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Enrollment Profile
- Total enrollment of over 13,600 students
- Freshman class size of 1,816, new transfer students totaled 1,403
- Average ACT score of 21.2; average high school class rank of 53.5%
- Students come from 92 Illinois counties, 37 states, and 50 nations
- 12% minority students including African American, Hispanic, Latino, Asian American, and Native American
- Female to male ratio is 51:49
- 22% of new freshman are undeclared majors
Faculty and Class Size
- Low student-to-faculty ratio (16:1) with average class size of 23 students
- 72% of faculty hold the highest degree attainable in their discipline
- 93% of courses are taught by faculty - not teaching assistants
Campus Facts and Facilities
- 11 residence halls house over 5,300 students on campus
- All costs are guaranteed for four years - tuition, fees, room and board - what you pay your first semester is what you will pay the semester you graduate
- Completing a bachelor's degree in 4 years is guaranteed through WIU's GradTrac program
- NCAA-I Athletics - 10 sports each for men and women
- More than 70% of students receive some type of financial aid - average Financial Aid package is $5,311 including scholarships, grants, loans, and employment
- Located in Macomb, Illinois - a safe, friendly community of 19,000
Academics
- Four academic colleges: Arts & Sciences, Business & Technology, Education & Human Services, and Fine Arts & Communication
- Illinois Centennial Honors College University-wide honors program for academically talented and motivated students
- 59 undergraduate degree programs; 35 graduate programs; 13 pre-professional degrees
- University Libraries include the main Malpass Library that houses over 1 million volumes with seating space for 2,500 library users and four branch libraries: Music, Physical Science, Curriculum & Instruction, and WIU Quad Cities
Highlights
- Low student-to-faculty ratio (16:1)
- Average class size of 23 students
- 93% of courses are taught by faculty - not teaching assistants
- All costs are guaranteed for four years
- 66 undergraduate majors offered over 59 degree programs; 13 pre-professional degrees
