Students
Who's on campus
A medium campus of 14,090 undergrads, where 32% receive Pell Grants, a typical share compared to other colleges.
Race & ethnicity
Diversity index0.71
Economic access
Campus size
7% of undergraduates take every course online, and another 46% take some
Where first-years come from
2,566 first-time students
32% came from other states and 4.2% from abroad; 64% are from Illinois. More from other states than at 61% of colleges.
- In-state (Illinois)64%
- Other states32%
- Abroad4.2%
Top home states
- Illinois(home state)64% 1,643
- California3.3% 84
- Texas2.9% 74
- Minnesota2.4% 62
- Michigan2.2% 57
From 40 states (counting DC) and 4 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
1,048
new transfer students, 29% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 57% of colleges.
954 full-time, 94 part-time.
Going on to another college
18%
of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 836 students).
Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.
Who they are
6.1% of undergrads study part-time.
55% women
Another gender: Not collected by this college.
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 2,736 students.
Housing
Beds
2,736
About 19 for every 100 undergrads (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.
First-years
Not required to live on campus
Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.
Meal plans
Offered
Athletics & programs
Athletics
NCAA Division I · Big East Conference
Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays basketball, cross country/track (no football).
How the Big East Conference comparesROTC
Army
Study abroad
Offered
Undergraduate research
Not listed
Calendar
Quarters
Student services
- Academic and career counseling
- Help finding a job while enrolled
- Job placement after graduating
- A program for students with intellectual disabilities
- 10% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office
Religious life
Greek life
On the national organizations' own chapter lists.
Councils and chapters
1listedPanhellenic sororities (NPC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
Rho Mu
2listedInterfraternity (NIC and IFC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
Kappa Xi
LGBTQ+ life
Support on campus
Founded 2004
Policies
- Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression
- Gender-inclusive housing
- Chosen name and pronouns on campus records
- Gender-inclusive restrooms listed online
Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.
Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024
Not collected by this college.
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;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)