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Updated July 2012

 

 

New Freshmen and New Transfer Show Rates 

Fall 2011

	WIU	Low	Average	High
Illinois Public University Subset
New Freshman Show Rate	40.1%	31.2%	34.3%	40.1%
New Transfer Show Rate	65.0%	56.0%	65.2%	76.0%
All Illinois Public Universities
New Freshman Show Rate	40.1%	26.1%	34.2%	40.1%
New Transfer Show Rate	65.0%	56.0%	66.7%	85.0%

 The Illinois Public University Subset includes Eastern Illinois University, Illinois State University, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, University of Illinois-Springfield, and Western Illinois University.

The 12 Illinois public universities are Chicago State University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois University, Northern Illinois University, Southern Illinois University (Edwardsville and Carbondale), the University of Illinois (Chicago, Springfield, and Urbana/Champaign), and Western Illinois University.

 

 

Both Western campuses continue to diversify. The Macomb campus experienced increases in minority student and Pell grant recipient enrollment as a percent of total enrollment. The Quad Cities campus experienced increases in minority student enrollment and international student enrollment as a percent of total student enrollment.

 

 

 

U.S. News & World Report's Diversity Index 

Fall 2010

	WIU	Low	Average	High
Illinois Public University Subset	0.33	0.25	0.32	0.35
All Illinois Public Universities	0.33	0.25	0.43	0.69

 U.S. News & World Report's Diversity Index reports the probability two students from different ethnic backgrounds will interact on a daily basis.

The Illinois Public University subset includes Eastern Illinois University, Illinois State University, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, University of Illinois-Springfield, and Western Illinois University.

The 12 public universities are Chicago State University, Eastern Illinois University, Governors State University, Illinois State University, Northeastern Illinois University, Northern Illinois University, Southern Illinois University (Edwardsville and Carbondale), the University of Illinois (Chicago, Springfield, and Urbana/Champaign), and Western Illinois University

 

 

ACT and High School Rank of WIU New Fall Freshmen

Fall 2008 through Fall 2011

	2008	2009	2010	2011
Average ACT Score	21.2	21.3	21.0	20.7
ACT Interquartile Range	19-23	19-23	18-23	18-23
Freshmen from top 25% of HS Class	20%	22%	25%	25.7%

 The ACT interquartile range is the middle half of the ACT distribution of new freshman enrolled at the University.

 

 

ACT and High School Rank

Fall 2011

	WIU	Low	Average	High
Illinois Public Universities Subset
Average ACT Score	20.7	20.7	22.4	23.9
ACT Interquartile Range	18-23	16-21	18-24	20-26
From Top 25% of High School Class	25.7%	26%	35%	46%
All Illinois Public Universities
Average ACT Score	20.7	18	22.2	28.2
ACT Interquartile Range	18-23	16-21	18-23	26-31
From Top 25% of High School Class	25.7%	15%	42%	90%

 The ACT interquartile range is the middle half of the ACT distribution of new freshman enrolled at the University.

Illinois State University, Chicago State, and Northern Illinois did not report data for the Top 25% of High School Class.