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State Quick Facts: Illinois

Illinois Board of Higher Education
431 East Adams Street, Second Floor
Springfield, Illinois 62701-1404
Telephone: 217-782-2551
Fax: 217-782-8548
Agency E-mail: info@ibhe.org
www.ibhe.state.il.us

State Population: (in thousands) (CENSUS FY08)
Total:
12,902
College-aged (18-25):
894
White:
9,380
Black:
1,881
Hispanic:
1,968
Asian:
552
Native American:
24
Male:
6,354
Female:
6,548
  Total Number of Institutions: (IPEDS 2007-2008)
Total:
177
Public:
60
4-year:
12
2-year:
48
Independent, Not-for-Profit:
85

Total Headcount Enrollments: (Fall 06 & 07)
Total (Fall 07):
837,018
Public (Fall 06):
552,777

Independent, Not-for-Profit (Fall 06):
214,533
Undergraduate (incl. AAs & certificates) (Fall 06):
688,043
Graduate (Fall 06):
124,517
First Professional (Fall 06):
18,116
White (Fall 07):
537,737
Black (Fall 07):
121,450
Hispanic (Fall 07):
99,164
Asian (Fall 07):
48,795
Native American (Fall 07):
2,897
Alien (Fall 07):
26,975
Male (Fall 06):
357,213
Female (Fall 06):
473,463
  Total Completions: (IPEDS 2006-2007)
Total:
142,954
Associates:
35,180
Bachelor:
69,946
Graduate:
37,828
White:
120,976
Black:
25,528
Hispanic:
15,122
Asian:
11,117
Native American:
636
Alien:
7,602
Male:
80,190
Female:
112,347
Appropriations: (Total SHEF FY 2008 in Thousands)

State & Local
Appropriations:
$2,968,585
  Selected State Reports:
Data Bank
Sources –
Population: Resident FY 2008 Estimate, U.S. Census Bureau
Institutions: FY 2007-2008, NCES/IPEDS Digest of Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
Enrollments: FY Fall 2006 and Fall 2007, NCES/IPEDS Digest of Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
Completions: First Major - Grand total - all CIP Codes; All Degrees and Certificates; FY 2006-2007 NCES/IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education
Appropriations: Educational Appropriations Nominal and Un-Adjusted Dollars from SHEEO-SHEF FY 2008. Educational appropriations measure state and local support available for public higher education operating expenses and excludes appropriations for independent institutions, financial aid for students attending independent institutions, and research, agriculture, and medical (RAM) purposes.
This is a product of the SHEEO/NCES Network.
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