Western Illinois University
Institutional Research and Planning

Freshmen Profile
Fall Term 2001

Distribution by Race and Sex

Race Male Female Total Percent*
White 735 740 1,475 87.3
Black 60 71 131 7.8
Hispanic 27 13 40 2.4
Asian American 11 15 26 1.5
Native American 1 0 1 0.1
International 12 5 17 1.0
Other 10 9 19 1.1
Total 856 853 1,709 100.0
Percent 50.1 49.9    

*Excludes Other

Distribution by Residency

State Number
Illinois Residents 1,624
Out-of-State 66
Foreign Residents 19
Total New Freshmen 1,709
   
Iowa Border County Students 39
Missouri Border County 2
Total Iowa Students 46
Total Missouri 4

High School Senior Class Rank

Class Rank-Upper Number Percent*
10% 131 8.3
20% 339 21.5
25% 462 29.3
30% 568 36.0
40% 828 52.5
50% 1,045 66.3
60% 1,247 79.1
70% 1,426 90.4
80% 1,489 94.4
90% 1,567 99.4
100% 1,577 100.0

*Excludes 132 students with no high school rank

High School Background

Illinois High School Graduates 1,548
Out-of-State High 108
GED Equivalency or Unknown 34
Foreign Secondary 19
Total 1,709

Top High Schools

Rank Number
Macomb Senior High 39
William Fremd High 25
Quincy Senior High 23
Lake Park West High 21
Naperville Central High 18
Lincoln-Way Community High 17

Financial Aid

Total New Freshmen 1,709
Served by all financial programs 1,347
Received scholarships, grants,
fellowships, tuition waivers,
or traineeships
1,029
Received loans 934
Employed by institution 279
AVERAGE AID $5,200

NOTE: Students may receive aid from one or
more of the three categories listed.

 

 

 

Institutional Research and Planning
Western Illinois University
Sherman Hall 315 • 1 University Circle • Macomb, IL 61455
Phone: 309/298-1185 • Fax: 309/298-2006
IRP@wiu.edu