Western Illinois University
Institutional Research and Planning

Freshmen Profile
Fall Term 2005

Distribution by Race and Sex

Race Male Female Total Percent*
White 736 723 1,459 84.6
Black 68 76 144 8.3
Hispanic 41 36 77 4.5
Asian American 11 15 26 1.5
Native American 2 6 8 0.5
International 4 7 11 0.6
Other 63 28 91 5.3
Total 925 891 1,816 100.0
Percent 50.9 49.1    

*Excludes Other

Distribution by Residency

State Number
Illinois Residents 1,730
Out-of-State 75
Foreign Residents 11
Total New Freshmen 1,816
   
Iowa Border County Students 54
Missouri Border County 5
Total Iowa Students 56
Total Missouri 7

High School Senior Class Rank

Class Rank-Upper Number Percent*
10% 89 5.3
20% 264 15.7
25% 371 22.1
30% 476 28.4
40% 686 40.9
50% 919 54.8
60% 1,148 68.4
70% 1,387 82.7
80% 1,579 94.1
90% 1,666 99.3
100% 1,678 100.0

*Excludes 138 students with no high school rank

High School Background

Illinois High School Graduates 1,675
Out-of-State High 120
GED Equivalency or Unknown 12
Foreign Secondary 9
Total 1,816

Top Ten High Schools

Rank Number
Macomb Senior High 32
Waubonsie Valley High 28
Naperville Central High 24
Carmel High 22
William Fremd High 20
Neuqua Valley High 20
Lake Zurich High 20
Warren Township High 19
Batavia High 18
Lincoln-Way East 18

Financial Aid

Total New Freshmen 1,816
Served by all financial programs 1,374
Received scholarships, grants,
fellowships, tuition waivers,
or traineeships
824
Received loans 1,130
Employed by institution 93
AVERAGE AID $6,750

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