blog posts Illinois sets another freshman record as enrollment tops 60,000 Sep 11, 2025 9:00 am by Thomas BruchCampus Life Share on Facebook Tweet Email Images With freshman enrollment tallied at 9,207 (compared to 9,008 last year), the new class brings total student enrollment — undergraduate, graduate and online students — to more than 60,000 for the first time in university history at 60,848 students. Share on Facebook Tweet Email