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Western Illinois University is one of the leading colleges in Illinois with the acceptance rate of 67%. Deadlines for application are . For more information, call 309-298-3157 or send email at Admissions@wiu.edu.

7603 Enrolled 67% Acceptance Rate 18 - 24 SAT Range
Admissions
Academics
Tuition & Aid
Student Body
Campus Life
Careers

Admissions

  • Overview

    • Applicants: 7,603
    • Average HS GPA: 3.49
    • Acceptance Rate: 67%

  • GPA Breakdown

    • 15% — 3.75 - 3.99
    • 17% — 3.50 - 3.74
    • 16% — 3.25 - 3.49
    • 14% — 3.00 - 3.24
    • 16% — 2.50 - 2.99
    • 3% — 2.00 - 2.49

  • SAT & ACT Test Scores

    SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 25th-75th percentile (enrolled students)
    450 - 550
    SAT Math 25th-75th percentile (enrolled students)
    430 - 540
    ACT Composite Scores 25th-75th percentile (enrolled students)
    18 - 24

Academics

  • Majors

    AGRICULTURE, AGRICULTURE OPERATIONS, AND RELATED SCIENCES.
    Agriculture, General.
    BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES.
    Biology/Biological Sciences, General.
    BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT, MARKETING, AND RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES.
    Accounting.
    Business Administration and Management, General.
    Business Statistics.
    Business/Managerial Economics.
    Construction Management.
    Finance, General.
    Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General.
    Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management.
    Marketing/Marketing Management, General.
    COMMUNICATION, JOURNALISM, AND RELATED PROGRAMS.
    Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other.
    Speech Communication and Rhetoric.
    COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES AND SUPPORT SERVICES.
    Computer and Information Sciences, General.
    Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance.
    Information Technology.
    EDUCATION.
    Bilingual and Multilingual Education.
    Elementary Education and Teaching.
    Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching.
    Learning Sciences.
    Physical Education Teaching and Coaching.
    Special Education and Teaching, General.
    ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES AND ENGINEERING-RELATED FIELDS.
    Engineering Technology, General.
    ENGINEERING.
    Civil Engineering, General.
    Electrical and Electronics Engineering
    Engineering, General.
    Mechanical Engineering.
    ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE/LETTERS.
    English Language and Literature, General.
    FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES/HUMAN SCIENCES.
    Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General.
    FOREIGN LANGUAGES, LITERATURES, AND LINGUISTICS.
    Foreign Languages and Literatures, General.
    HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND RELATED PROGRAMS.
    Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist.
    Communication Sciences and Disorders, General.
    Dietetics/Dietitian.
    Health/Health Care Administration/Management.
    Public Health Education and Promotion.
    Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse.
    HISTORY.
    History, General.
    HOMELAND SECURITY, LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIREFIGHTING AND RELATED PROTECTIVE SERVICES.
    Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration.
    Fire Services Administration.
    Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other.
    LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES, GENERAL STUDIES AND HUMANITIES.
    Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other.
    Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies.
    MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS.
    Mathematics, General.
    MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES.
    Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General.
    PARKS, RECREATION, LEISURE, AND FITNESS STUDIES.
    Kinesiology and Exercise Science.
    Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management, General.
    PHYSICAL SCIENCES.
    Chemistry, General.
    Chemistry, Other.
    Geology/Earth Science, General.
    Meteorology.
    Physics, General.
    PSYCHOLOGY.
    Psychology, General.
    PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONS.
    Social Work.
    SOCIAL SCIENCES.
    Anthropology.
    Economics, General.
    Geographic Information Science and Cartography.
    Political Science and Government, General.
    Sociology.
    VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS.
    Art/Art Studies, General.
    Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General.
    Fine/Studio Arts, General.
    Music Performance, General.
    Visual and Performing Arts, Other.

  • Degrees

    • Bachelor's
    • Doctoral/Research
    • Master's
    • Post-Bachelor's certificate

  • Prominent Alumni

    Jon Moore
    President and Chief Executive Officer at Philip Morris USAin Physics at the University of Northern Arizona where she is studying physical optics. She is currently learning a software called Zemax for optical design and optimizations.
    Larry Leith
    Founder of Tokyo Joe?s
    Reed Clement
    Director, Innovation & Audience, Creative Studio at Netflix
    Matthew Roy
    News Anchor at Cronkite News
    Kevin Gingras
    Associate General Counsel and Director at Lockheed Martin Corporation, Former Federal Prosecutor and FBI Official
    Paul Stroup, Sr.
    Manager Data Science and Machine Learning- PeopleInsight at Amazon
    Julie Levy Duvall
    Head of Community Escalations, Facebook

Tuition & Aid

  • Dates

    Notification Date
    Oct 15

  • Required Forms

    • FAFSA

  • Expenses per Academic Year

    Tuition
    N/A
    Required Fees
    N/A
    Average Cost for Books and Supplies
    $1200
    Tuition / Fees Vary by Year of Study
    Yes
    Board for Commuters
    $1778
    Transportation for Commuters
    $2300
    On-Campus Room and Board
    N/A

  • Available Aid

    Financial Aid Methodology
    Federal
    Scholarships and Grants Need-Based
    • Need-Based College/University Scholarship or Grant Aid from Institutional Funds
    • Need-Based Federal Pell
    • Need-Based Private Scholarships
    • Need-Based SEOG
    • Need-Based State Scholarships
    Federal Direct Student Loan Programs
    • Direct PLUS Loans
    • Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
    • Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
    Federal Family Education Loan Programs (FFEL)
    • College/university loans from institutional funds
    Is Institutional Employment Available (other than Federal Work Study)
    Yes
    Direct Lender
    Yes

  • Financial Aid Rating

    • Financial Aid Rating 82/99

Student Body

  • Student Body Profile

    Total Undergraduate Enrollment
    5854
    Foreign Countries Represented
    46

  • Demographics

    • Asian 1.38%
    • African-American 21.61%
    • Hispanic 13.1%
    • Caucasian 58.06%
    • Male 45%
    • Female 55%
    • Аre out of state 12

Campus Life

  • Campus Life

    Undergrads living on campus
    72%
    Help finding off-campus housing
    No
    Quality of life rating 69/99
    First-Year Students living on campus
    82%
    Campus Environment
    Village
    Fire safety rating
    N/A

  • Special Needs Admissions

    College Entrance Tests Required
    No
    Interview Required
    No

  • Student Activities

    Registered Student Organizations
    245
    Number of Honor Societies
    11
    Number of Social Sororities
    11

  • Sports

    Athletic Division
    Division I
    Men's Sports (Crimson) (9)
    • Baseball
    • Basketball
    • Cheerleading
    • Cross Country
    • Football
    • Golf
    • Soccer
    • Track Field Indoor
    • Track Field Outdoor
    Women's Sports (Crimson) (10)
    • Basketball
    • Cheerleading
    • Cross Country
    • Golf
    • Soccer
    • Softball
    • Tennis
    • Track Field Indoor
    • Track Field Outdoor
    • Volleyball

  • Student Services

    Day Care
    Health
    Womens Center
    LGBT Support Groups
    Minority Support Groups: Cultural and Identity Based Organizations: https://wiu.campuslabs.com/engage/organizations?categories=14710
    Army ROTC Offered on-campus

  • Sustainability

    N/A

    Green rating
    N/A

  • Campus Security Report

    Campus Security Report
    The Jeanne Clery Act requires colleges and universities to disclosetheir security policies, keep a public crime log, publish an annualcrime report and provide timely warnings to students and campusemployees about a crime posing an immediate or ongoing threat tostudents and campus employees.
    Please visit The Princeton Review’s page on campus safety foradditional resources: http://www.princetonreview.com/safety
    The Princeton Review publishes links directly to each school's CampusSecurity Reports where available. Applicants can also access allschool-specific campus safety information using the Campus Safety andSecurity Data Analysis Cutting Tool provided by the Office ofPostsecondary Education of the U.S. Department of Education:https://ope.ed.gov/campussafety/#/

  • Other Information

    Campus-wide Internet Network
    Yes
    % of Classrooms with Wireless Internet
    100

Careers

  • Graduation Rates

    Graduate in 4 years
    33%
    Graduate in 5 years
    48%
    Graduate in 6 years
    51%

  • Career Services

    On-Campus Job Interviews Available
    Yes
    Career Services
    • Alumni Network
    • Alumni Services
    • Classes
    • Interest Inventory
    • Internships
    Opportunities at School
    • Internship

  • ROI & Outcomes

    Information from PayScale:
    Starting Median Salary (Up to Bachelor's degree completed, only)
    N/A
    Mid-Career Median Salary (Up to Bachelor's degree completed, only)
    N/A
    Starting Median Salary (At least Bachelor's degree)
    N/A
    Mid-Career Median Salary (At least Bachelor's degree)
    N/A
    Percent High Job Meaning
    N/A
    Percent STEM
    N/A
    • Return on Investment (ROI) rating 0/99

    Contact & Visit

    • Campus Tours

      Campus Visiting Center
      • Monday - Friday
      • 8 am - 4:30pm
      • 309-298-3157
      Campus Tours
      • Appointment Required: Yes
      • Dates: Academic Year
      • Times: 11:00 a.m., 2:00 p.m. Mon - Sat.
      • Average Length: Varies

    • On Campus Interview

      Campus Interviews
      No
      Information Sessions
      Not Available
      Times
      N/A
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