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College of DuPage

Glen Ellyn, Illinois Public 2-year Large suburb

Overview

College of DuPage is a public two-year institution based in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. The campus sits in a large suburban area. It enrolled 26,224 students in fall 2024.

College of DuPage offers certificates and associate degrees across 135 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Biological and Physical Sciences, and Computer Programming, Specific Applications. It awarded 3,716 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 66% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 22 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
26,224
Students enrolled
66%
First-year retention
3,716
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
135
Programs and majors
22:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 135

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Computer and Information Sciences 9
Business, Management and Marketing 18
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Health Professions 32
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 6
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 4
Visual and Performing Arts 6
Engineering Technologies 11
Education 2
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 5
Communication and Journalism 2
Precision Production 3
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 9
Communications Technologies 3
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 2
Library Science 1
Engineering 1
Legal Professions and Studies 1
Family and Consumer Sciences 4
English Language and Literature 2
Public Administration and Social Services 3
Construction Trades 3
Physical Sciences 1
Social Sciences 2
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1
Transportation and Materials Moving 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
66%
First-year retention, part-time students
52%
Student-to-faculty ratio
22:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
1,924
Certificates under 1 year
1,460
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
332

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
26,224
Undergraduates, fall 2024
26,224
Full-time, fall 2024
28%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
45,915
Full-time, 2024-25
20%
Size category
20,000 students or more

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
54%
Men
46%
White
43%
Hispanic or Latino
27%
Black or African American
7%
Asian
11%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
3%
Race or ethnicity unknown
5%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
23%
Students taking some online courses
23%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Nontraditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Dr. Muddasir Siddiqi
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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