New ILRs are starting up at the rate of 25 per year. Currently, The Elderhostel Institute Network consists of approximately 264 affiliate Institutes for Learning in Retirement. More than 4000 courses are available each term through the ILRs in the Elderhostel Institute Network. Approximately 72,000 people are members of the various ILRs affiliated with the Elderhostel Institute Network. In general, a typical ILR offers 10-20 courses per term, and has two or three terms each year.
Most members take two or three courses per term.