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Graduation Rates

In compliance with the Student Right-to-Know and Campus Security Act (Public Law 101-542) and as amended by the Higher Education Technical Amendments (Public Law 102-26), the following information represents WIU's disclosure of the Graduation Rates of all students and student athletes.

Graduation and Retention Rates

About 58 percent of full-time new freshmen and 69 percent of full-time new transfers who entered in the Fall of 2004 graduated from WIU by the Summer of 2010. Fall-to-Spring freshman retention rate was 88 percent for the Fall 2010 - Spring 2011 period. The Fall-to-Fall freshman retention rate was 73 percent for Fall 2009 - 2010.

Fall 2004 New Student Athletes Statistics

Graduation rates of students recruited for participation in intercollegiate athletics are evaluated annually. The total graduation rate for student athletes who received athletically-related aid and matriculated in Fall 2004 and graduated by August 2010 was 69 percent. Eighty-one percent of women and 60 percent of men student athletes graduated. However, the small number of student athletes causes the graduation rate to fluctuate from year to year.

Fall 2004 New Freshmen Statistics

Graduation

  • Entering Full-Time New Freshmen (2004): 2,056
  • Graduating within 6 years (by Summer 2010): 1,194 (58.1%)
  • Non-completers (still enrolled) and completers > 6 yrs (Fall 2010): 353 (17.1%)

Student Athletes/Graduation

  • Entering Student Athletes with Athletic Aid (Fall 2004): 88
  • Graduating within 6 years (by Summer 2010): 61 (69.3%)

Attrition

  • Transferred to another institution: 510 (24.8%)