Western Illinois University
Institutional Research and Planning

Freshmen Profile
Fall Term 2012

Distribution by Race and Sex

RaceMaleFemaleTotalPercent
White 479 434 913 54.2
Black 207 300 507 30.1
Hispanic 87 90 177 10.5
Asian 12 3 15 0.9
American Indian 2 2 4 0.2
Pacific Islander 0 0 0 0.0
Foreign 12 8 20 1.2
2 or More 22 25 47 2.8
Unknown 43 28 71 4.2
Total 864 890 1,754 100.0
Percent* 49.3 50.7   44.6

*excludes unknown

Distribution by Residency

StateNumber
Illinois Residents 1,634
Out-of-State 100
Foreign Residents 20
Total New Freshmen 1,754
 Indiana Students  13
Iowa Students 48
Missouri Students 19
Wisconsin Students 6

High School Senior Class Rank

Class Rank-UpperNumberPercent*
10% 115 8.1
20% 287 20.2
25% 366 25.8
30% 470 33.1
40% 678 47.8
50% 863 60.8
60% 1,044 73.6
70% 1,207 85.1
75% 1,281 90.3
80% 1,331 93.8
90% 1,403 98.9
100% 1,419 100.0

*Excludes students with no high school rank

Top Ten High Schools

RankNumber
Macomb High 31
Bolingbrook High 22
Homewood Flossmoor High 18
Proviso West High 16
Monmouth-Roseville High 14
Warren Township HS/Gurnee 14
Neuqua Valley High 14
Simeon Career Academy High 14
Elk Grove High 13
Rock Island Sr High 13
Thornton Fractional South 12
Prospect High 12

High School Background

Illinois High School Graduates 1,591
Out-of-State High School 133
GED Equivalency or Unknown 7
Home School 3
Foreign Secondary 20
Total 1,754

Financial Aid

Total New Freshmen 1,754
Served by all financial programs 1,491
Received scholarships, grants,
fellowships, tuition waivers,
or traineeships
1,013
Received loans 1,343
Employed by institution 64
AVERAGE AID $12,273

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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