Western Illinois University
Institutional Research and Planning

Freshmen Profile
Fall Term 2011

Distribution by Race and Sex

RaceMaleFemaleTotalPercent
White 624 532 1,156 61.3
Black 206 300 506 26.8
Hispanic 89 73 162 8.6
Asian 7 4 11 0.6
American Indian 1 1 2 0.1
Other 38 32 70 3.7
Pacific Islander 1 0 1 0.1
Foreign 2 1 3 0.2
2 or More 18 26 44 2.3
Total 986 969 1,955 100.0
Percent 50.4 49.6    

Distribution by Residency

StateNumber
Illinois Residents 1,868
Out-of-State 84
Foreign Residents 3
Total New Freshmen 1,955
 Indiana Students  10
Iowa Students 43
Missouri Students 12
Wisconsin Students 9

High School Senior Class Rank

Class Rank-UpperNumberPercent*
10% 132 8.2
20% 309 19.3
25% 412 25.7
30% 511 31.9
40% 705 44.0
50% 918 57.3
60% 1,149 71.7
70% 1,334 83.2
75% 1,423 88.8
80% 1,501 93.6
90% 1,585 98.9
100% 1,603 100.0

*Excludes 352 students with no high school rank

Top Ten High Schools

RankNumber
Macomb High 40
Huntley Cons High 21
Moline Sr. High 19
Lincoln-Way East High 17
Plainfield North High 16
Galesburg Sr. High 16
Bolingbrook High 15
Maine Township High West 14
Downers Grove High South 14
Rushville-Industry High 13
Illini West High 13
H D Jacobs High 13

High School Background

Illinois High School Graduates 1,810
Out-of-State High School 114
GED Equivalency or Unknown 24
Home School 3
Foreign Secondary 4
Total 1,955

Financial Aid

Total New Freshmen 1,955
Served by all financial programs 1,649
Received scholarships, grants,
fellowships, tuition waivers,
or traineeships
1,187
Received loans 1,500
Employed by institution 65
AVERAGE AID $12,677

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

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