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Division I · Ohio Valley Conference

Western Illinois University · Campus

Macomb, IL · Town · Public · Master's university · the Leathernecks · Website ↗

Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.

Remote town
Setting
Macomb, IL
5,025
Undergraduates
+ 2,048 graduate students
14:1
Student–faculty
Division I median 16:1
59%
Return for year two
Division I median 83%
10%
From out of state
first-year students
$11k
Food & housing
on campus · median $13k

The place

  • SettingRemote town Macomb, IL
  • TypePublic · Master's university
  • CalendarSemester
  • Admissions75% admitted · admissions
Western Illinois University

Setting is the NCES locale of the campus address. Schools within 100 miles are on the overview.

Who is on campus

Students

5,0252,048
Undergraduates 5,025Graduate students 2,048

Where first-years come from

89%10%
In state 89%Other states 10%

Division I median: 72% in state.

Undergraduates by race and ethnicity

57%12%21%
White 57%Hispanic 12%Black 21%Asian 1%Two or more 3%International 4%Not reported 2%
  • Women58%
  • Full-time85% of undergraduates · median 89%
  • First-year class968 entered last fall
  • Transfers in603 12% of undergraduates, last fall
  • Online53% take some classes online 18% fully online
  • Registered with disability services8.26% of undergraduates

Living there

Where you liveFood & housingOther expensesA year
On campus$10,920$1,776$12,696
Off campus$10,920$3,341$14,261
With family—$3,341$3,341

The school's own budget figures for a year, on top of tuition and fees — the Division I median for on-campus food and housing is $13,310. Athletic aid can cover room and board; the full cost picture.

Services a recruit asks about

  • ROTCArmy
  • Study abroadOffered
  • Veteran and military supportDedicated services
  • Campus safety1 violent / 1,000 a year · the safety page lower half for safety in Division I
  • Degrees offeredBachelor's · doctoral · Master's · majors

Division I campuses

66%19%13%
City 66%Suburb 19%Town 13%Rural 3%

66% of the 366 Division I schools are public; the median has 9,822 undergraduates and a 16:1 student-faculty ratio.

Where it ranks

Among Division I schools; every list Western Illinois University is on.

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