Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at WIU is largely skewed towards women students, with 56.5% of undergraduate students being women and 43.5% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 5,394, with 3,047 women and 2,347 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at WIU is largely skewed towards women students, with 57.1% of undergraduate students being women and 42.9% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 2,061, with 1,177 women and 884 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 43.5% 2,347 students
- women 56.5% 3,047 students
Graduate Students
- men 42.9% 884 students
- women 57.1% 1,177 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 58.9% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 3,170 students.
Following behind are African American students, constituting 20.7% of the student body, with 1,116 students. Hispanic students represent 12.4% of the population, with 668 students, while Mixed race students account for 2.9%, with 154 students. Asian students account for 1.2% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 65 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.1% , with 7 students.
International students make up 2.2% of the undergraduate population, totaling 117 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 1.7% of the population, totaling 89 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within WIU.
Undergraduate Students
- White 58.9% 3,170 students
- African American 20.7% 1,116 students
- Hispanic 12.4% 668 students
- Mixed race 2.9% 154 students
- International students 2.2% 117 students
- Unknown race 1.7% 89 students
- Asian 1.2% 65 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 7 students
Graduate Students
- White 55.7% 1,147 students
- International students 26.3% 541 students
- African American 7.1% 146 students
- Hispanic 5.5% 113 students
- Unknown race 2.9% 59 students
- Mixed race 1.5% 31 students
- Asian 1.1% 22 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 1 students
Transfer Students
- White 64.1% 415 students
- African American 11.4% 74 students
- Hispanic 9.9% 64 students
- International students 8.0% 52 students
- Mixed race 3.9% 25 students
- Unknown race 1.7% 11 students
- Asian 0.8% 5 students
- Hawaiian 0.2% 1 students
Students Age Diversity
- 20-21 32% 1,735 students
- 18-19 31% 1,655 students
- 22-24 18% 983 students
- 25-29 6% 342 students
- 30-34 4% 191 students
- 40-49 3% 151 students
- 35-39 2% 111 students
- 50-64 1% 80 students
- 22-24 29% 568 students
- 25-29 23% 447 students
- 30-34 16% 321 students
- 40-49 14% 269 students
- 35-39 10% 194 students
- 50-64 5% 105 students
- 20-21 2% 43 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Western Illinois University in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 813 | 90.43% | |
| Iowa | 28 | 3.11% | |
| Missouri | 11 | 1.22% | |
| Wisconsin | 8 | less than 1% | |
| Indiana | 6 | less than 1% | |
| California | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Florida | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Texas | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Kansas | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Maryland | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Michigan | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Minnesota | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Colorado | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Mississippi | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Nebraska | 1 | less than 1% | |
| New York | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Ohio | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Oklahoma | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Oregon | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Virginia | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Washington | 1 | less than 1% |
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