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Fast Facts About WIU

Want to know how many students attend WIU? What's a typical class size, and how many classes are taught by full-time faculty rather than graduate students? Find the answer to these questions--and much more--below. The numbers below represent total figures for both our WIU-Macomb and WIU-Quad Cities campuses. For more fast facts and a breakdown of figures for both campuses, view a downloadable brochure (PDF) here.

Top Five Majors (Undergraduate)

Top Five Majors (Graduate)

What Western Alums Are Doing

Western Illinois Athletics

School Colors: Purple and Gold
Mascot: Rocky and Col. Rock III
Nickname: Leathernecks
Intercollegiate athletics fields 10 men’s teams and 10 women’s teams.
Football competes in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) through the Missouri Valley Football Conference.
All other Leathernecks sports compete at the NCAA Division I level as members of the The Summit League.
Any prospective student or current student interested in participating in any NCAA Division I intercollegiate athletics sport should contact Tommy Bell, Director of Athletics (T-Bell@wiu.edu)/(309) 298-1190 or Matt Tanney, Associate Director of Athletics (M-Tanney@wiu.edu)/(309) 298-2611.

Enrollment

Total Enrollment: 11,458

Total Undergraduate Students: 9,645
Total Graduate Students: 1,813
WIU-Macomb Campus: 9,220
- Macomb Undergraduates: 8,186
- Macomb Graduates: 1,034
WIU-Quad Cities Campus: 1,198
- WIU-QC Undergraduates: 794
- WIU-QC Graduates: 404
Extension: 1,040

Minority Population: 3,263 (28.5%)

African American: 1,897 (17.1%)
Asian: 109 (1.0%)
Hispanic: 983 (8.8%)
American Indian: 16 (0.1%)
Pacific Islander: 10 (0.1%)
Two or more ethnicities: 248 (2.2%)

Macomb Campus Facts

Students

Male: 51%
Female: 49%
Students living on campus: 44.3%
Students involved in Greek Life: 9.2%

Origin (Macomb & Macomb Extension)

Illinois: 8,688 (87.4%)
Iowa: 388 (3.9%)
Out-of-state (excludes Iowa): 359 (3.6%)
International: 500 (5.0%)

Mean ACT, Fall 2012 Freshmen: 20.9

Mean GPA (Undergraduate): 3.15

Source: Institutional Research and Planning

These numbers are current as of November 2014. Unless indicated, the figures represent totals for Macomb and Quad Cities campuses.

At a Glance

Students & Faculty

Full-time faculty teach 92.6% of classes, guiding student learning, discovery and performance
Average undergraduate class size is 21 students
Student-to-faculty ratio: 15:1
Full-time faculty: 632