FALL 2018 NROLLMENT NAPSHOT FOR ILLINOIS UBLIC NIVERSITIES

[Pages:2]FALL 2018 ENROLLMENT SNAPSHOT FOR ILLINOIS PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES

The following fall enrollment snapshot for the Illinois public universities was produced using data collected over the last four academic years via IBHE's Fall Enrollment I survey. It emphasizes full-time equivalent enrollment (FTE)1.

As shown in Table 1, overall fall enrollment in 2018-19 at Illinois public universities (including both undergraduate and graduate programs) declined -1% (-2,301 FTE) from academic year 2017-18 and -5% (-8,878 FTE) from academic year 2015-16. Southern Illinois University Carbondale (-13%), Western Illinois University (-11%), and Northeastern Illinois University (-10%) all experienced enrollment declines of 10% or greater relative to 2017-18. Eastern Illinois University (+10%), the University of Illinois at Chicago (+4%), and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (+2%) experienced an overall increase in fall enrollment relative to 2017-18.

Table 1: Combined Undergraduate and Graduate Enrollment (based on FTE)

CSU EIU GSU ISU NEIU NIU SIUC SIUE UIC UIS UIUC WIU Total

Fall 2015

3,618 7,282 3,920 18,183 6,366 16,502 14,995 11,985 28,687 3,921 47,644 9,561 172,664

Combined Enrollment

Fall 2016

2,734 6,234 3,886 18,533 6,101 15,712 13,880 11,870 28,935 3,985 48,765 8,934 169,569

Fall 2017

2,429 5,339 3,554 18,308 5,777 14,982 12,463 11,523 30,418 3,526 49,634 8,134 166,087

Fall 2018

2,267 5,892 3,320 18,115 5,201 14,352 10,851 10,942 31,620 3,211 50,755 7,260 163,786

Change in Enrollment in 2018

From 2015

-37% -19% -15% 0% -18% -13% -28% -9% 10% -18% 7% -24% -5%

From 2017

-7% 10% -7% -1% -10% -4% -13% -5% 4% -9% 2% -11% -1%

Undergraduate Enrollment (FTE)

Overall undergraduate fall enrollment at public universities declined -2% (-2,249 FTE) from academic year 2017-18 to 2018-19 and -6% (-8,405 FTE) when compared to 2015-16. As shown in Table 2, Southern Illinois University Carbondale (-14%), Northeastern Illinois University (-11%), and Western Illinois University (-11%) experienced undergraduate enrollment declines of

1 Full-time equivalent (FTE) is a single value that includes all attempted credit hours for all students (full- and part-time) converted into a full-time basis by program level (undergraduate, graduate, and professional). For example, 15 undergraduate hours are the equivalent of one undergraduate FTE and 12 graduate hours are the equivalent of one graduate FTE.

Illinois Board of Higher Education. (September 2018). Fall 2018 Enrollment Snapshot (IBHE DataPoints 2018-10). Springfield, IL.

greater than 10% from 2017-18 to 2018-19. Eastern Illinois University (+11%) and the University of Illinois at Chicago experienced increases in undergraduate enrollment (+8%) relative to 2017-18. The overall enrollment decline at public universities in 2018-19 can be mostly attributed to the decrease in undergraduate enrollment.

CSU EIU GSU ISU NEIU NIU SIUC SIUE UIC UIS UIUC WIU Total

Table 2: Undergraduate Enrollment (based on FTE)

Fall 2015

2,571 6,429 2,447 16,792 5,522 13,328 11,670 10,350 17,022 2,265 34,041 8,407 130,844

Undergraduate Enrollment

Fall 2016

1,721 5,264 2,456 17,056 5,222 12,649 10,829 10,273 17,416 2,287 34,592 7,818 127,583

Fall 2017

1,535 4,442 2,387 16,826 4,902 12,136 9,763 9,912 18,949 2,282 34,573 6,981 124,688

Fall 2018

1,500 4,944 2,332 16,559 4,380 11,601 8,369 9,302 20,385 2,162 34,702 6,203 122,439

Change in Enrollment in 2018

From 2015

-42% -23% -5% -1% -21% -13% -28% -10% 20% -5% 2% -26% -6%

From 2017

-2% 11% -2% -2% -11% -4% -14% -6% 8% -5% 0% -11% -2%

Graduate Enrollment (FTE)

Total graduate enrollment at public universities in the fall of 2018-19 was nearly identical to 2017-18. As shown in Table 3, the University of Illinois at Springfield (-16%), Governors State University (-15%), and Chicago State University (-14%) had the largest declines in fall graduate enrollment relative to 2017-18. The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (+6%) and Eastern Illinois University (+6%) experienced an increase in graduate enrollment relative to 2017-18, as did Illinois State University (+5%) and Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (+2%).

CSU EIU GSU ISU NEIU NIU SIUC SIUE UIC UIS UIUC WIU Total

Fall 2015

1,047 853 1,473 1,391 844 3,174 3,325 1,635 11,665 1,656 13,603 1,154 41,820

Table 3: Graduate Enrollment (based on FTE)

Graduate Enrollment

Fall 2016

1,013 970 1,430 1,477 879 3,063 3,051 1,597 11,519 1,698 14,173 1,116 41,986

Fall 2017

894 897 1,167 1,482 875 2,846 2,700 1,611 11,469 1,244 15,079 1,153 41,399

Fall 2018

767 948 988 1,556 821 2,751 2,482 1,640 11,235 1,049 16,053 1,057 41,347

Change in Enrollment in 2018

From 2015

-27% 11% -33% 12% -3% -13% -25% 0% -4% -37% 18% -8% -1%

From 2017

-14% 6% -15% 5% -6% -3% -8% 2% -2% -16% 6% -8% 0%

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