Overview

Character

  • Public, state-supported university, comprehensive

Budget

  • Overall: $220,919,600
  • State Appropriated: 59,919,600

Locations

  • Macomb (IL), residential
  • Moline (IL), non-residential

Accreditation

Fast Facts

Top Five Majors (Undergraduate)

Top Five Majors (Graduate)

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Western Illinois Athletics

By the Numbers

Cost of Attending WIU

Degrees Conferred FY2009

  • Undergraduate: 2,360
  • Graduate: 546

Degrees Offered

  • Undergraduate: 66
  • Graduate: 35
  • Doctorate: 1
  • Pre-professional: 8
  • Post-Baccalaureate Certificates: 16

Faculty

  • Full-time Faculty: 625
  • Classes taught by full-time faculty: 95%
  • Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 16:1
  • Average Undergraduate Class Size: 23
  • Number of Employees: 1,898

Size of Macomb Campus

  • Acreage: 1,050
  • Buildings: 54

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Enrollment

Total Enrollment: 12,679

  • Undergraduate Students: 10,553
  • Graduate Students: 2,126
  • WIU-Macomb Campus: 10,487
  • Macomb Undergraduates: 9,407
  • Macomb Graduates: 1,080
  • WIU-Quad Cities Campus: 1,352
  • WIU-QC Undergraduates: 670
  • WIU-QC Graduates: 682
  • WIU-QC Extension: 61
  • Macomb Extension: 779

Minority Population (Macomb Campus): 1,703 (17.0%)

  • African American: 899 (9.0%)
  • Asian American: 109 (1.1%)
  • Hispanic: 530 (5.3%)
  • Native American: 22 (0.2%)

Macomb Campus Facts

Students

  • Male: 54%
  • Female: 46%
  • Students in Residence Halls: 44%
  • Students in Greek Life: 9.5%

Origin*

  • Illinois: 9,638 (91.9%)
  • Out-of-state: 439 (4.2%)
  • International: 410 (3.9%)

Mean ACT, Fall 2008 Freshmen: 21.3

Mean GPA (Undergraduate): 3.01

Source: Institutional Research and Planning