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EIU Demographics & Diversity Report

College Factual's <nil> diversity report brings to light the racial demographics, age range, gender ratios, and geographic origins of EIU students.

• Student Population
• Racial/Ethnic Diversity
• Male/Female Diversity
• Location Diversity
• Student Age Diversity

EIU Student Population

How Many Students Attend Eastern Illinois University?

EIU total enrollment is approximately 8,626 students. 4,082 are undergraduates and 615 are graduate students.

EIU Undergraduate Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates

The full-time EIU undergraduate population is made up of 61% women, and 39% men.

For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.

EIU Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	2,339
Black or African American	932
Hispanic	379
Multi-Ethnic	138
Unknown	125
International	108
Asian	49
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	3

See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.

EIU Graduate Student Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students

About 64% of full-time grad students are women, and 36% men.

For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.

EIU Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	353
International	118
Black or African American	57
Hispanic	30
Unknown	27
Asian	16
Multi-Ethnic	14
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0

See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.

Racial/Ethnic Diversity

EIU Racial Demographics:

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	5,229
Hispanic	1,162
Black or African American	1,132
Unknown	373
Asian	274
International	263
Multi-Ethnic	173
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	6

Low Racial/Ethnic Diversity Among Faculty

Eastern Illinois University Faculty Racial/Ethnic Demographics:

Ethnicity	Number of Faculty
White	1,029
Black or African American	47
Asian	42
Multi-Ethnic	1
Hispanic	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
International	0
Unknown	0

Learn more about the faculty at EIU.

EIU Male/Female Diversity

This school is more popular with women than with men.

There are approximately 5,223 female students and 3,403 male students at EIU.

Even Balance of Male & Female Teachers

Reporting of the gender of EIU is unknown or unavailable.

There are more female teachers than male teachers at this school.

More about EIU faculty.

There are approximately 606 female teachers and 575 male teachers.

Average Geographic Diversity

EIU ranks 1,320 out of 2,183 when it comes to geographic diversity.

9.85% of EIU students come from out of state, and 2.72% come from out of the country.

The undergraduate student body is split among 19 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.

Top 5 States

State	Amount
Illinois	675
Indiana	14
Wisconsin	6
Michigan	5
Iowa	4

International Students at EIU

Students from 53 countries are represented at this school, with the majority of the international students coming from India, China, and Nigeria.

Learn more about international students at EIU.

High Student Age Diversity

The age diversity score this school received indicates it is doing a good job attracting students of all ages.

A traditional college student is defined as being between the ages of 18-21. At EIU, 46.79% of students fall into that category, compared to the national average of 60%.

Student Age Group	Amount
20-21	1,998
22-24	1,516
18-19	1,291
35 and over	670
25-29	656
30-34	304
Under 18	0

Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

References

• Department of Homeland Security Citizenship and Immigration Services

• National Center for Education Statistics

• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

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• Read College Factual's Diversity Ranking Methodology.