Western Illinois University
Institutional Research and Planning

Freshmen Profile
Fall Term 2008

Distribution by Race and Sex

Race Male Female Total Percent
White 708 654 1,362 75.0
Black 92 136 228 12.6
Hispanic 56 50 106 5.8
Asian American 9 12 21 1.2
Native American 5 7 12 0.7
International 2 4 6 0.3
Other 57 24 81 4.5
Total 929 887 1,816 100.0
Percent 51.2 48.8    

Distribution by Residency

State Number
Illinois Residents 1,752
Out-of-State 58
Foreign Residents 6
Total New Freshmen 1,816
   
Iowa Border County Students 32
Missouri Border County 6
Total Iowa Students 33
Total Missouri Students 14

High School Senior Class Rank

Class Rank-Upper Number Percent*
10% 92 5.1
20% 251 13.8
25% 328 18.1
30% 411 22.6
40% 594 32.7
50% 817 45.0
60% 1,043 57.4
70% 1,248 68.7
75% 1,352 74.4
80% 1,429 78.7
90% 1,500 82.6
100% 1,816 100.0

*Excludes 0 students with no high school rank

Top Ten High Schools

Rank Number
Neuqua Valley High 25
Macomb High 21
Naperville Central High 20
William Fremd High 20
Adlai Stevenson High 18
Batavia High 15
Glenbard North High 15
Hinsdale Twp. High 15
Prairie Ridge High 15
Lake Zurich High 14
Lincoln-Way East High 14
Maine Twp. High West 14
Moline Sr. High 14
Naperville North High 14
Quincy Sr. High 14
Rushville-Industry High 14

High School Background

Illinois High School Graduates 1,709
Out-of-State High School 96
GED Equivalency or Unknown 2
Home School 3
Foreign Secondary 6
Total 1,816

Financial Aid

Total New Freshmen na
Served by all financial programs na
Received scholarships, grants,
fellowships, tuition waivers,
or traineeships
na
Received loans na
Employed by institution na
AVERAGE AID na

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