The state of Illinois greatly appreciates the cooperative effort of all Illinois colleges and universities and in submitting the distance education course enrollment data for this report.
Online Courses Enrollments (Internet and Blended)
Illinois colleges and universities reported 365,421 enrollments in internet and blended courses that account for 99.19 % of all enrollments during the Spring 2022 term.
Online Course Enrollments by Sector
Public universities accounted for 55.90 %, independent not-for-profit institutions accounted for 20.94 % and independent for-profit institutions accounted for 22.35 % of online enrollments for the Spring 2022 term.
Blended Courses Enrollments
All Illinois institutions now provide data on blended courses. The data shows 51,005 enrollments that account for 13.85 % of all enrollments for Spring 2022. The definition used for blended during this term is 25-75% of the course at a distance or via an online modality.
This graph shows online (internet and blended) course enrollments reported by Illinois colleges and universities from Spring 2013 term to Spring 2022 term.
Note: No community college data was submitted for Spring 2022
Public University Enrollment
Public universities reported offering 205,937 enrollments, accounting for 55.90 % of all online course enrollments.
Independent For-Profit Colleges and Universities
Independent for-profit colleges and universities reported offering 82,344 enrollments, accounting for 22.35 % of all online course enrollments.
Independent Not-For-Profit Colleges and Universities
Independent not-for-profit colleges and universities reported 77,140 enrollments, accounting for 20.94 % of all online course enrollments.
Institutions With the Largest Online Enrollments
The Illinois institutions reporting the largest online course enrollments during the Spring 2022 term in each sector of higher education in Illinois were:
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (88,633) from the public universities.
DeVry University (81,554) from the Private For-Profit Universities.
DePaul University (26,402) from the Private Not-For-Profit Universities.
The vast majority of all online course enrollments reported by Illinois public colleges and universities were from students residing in the state. Independent colleges and universities had a majority of online student course enrollments living in the USA, but outside of Illinois.
The residency of students enrolled in online courses varied by sector, with Public Universities having the highest percentage of Illinois residents (74.37 %), followed by the Private Not for Profit Universities (73.64 %).
The following tables show several different views of the course enrollments in distance education for the Spring 2022 term.
| Table 1 | Distance Education Enrollments by Delivery Mode |
| Table 2 | Distance Education Enrollments by Sector |
| Table 3 | Distance Education Enrollments by Sector and Delivery Mode |
| Table 4 | Distance Education Enrollments by Delivery Mode - 2013 to 2022 |
| Table 5 | Distance Education Enrollments by Institution and Delivery Mode |
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Table 1 Distance Education Enrollments at Illinois Colleges and Universities by Delivery Mode Spring Term 2022 |
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| Delivery Mode | # of Enrollments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Internet | 314,416 | 85.35 % |
| Blended | 51,005 | 13.85 % |
| Interactive TV | 2,964 | 0.80 % |
| Correspondence | 2 | 0.00 % |
| Total | 368,387 | 100.00% |
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Table 2 Distance Education Enrollments at Illinois Colleges and Universities by Sector Spring Term 2022 |
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| Internet and Blended | All Distance Education | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private For-Profit Universities | 82,344 | 22.53 % | 82,344 | 22.35 % |
| Private Not-For-Profit Universities | 77,140 | 21.11 % | 77,140 | 20.94 % |
| Public Universities | 205,937 | 56.36 % | 208,903 | 56.71 % |
| All Institutions | 365,421 | 100.00% | 368,387 | 100.00% |
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Table 3 Distance Education Enrollments at Illinois Colleges and Universities by Sector and Delivery Mode Spring Term 2022 |
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| Sector | Internet | Blended | Stored Media |
Interactive TV |
Corresp. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private For-Profit Universities | 81,554 | 790 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82,344 |
| Private Not-For-Profit Universities | 58,963 | 18,177 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77,140 |
| Public Universities | 173,899 | 32,038 | 0 | 2,964 | 2 | 208,903 |
| All Institutions | 314,416 | 51,005 | 0 | 2,964 | 2 | 368,387 |
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Table 4 Distance Education Enrollments at Illinois Colleges and Universities by Delivery Mode - 2013 to 2022 |
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| Term | Internet | Blended | Stored Media |
Interactive TV |
Corresp. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2013 | 233,326 | 16,557 | 0 | 0 | 402 | 255,678 |
| Spring/Winter 2013 | 231,771 | 10,689 | 0 | 0 | 786 | 249,578 |
| Summer 2013 | 179,843 | 4,009 | 0 | 0 | 613 | 186,499 |
| Fall 2014 | 282,505 | 40,891 | 0 | 0 | 374 | 329,475 |
| Spring/Winter 2014 | 242,179 | 14,317 | 0 | 0 | 833 | 262,948 |
| Summer 2014 | 233,461 | 16,994 | 0 | 0 | 690 | 252,801 |
| Fall 2015 | 302,870 | 44,973 | 0 | 0 | 361 | 351,728 |
| Spring/Winter 2015 | 306,180 | 40,925 | 0 | 0 | 398 | 351,936 |
| Summer 2015 | 237,535 | 16,840 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 255,725 |
| Fall 2016 | 301,599 | 43,407 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 348,543 |
| Spring/Winter 2016 | 318,183 | 44,342 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 366,670 |
| Summer 2016 | 243,733 | 18,367 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 263,212 |
| Fall 2017 | 327,254 | 41,725 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 373,046 |
| Spring/Winter 2017 | 316,759 | 46,409 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 366,983 |
| Summer 2017 | 250,566 | 14,697 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 266,177 |
| Fall 2018 | 258,655 | 45,153 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 306,535 |
| Spring/Winter 2018 | 273,856 | 43,316 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 320,663 |
| Summer 2018 | 196,108 | 14,476 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 211,132 |
| Fall 2019 | 288,296 | 49,644 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 341,650 |
| Spring/Winter 2019 | 280,240 | 45,290 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 328,641 |
| Summer 2019 | 190,215 | 14,558 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 205,788 |
| Fall 2020 | 1,105,857 | 103,141 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 1,242,323 |
| Spring/Winter 2020 | 304,175 | 49,075 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 355,296 |
| Summer 2020 | 290,867 | 9,206 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 301,358 |
| Fall 2021 * | 372,082 | 43,103 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 418,455 |
| Spring/Winter 2021 * | 682,949 | 33,276 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 719,541 |
| Summer 2021 * | 180,307 | 3,588 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 183,925 |
| Spring/Winter 2022 | 314,416 | 51,005 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 368,387 |
| Summer 2022 | 174,109 | 9,214 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 183,357 |
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Table 5 Distance Education Enrollments at Illinois Colleges and Universities by Institution and Delivery Mode Spring Term 2022 |
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| Institution | Internet | Blended | Stored Media |
Interactive TV | Corresp. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benedictine University | 6,623 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6,623 |
| Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing | 132 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 132 |
| Bradley University | 3,008 | 539 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,547 |
| Chicago State University | 351 | 901 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,252 |
| DePaul University | 26,402 | 2,900 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29,302 |
| DeVry University | 81,554 | 790 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82,344 |
| Eastern Illinois University | 6,835 | 2,812 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9,647 |
| Elmhurst University | 261 | 1,486 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,747 |
| Governors State University | 432 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 494 |
| Illinois Institute of Technology | 1,014 | 1,838 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,852 |
| Illinois State University | 9,968 | 7,359 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17,327 |
| Judson College | 167 | 554 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 721 |
| Lewis University | 4,817 | 1,851 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6,668 |
| Moody Bible Institute | 2,248 | 813 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,061 |
| Northeastern Illinois University | 3,898 | 1,885 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5,783 |
| Northern Illinois University | 19,817 | 2,803 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22,620 |
| Olivet Nazarene University | 911 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 941 |
| Quincy University | 1,896 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,896 |
| Roosevelt University | 4,028 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,113 |
| Rosalind Franklin University | 157 | 6,233 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6,390 |
| Rush University | 2,485 | 686 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,171 |
| Southern Illinois University Carbondale | 8,892 | 507 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9,399 |
| Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | 12,667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12,667 |
| University of Illinois at Chicago | 2,610 | 14,569 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17,179 |
| University of Illinois at Springfield | 7,750 | 658 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8,408 |
| University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | 88,633 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88,633 |
| University of St. Francis | 4,814 | 1,162 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5,976 |
| Western Illinois University | 12,046 | 482 | 0 | 2,964 | 2 | 15,494 |
| All Institutions | 314,416 | 51,005 | 0 | 2,964 | 2 | 368,387 |