Western Illinois University
Institutional Research and Planning

Freshmen Profile
Fall Term 2009

Distribution by Race and Sex

RaceMaleFemaleTotalPercent
White 629 570 1,199 73.1
Black 83 146 229 14.0
Hispanic 46 56 102 6.2
Asian 11 6 17 1.0
American Indian 1 5 6 0.4
Other 24 20 44 2.7
Pacific Islander 1 1 2 0.1
Foreign 12 8 20 1.2
2 or More 12 10 22 1.3
Total 819 822 1,641 100.0
Percent 49.9 50.1    

Distribution by Residency

StateNumber
Illinois Residents 1,553
Out-of-State 68
Foreign Residents 20
Total New Freshmen 1,641
   
Iowa Students 39
Missouri Students 12
Wisconsin Students 8

High School Senior Class Rank

Class Rank-UpperNumberPercent*
10% 8 6.6
20% 226 17.7
25% 310 24.2
30% 377 29.5
40% 574 44.8
50% 741 57.8
60% 927 72.4
70% 1,095 85.5
75% 1,175 91.8
80% 1,222 95.5
90% 1,275 99.6
100% 1,280 100.0

*Excludes 361 students with no high school rank

Top Ten High Schools

RankNumber
Macomb High 29
Lincoln-Way East High 25
Maine Township High West 23
Maine Township High South 18
Hinsdale Twp High South 16
Neuqua Valley High 15
H D Jacobs High 15
Illini West High 15
Geneseo Sr. High 15
Quincy Senior High 14
Glenbard East High 13
Moline Senior High 13
Bolingbrook High 12
Willowbrook High 12
Dundee-Crown High 12

High School Background

Illinois High School Graduates 1,507
Out-of-State High School 103
GED Equivalency or Unknown 8
Home School 2
Foreign Secondary 21
Total 1,641

Financial Aid

Total New Freshmen 1,641
Served by all financial programs 1,394
Received scholarships, grants,
fellowships, tuition waivers,
or traineeships
895
Received loans 1,217
Employed by institution 62
AVERAGE AID $11,035

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

 

 

 

 

Institutional Research and Planning
Western Illinois University
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Phone: 309/298-1185 • Fax: 309/298-2006
IRP@wiu.edu

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