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 21.7; 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

 
    		Highlights
    		
				Low student-to-faculty ratio (17:1)
Average class size of 28 students
95% of courses are taught by faculty - not teaching assistants
All costs are guaranteed for four years
82 undergraduate majors offered over 59 degree programs; 13 pre-professional degrees

    	

Faculty and Class Size

Low student-to-faculty ratio (17:1) with average class size of 26 students
72% of faculty hold the highest degree attainable in their discipline
95% 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