- The Inkwell
- Illinois
- Western Illinois University
Macomb, ILTown: remoteZIP 61455Founded 1899
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1899
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.wiu.edu
- Member of
- AASCU
IllinoisPublic
Western Illinois University
Western Illinois University is a public university in Macomb, Illinois, with 4,410 undergraduates. It admits 71% of applicants, graduates 49% within six years and costs $10,018 a year after aid.
49%graduate
Admission rate71%
Retention61%
4-year graduation33%
Pell Grant share30%
Federal loans36%
$10,018net price / year
71%admission rate
—average SAT
49%graduate in 6 years
$57,175median earnings, 10 yrs
$20,168median debt
#933 of 1,704 for earnings#186 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,076 of 1,738 for graduation rate#600 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $28,915tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $15,466
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $15,466
- Average net price
- $10,018national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$3,427
$30,001–48,000$5,063
$48,001–75,000$7,229
$75,001–110,000$524
$110,001+$19,878
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 71%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college71%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college61%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college49%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college30%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 49%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 33%
- First-year retention
- 61%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 56%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $46,562
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $57,175middle 50%: $39,324–$80,991
- Median debt at graduation
- $20,168
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$80,991
Median, Western Illinois University$57,175
Lower quarter$39,324
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 4,410
- Part-time
- 15%
- Women / men
- 59% / 41%
- Average age at entry
- 21.6
- First-generation students
- 38%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 30%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 85%
- Average faculty salary
- $10,238 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $12,650
- Endowment, end of year
- $97,371,859
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White58%
Hispanic12%
Black19%
Asian1.3%
Two or more races3.5%
U.S. nonresident4.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
Unknown2.0%
22 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting16%
Business & management13%
Liberal arts & humanities11%
Education9.8%
Psychology6.3%
Agriculture5.7%
Health professions5.7%
Social sciences5.1%
keep comparing
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|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL | $12,717 | 50% | $55,885 |
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| Governors State University University Park, IL | $15,833 | 23% | $61,863 |
| University of Illinois Springfield Springfield, IL | $7,528 | 53% | $64,479 |
| Chicago State University Chicago, IL | $7,273 | 15% | $48,395 |
| Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL | $12,554 | 59% | $57,388 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
| University of Arkansas Grantham LIttle Rock, AR | $9,940 | 50% | $40,581 |
| Morehead State University Morehead, KY | $9,912 | 48% | $47,134 |
| Empire State University Saratoga Springs, NY | $11,131 | 48% | $59,509 |
| McNeese State University Lake Charles, LA | $11,228 | 47% | $50,152 |
| Youngstown State University Youngstown, OH | $9,161 | 53% | $46,691 |
| University of North Carolina at Pembroke Pembroke, NC | $10,522 | 44% | $48,029 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 149772. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1474005.