Students
Who's on campus
A medium campus of 7,569 undergrads, where 15% receive Pell Grants, a low share compared to other colleges.
Race & ethnicity
Diversity index0.81
Economic access
Campus size
Where first-years come from
1,726 first-time students
68% came from other states and 23% from abroad; 8.5% are from Illinois. More from other states than at 91% of colleges.
- In-state (Illinois)8.5%
- Other states68%
- Abroad23%
Top home states
- California13% 219
- New York11% 191
- Illinois(home state)8.5% 146
- New Jersey4.9% 84
- Texas4.6% 80
From 50 states (counting DC) and 2 from U.S. territories.
Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.
Transfers in and out
Transferring in, fall 2024
229
new transfer students, 12% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 19% of colleges.
229 full-time, 0 part-time.
Going on to another college
2.2%
of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 36 students).
Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.
Who they are
Almost everyone studies full-time.
46% women
Another gender: Not reported: the college records other genders but leaves these counts blank when any is under 5, for privacy.
Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.
Campus life
Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life
Housing for 4,568 students, and every first-year lives on campus.
Housing
Beds
4,568
About 60 for every 100 undergrads (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.
First-years
Must live on campus
Meal plans
Offered
Athletics & programs
Athletics
NCAA Division III · University Athletic Association
Football in the Midwest Conference. Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, baseball, cross country/track.
How the University Athletic Association comparesROTC
Army, Air Force
Study abroad
Offered
Undergraduate research
A formal program
Calendar
Quarters
Student services
- Academic and career counseling
- Help finding a job while enrolled
- Job placement after graduating
- 23% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office
Religious life
Affiliation
No religious affiliation
In admission
Religious affiliation or commitment: considered
Faith communities · 1
Greek life
Councils and chapters
1listedPanhellenic sororities (NPC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
Illinois Kappa
LGBTQ+ life
Support on campus
Founded 2008
Policies
- Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression
- Gender-inclusive housing
- Chosen name and pronouns on campus records
- Gender-inclusive restrooms listed online
- Student health plan covers transition-related care
Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.
Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024
Not reported: the college records other genders but leaves these counts blank when any is under 5, for privacy.
Gender unknown: 0
Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.
Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;University of Chicago Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)