750
|
1795
|
2007
|
1986
|
2044
|
| *A full-time undergraduate student
is enrolled for 12 or more credit hours in the term. |
| Graduate Students |
Full-time** |
219
|
159
|
223
|
141
|
164
|
| |
731
|
668
|
612
|
573
|
601
|
| |
950
|
827
|
835
|
714
|
765
|
| **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 1998
|
Fall 1999
|
Fall 2000
|
Fall 2001
|
Fall 2002
|
| Associates Degree Seeking |
NA
|
22
|
178
|
184
|
170
|
| Bachelor's Degree Seeking |
1532
|
1617
|
1688
|
1716
|
1772
|
| Master's Degree Seeking* |
NA
|
NA
|
636
|
511
|
512
|
| Doctoral Degree Seeking |
42
|
25
|
53
|
18
|
50
|
| * Prior to Fall 2000, all Master's
students were treated as degree seeking IPEDS reports. |
| Students by Gender |
Fall 1998
|
Fall 1999
|
Fall 2000
|
Fall 2001
|
Fall 2002
|
| Undergraduate Students |
Female |
984
|
1034
|
1192
|
1230
|
1234
|
| |
Male |
766
|
761
|
815
|
756
|
810
|
| |
Total |
1750
|
1795
|
2007
|
1986
|
2044
|
| Graduate Students |
Female |
616
|
535
|
525
|
439
|
476
|
| |
Male |
334
|
292
|
310
|
275
|
289
|
| |
Total |
950
|
827
|
835
|
714
|
765
|
|
Student Headcount [source: IPEDS]
|
| Students by Ethnicity* |
|
Fall 1998
|
Fall 1999
|
Fall 2000
|
Fall 2001
|
Fall 2002
|
| Undergraduate Students |
American Indian/Native American
|
0.3%
|
0.4%
|
0.1%
|
0.2%
|
0.2%
|
Asian/Pacific Islander
|
12.5%
|
13.5%
|
12.0%
|
13.7%
|
12.8%
|
Black/Non-Hispanic
|
6.1%
|
6.2%
|
7.9%
|
8.9%
|
9.3%
|
Hispanic
|
6.4%
|
6.9%
|
7.0%
|
7.7%
|
7.6%
|
White/Non-Hispanic
|
61.5%
|
60.7%
|
52.9%
|
49.4%
|
49.7%
|
Not Reported
|
13.2%
|
12.2%
|
20.1%
|
20.1%
|
20.5%
|
| Graduate Students |
American Indian/Native American
|
0%
|
0.7%
|
0.1%
|
0.1%
|
0%
|
Asian/Pacific Islander
|
5.3%
|
6.5%
|
7.4%
|
8.5%
|
5.9%
|
Black/Non-Hispanic
|
2.8%
|
2.7%
|
3.1%
|
3.9%
|
3.4%
|
Hispanic
|
1.1%
|
1.7%
|
2.3%
|
2.0%
|
2.0%
|
White/Non-Hispanic
|
63.4%
|
60.5%
|
57.8%
|
56.7%
|
43.5%
|
Not Reported
|
27.3%
|
27.9%
|
29.2%
|
28.7%
|
45.0%
|
| Students by Age* |
Fall 1998
|
Fall 1999
|
Fall 2000
|
Fall 2001
|
Fall 2002
|
| Undergraduate Students |
under 25 |
1305
|
1372
|
1389
|
1372
|
1421
|
| |
25 and over |
445
|
423
|
618
|
593
|
612
|
| |
under 30 |
342
|
317
|
280
|
268
|
243
|
| |
30 and over |
608
|
510
|
555
|
388
|
477
|
| *Not all student ages are reported
|
|
Student Headcount [source: IPEDS]
|
| Most Popular Primary Majors |
Fall 1998*
|
Fall 1999
|
Fall 2000
|
Fall 2001
|
Fall 2002
|
| Undergraduate Majors - Bachelors |
#1
|
Biology
|
Biology
|
Biology
|
Biology
|
Biology
|
| |
#2
|
Psychology
|
Psychology
|
Psychology
|
Psychology
|
Psychology
|
| |
#3*
|
Business &
Econ
|
Comp
Science
|
Comp
Science
|
Elementary
Ed
|
Business &
Econ
|
| |
#4*
|
Comp
Science
|
Elementary
Ed
|
Elementary
Ed
|
Business & Econ
|
Health
Science
|
| |
#5
|
Elementary
Ed
|
Business &
Econ
|
Business &
Econ
|
Health
Science
|
Management
[BA]
|
| *In 1998, Business & Economics
and Computer Science tied as the 3rd most popular primary major |
| Most Popular Degree Program
|
Fall 1998*
|
Fall 1999
|
Fall 2000
|
Fall 2001
|
Fall 2002
|
| Graduate Programs -Masters |
#1
|
NA
|
NA
|
MBA
|
MBA
|
MBA
|
| |
#2
|
NA
|
NA
|
MPH
|
MPH
|
MPH
|
| |
#3
|
NA
|
NA
|
MEd
|
MEd
|
MEd
|
| *Not Available from Fall 1998 and
Fall 1999 IPEDS report. |
| |
| |
Headcount
|
Credit Hours
|
| Student Classification |
Fall 2000
|
Fall 2001
|
Fall 2002
|
Fall 2000
|
Fall 2001
|
Fall 2002
|
| Doctoral Cohort |
|
53
|
18
|
50
|
524
|
180
|
600
|
| Masters Cohort |
Quarter |
27
|
30
|
39
|
294
|
292
|
360
|
| |
Semester |
68
|
56
|
58
|
549
|
347
|
337
|
| Master Non-Cohort |
Quarter |
632
|
544
|
457
|
4106
|
3508
|
3030
|
| |
Semester |
55
|
66
|
161
|
322
|
398
|
693
|
| Undergraduate |
Cohort |
178
|
249
|
260
|
1602
|
1663
|
2074
|
| |
Adult Programs |
303
|
253
|
230
|
1936
|
1804
|
1415
|
| |
Traditional |
1526
|
1484
|
1554
|
20806
|
20693.5
|
21864.5
|
| Total |
|
2842
|
2700
|
2809
|
30139
|
28885.5
|
30373.5
|
| 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% |
| 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% |
| Statistics on Incoming First-time,
Full-time Bachelors Degree-seeking Undergraduates |
|
| |
Term of Entry
|
| |
Fall 1998
|
Fall 1999
|
Fall 2000
|
Fall 2001
|
Fall 2002 |
| Class Size [source: IPEDS] |
302
|
259
|
278
|
262
|
303 |
| Mean ACT Composite |
23
|
23
|
23
|
23
|
24
|
| 25th Percentile ACT Composite |
19
|
20
|
19
|
20
|
21
|
| 75th Percentile ACT Composite |
25
|
26
|
25
|
26
|
26
|
| Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class |
11%
|
25%
|
19%
|
28%
|
25%
|
| Percent in top half of high school graduating class |
72%
|
85%
|
79%
|
83%
|
81%
|
| |
| |
| Undergraduate Class Information |
Fall 1999
|
Fall 2000
|
Fall 2001
|
Fall 2002
|
| Student Faculty Ratio |
14 : 1
|
14 : 1
|
13 : 1
|
13 : 1
|
| Percent Class Sections in the Range 10 to 29 students
enrolled |
66%
|
59%
|
63%
|
68%
|
| Percent Class Sections in the Range 30 to 39 students
enrolled |
10%
|
15%
|
8%
|
10%
|
| Percent Class Sections with 40 or more students enrolled |
2%
|
3%
|
4%
|
4%
|
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
| Student Geographic Profile |
Fall 2000
|
Fall 2001
|
Fall 2002
|
| Number of States Represented |
22
|
26
|
28
|
| Percent Students from Illinois |
94%
|
93%
|
94%
|
| Number of Foreign Countries Represented |
12
|
10
|
7
|
