Western Illinois University
Institutional Research and Planning

Freshmen Profile
Fall Term 2002

Distribution by Race and Sex

Race Male Female Total Percent*
White 855 799 1,654 86.9
Black 48 90 138 7.3
Hispanic 41 30 71 3.7
Asian American 15 7 22 1.2
Native American 4 0 4 0.2
International 7 7 14 0.7
Other 20 16 36 1.9
Total 990 949 1,939 100.0
Percent 51.1 48.9    

*Excludes Other

Distribution by Residency

State Number
Illinois Residents 1,862
Out-of-State 63
Foreign Residents 14
Total New Freshmen 1,939
   
Iowa Border County Students 33
Missouri Border County 8
Total Iowa Students 36
Total Missouri 12

High School Senior Class Rank

Class Rank-Upper Number Percent*
10% 116 6.0
20% 336 17.3
25% 480 24.8
30% 602 31.0
40% 882 45.5
50% 1,171 60.4
60% 1,427 73.6
70% 1,622 83.7
80% 1,755 90.5
90% 1,811 93.4
100% 1,939 100.0

*Excludes 132 students with no high school rank

High School Background

Illinois High School Graduates 1,781
Out-of-State High 88
GED Equivalency or Unknown 51
Foreign Secondary 19
Total 1,939

Top High Schools

Rank Number
Macomb Senior High 40
William Fremd High 34
St. Charles High 33
Quincy Senior High 32
HD Jacobs High 19
Lake Park West High 19
Naperville North High 18

Financial Aid

Total New Freshmen 1,939
Served by all financial programs 1,505
Received scholarships, grants,
fellowships, tuition waivers,
or traineeships
1,210
Received loans 1,143
Employed by institution 145
AVERAGE AID $5,516

NOTE: Students may receive aid from one or
more of the three categories listed.

 

 

 

Institutional Research and Planning
Western Illinois University
Sherman Hall 315 • 1 University Circle • Macomb, IL 61455
Phone: 309/298-1185 • Fax: 309/298-2006
IRP@wiu.edu