The two-year public institution in Belleville enrolled 8,859 students in fall 2017, all in undergraduate programs, data shows. 4.4 percent of undergraduates transferred from another college or university.
98 percent of undergraduates are residents of Illinois, and 1 percent are residents of other states.
The undergraduate student body is comprised mostly of students who identify as white (65 percent) and Black or African American (18 percent).
Southwestern Illinois College undergraduate enrollment
Total
Portion of Total
Undergraduate enrollment
8,859
Transfers
388
4.4%
Male
~3,987
45%
Female
~4,872
55%
Age 24 and under
~5,581
63%
Age 25 and over
~3,278
37%
In-state residence
~8,682
98%
Out of state residence
~89
1%
Asian
~89
1%
Black or African American
~1,595
18%
Hispanic/Latino
~532
6%
White
~5,758
65%
Two or more races
~443
5%
Enrolled in distance education
~620
7%
Enrolled in some distance education
~1,772
20%
Not enrolled in distance education
~6,467
73%
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