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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).
Top Five Majors (Undergraduate)
Top Five Majors (Graduate)
- Computer Science
- Educational Leadership
- Business Administration
- Curriculum and Instruction
- Counseling
Western Illinois Athletics
- School Colors: Purple and Gold
- Mascot: Rocky and Col. Rock III
- Nickname: Leathernecks
- Intercollegiate athletics fields 9 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 Danielle Surprenant, Director of Athletics (DE-Surprenant@wiu.edu)/(309) 298-1190.
Enrollment
Total Enrollment: 9,441
- Total Undergraduate Students: 7,599
- Total Graduate Students: 1,842
- WIU-Macomb Campus: 7,272
- Macomb Undergraduates: 6,292
- Macomb Graduates: 980
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WIU-Quad Cities Campus: 894
- WIU-QC Undergraduates: 585
- WIU-QC Graduates: 309
- Extension: 1,275
Minority Population: 3,129 (33.8%)
- African American: 1,775 (19.1%)
- Asian: 88 (0.9%)
- Hispanic: 994 (10.7%)
- American Indian: 10 (0.1%)
- Pacific Islander: 2 (0.02%)
- Two or more ethnicities: 260 (2.8%)
Macomb Campus Facts
Students
- Male: 49.7%
- Female: 50.3%
- Students living on campus: 44.4%
- Students involved in Greek Life: 14%
Origin (Macomb & Macomb Extension)
- Illinois: 6,911 (85.2%)
- Iowa: 277 (3.4%)
- Out-of-state (excludes Iowa): 473 (5.8%)
- International: 448 (5.5%)
Mean ACT, Fall 2012 Freshmen: 20.8
Mean GPA (Undergraduate): 3.22
Source: Institutional Research and Planning
These numbers are current as of December 2017. Unless indicated, the figures represent totals for Macomb and Quad Cities campuses.
At a Glance
Students & Faculty
- Full-time faculty teach 96.2% of classes, guiding student learning, discovery and performance
- Average undergraduate class size is 18.7 students
- Student-to-faculty ratio: 14:1
- Full-time faculty: 556
Cost of Attending WIU
Degrees Conferred FY2017
- Undergraduate: 2,081
- Graduate: 601
Degrees Offered
- Undergraduate: 66
- Graduate: 38
- Doctorate: 2
- Pre-professional: 6
- Undergraduate certificates: 2
- Post-Baccalaureate certificates: 16
Size of Macomb Campus
- Acreage: 1,050
- Major Buildings: 59
- Number of Full-time Employees: 1,553
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