Western Illinois University
Institutional Research and Planning

Freshmen Profile
Fall Term 2006

Distribution by Race and Sex

Race Male Female Total Percent*
White 815 752 1,567 84.7
Black 74 68 142 7.7
Hispanic 48 34 82 4.4
Asian American 13 15 28 1.5
Native American 5 9 14 0.8
International 12 6 18 1.0
Other 41 31 71  
Total 1,007 915 1,922 100.0
Percent 52.4 47.6    

*Excludes Other

Distribution by Residency

State Number
Illinois Residents 1,843
Out-of-State 61
Foreign Residents 18
Total New Freshmen 1,922
   
Iowa Border County Students 28
Missouri Border County 4
Total Iowa Students 32
Total Missouri 8

High School Senior Class Rank

Class Rank-Upper Number Percent*
10% 107 6.1
20% 269 15.2
25% 354 20.0
30% 458 25.9
40% 686 38.8
50% 929 52.6
60% 1,200 68.0
70% 1,460 82.7
80% 1,667 94.4
90% 1,754 99.3
100% 1,766 100.0

*Excludes 154 students with no high school rank

Top Ten High Schools

Rank Number
Buffalo Grove High 40
Naperville Central High 38
Macomb High 26
Geneseo Sr. High 22
William Fremd High 20
Naperville North High 20
Neuqua Valley High 20
Plainfield Central High 19
Victor Andrew High 18
Downers Grove High 17
Hononegah Community High 17
Oswego High 17

High School Background

Illinois High School Graduates 1,816
Out-of-State High 84
GED Equivalency or Unknown 7
Foreign Secondary 15
Total New Freshmen 1,922

Financial Aid

Total New Freshmen 1,922
Served by all financial programs 1,455
Received scholarships, grants,
fellowships, tuition waivers,
or traineeships
862
Received loans 1,236
Employed by institution 103
AVERAGE AID $6,958

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