Western Illinois University (WIU) vs IU-Bloomington

Western Illinois University (WIU) and Indiana University-Bloomington (IU-Bloomington) are two distinct universities with unique offerings. WIU, located in Macomb, Illinois, is a public university with an acceptance rate of 86%, while IU-Bloomington, situated in Bloomington, Indiana, is a public research university with a more selective acceptance rate of 79%. WIU offers a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs, with popular majors including Business, Education, and Health Sciences. IU-Bloomington, on the other hand, boasts a diverse range of academic programs, with popular majors such as Business, Psychology, and Biology. Both universities have vibrant student bodies, with WIU's student population comprising 58% female and 42% male students, and IU-Bloomington's student body consisting of 54% female and 46% male students. While WIU has a graduation rate of 48%, IU-Bloomington

	Indiana University-Bloomington	Western Illinois University
Overview
Location	Bloomington, Indiana	Macomb, Illinois
Campus setting	City: Small	Town: Remote
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Public	Public
Calendar system	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	90.0%	72.0%
Common app member	Yes	Yes
Religious affiliation

Admission
Acceptance rate	85.0%	72.5%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $65 Graduate: $70	Undergraduate: $30 Graduate: $30
SAT range	1160 - 1380	N/A
ACT range	26 - 32	N/A
Students submitting SAT score	39.0%
Students submitting ACT score	23.0%
Total number of applicants	46,498	7,156
Total number of admissions given out	39,543	5,187
Admitted students who chose to enroll	9,482	920
Yield rate	24.0%	17.7%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Not required	Required
Recommendation letters	Not required	Not required
High school transcript	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	In state: $27,299 Out of state: $54,318	$29,140
Average net price	$13,386	$11,666
Tuition	In state: $9,913 Out of state: $36,932	$9,238
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $7,798 Meal plan: $4,300	Room/dormitory: $6,240 Meal plan: $3,952
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Guaranteed tuition plan Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	67.0% Average amount $11,608	94.0% Average amount $13,937
Students receiving federal student loan	30.0% Average amount $5,040	50.0% Average amount $5,417
Students taking out private loans	7.0% Average amount $19,336	5.0% Average amount $9,533

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	34,253 Men 50.1% Women 49.9%	5,394 Men 43.5% Women 56.5%
Graduate students	11,075 Men 53.1% Women 46.9%	2,061 Men 42.9% Women 57.1%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Low	Low
Out-of-state students	43.6%	9.7%
International students	10.4%	8.8%
Campus local/setting	City: Small	Town: Remote
Dormitory capacity	13,484	3,083
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	Indiana Illinois New Jersey California New York	Illinois Iowa Missouri Wisconsin Indiana

Academics
Popular study areas	Business Public Administration and Social Service Kinesiology & Leisure Studies Computer and Information Science Biological and Biomedical Sciences	Education Business Liberal Arts Kinesiology & Leisure Studies Health Professions
Students to faculty ratio	17:1	13:1
Institutional accreditation	Higher Learning Commission	Higher Learning Commission

Outcome
Graduation rate	80.8%	50.9%
Dropout rate	7.9%	16.5%
Transferred out	10.2%	31.2%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Business/Commerce, General (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $111,595 Year 2: $114,366 Year 3: $123,644 Optometry (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $95,538 Year 2: $108,370 Year 3: $115,751 Human Computer Interaction (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $76,640 Year 2: $80,355 Year 3: $97,668 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Graduate/Professional Certificates) Year 1: $101,331 Year 2: $76,460 Year 3: $88,260 Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $70,263 Year 2: $70,596 Year 3: $82,012 Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $73,288 Year 2: $67,869 Year 3: $81,338 Chemistry (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $79,011 Year 2: $61,516 Year 3: $79,545 Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $63,371 Year 2: $65,832 Year 3: $78,226 Law (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $66,745 Year 2: $61,516 Year 3: $75,109 Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $73,446 Year 3: $74,650	Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $59,427 Year 2: $63,166 Year 3: $79,149 Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $68,346 Year 2: $81,702 Year 3: $72,457 Engineering Technology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $55,220 Year 2: $60,771 Year 3: $65,823 Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $57,318 Year 3: $64,904 Construction Management (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $51,827 Year 2: $52,941 Year 3: $64,741 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $60,966 Year 2: $58,334 Year 3: $63,350 Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $46,154 Year 2: $49,729 Year 3: $54,520 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $42,063 Year 2: $43,612 Year 3: $53,379 Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $56,058 Year 2: $48,667 Year 3: $52,271 Educational/Instructional Media Design (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $56,853 Year 2: $52,107 Year 3: $51,827

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