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Saturday, October 19, 2024

College of DuPage enrolls 26,165 undergrads

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At College of DuPage, 66 percent of undergraduate students are traditional students - age 24 or younger - and 53 percent are female, according to the latest disclosure from the U.S. Department of Education.

The two-year public institution in Glen Ellyn enrolled 26,165 students in fall 2017, all in undergraduate programs, data shows. 2.4 percent of undergraduates transferred from another college or university.

98 percent of undergraduates are residents of Illinois. 1 percent are citizens of foreign countries.

The undergraduate student body is comprised mostly of students who identify as white (52 percent) and Hispanic or Latino (25 percent).

College of DuPage undergraduate enrollment
Total
Portion of Total
Undergraduate enrollment
26,165
Transfers
624
2.4%
Male
~12,298
47%
Female
~13,867
53%
Age 24 and under
~17,269
66%
Age 25 and over
~8,896
34%
In-state residence
~25,642
98%
Resident of foreign country
~262
1%
Asian
~2,878
11%
Black or African American
~1,832
7%
Hispanic/Latino
~6,541
25%
White
~13,606
52%
Two or more races
~523
2%
Enrolled in distance education
~2,355
9%
Enrolled in some distance education
~3,401
13%
Not enrolled in distance education
~20,409
78%

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