The size of the freshman class at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign numbered 8,303 this fall, including 5,835 new students – or 70% of the total – from around the state, UIUC reports.
Total UIUC student enrollment now stands at a record 56,299, according to the university report. Within the freshman class, 1,352 come from 44 other states in the union, while 1,112 are international students, UIUC reports.
Transfer students in the fall numbered 1,266, which is below levels in past years. The top feeder Illinois colleges for UIUC were Parkland College in Champaign (187 students); College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn (105); and William Rainey Harper College in Palatine (77).
In the freshman class, the top home counties for students are Cook (2,690 students); DuPage (742); and Lake (600).
A total of 20.1% of the freshman students are classified as underrepresented minority groups, according to the UIUC report. And about the same share of the class were designated first-generation students, the report says.
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Top 10 Feeder Counties for UIUC Freshmen
| Rank | County | Number of First-year Students Enrolled at UIUC |
| 1 | Cook | 2,690 |
| 2 | DuPage | 742 |
| 3 | Lake | 600 |
| 4 | Will | 364 |
| 5 | Kane | 212 |
| 6 | Champaign | 186 |
| 7 | McHenry | 133 |
| 8 | McLean | 86 |
| 9 | Peoria | 76 |
| 10 | St. Clair | 57 |
Top Illinois Feeder Colleges for UIUC Transfer Students
| Rank | Community College | City | Number of UIUC Transfer Students |
| 1 | Parkland College | Champaign | 187 |
| 2 | College of DuPage | Glen Ellyn | 105 |
| 3 | William Rainey Harper College | Palatine | 77 |
| 4 (tie) | City Colleges of Chicago | Chicago | 48 |
| 4 (tie) | Moraine Valley Community College | Palos Hills | 48 |
| 6 | Oakton Community
College | Des Plaines | 38 |
| 7 | College of Lake County | Grayslake | 37 |
| 8 | Joliet Junior College | Joliet | 33 |
| 9 | Illinois Central College | East Peoria | 25 |
| 10 | Elgin Community College | Elgin | 24 |
| 11 | Lake Land College | Mattoon | 22 |
| 12 | Waubonsee Community College | Sugar Grove | 20 |
| 13 | Rock Valley College | Rockford | 16 |
| 14 (tie) | Illinois Valley Community College | Oglesby | 15 |
| 14 (tie) | Triton College | River Grove | 15 |
| 16 | McHenry County College | Crystal Lake | 14 |
| 17 (tie) | Danville Area Community College | Danville | 11 |
| 17 (tie) | Lincoln Land Community College | Springfield | 11 |
| 19 | Kankakee Community College | Kankakee | 10 |
| 20 (tie) | Heartland Community College | Normal | 9 |
| 20 (tie) | Southwestern Illinois
College | Belleville | 9 |
| 22 | Black Hawk College | Moline | 8 |
| 23 | Kaskaskia College | Centralia | 6 |
| 24 | John Wood Community College | Quincy | 5 |
| 25 (tie) | Richland Community College | Decatur | 4 |
| 25 (tie) | Southeastern Illinois College | Harrisburg | 4 |
| 27 (tie) | Illinois Eastern
Community Colleges | Olney | 3 |
| 27 (tie) | Lewis and Clark Community College | Godfrey | 3 |
| 27 (tie) | Richard J. Daley College | Chicago | 3 |
| 30 (tie) | Highland Community College | Freeport | 2 |
| 30 (tie) | Kishwaukee College | Malta | 2 |
| 30 (tie) | Shawnee Community College | Ullin | 2 |
| 30 (tie) | South Suburban College | South Holland | 2 |
| 34 (tie) | Carl Sandburg College | Galesburg | 1 |
| 34 (tie) | John A. Logan College | Carterville | 1 |
| 34 (tie) | Morton College | Cicero | 1 |
| 34 (tie) | Prairie State College | Chicago Heights | 1 |
| 34 (tie) | Rend Lake College | Ina | 1 |
| 34 (tie) | Sauk Valley Community College | Dixon | 1 |
| 34 (tie) | Spoon River College | Canton | 1 |
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