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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Washburn has 6 pts more Pell recipients than Western Illinois (34% vs. 28%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  2. 2

    Washburn is a bit larger (4,562 vs. 4,410)

    Undergrads
  3. 3

    Western Illinois is more diverse (index 0.61 vs. 0.61)

    Diversity index

Students

Students & campus

Who's on each campus, how many get Pell Grants or are the first in their family, and campus life.

Who's on campus

Undergrads
Western Illinois4.4K
Washburn4.6K
Pell Grant share
Western Illinois28%
Washburn34%
First-gen share
Western Illinois38%
Washburn38%
Diversity index
Western Illinois0.61
Washburn0.61

Who they are

Men
Western Illinois41%
Washburn34%
Part-time students
Western Illinois15%
Washburn16%
Students 25 and older
Western Illinois16%
Washburn19%

Race & ethnicity

Western Illinois
Washburn
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Western Illinois86%
Washburn87%
First-years from other states
Western Illinois13%
Washburn2%
First-years from abroad
Western Illinois1%
Washburn5%
New transfer students this fall
Western Illinois596
Washburn500
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Western Illinois48%
Washburn29%

Campus

Western Illinois
Remote townNCAA D-I FCS · Ohio Valley ConferenceROTCStudy abroadUndergrad research
Washburn
Midsize cityNCAA D-II · Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic AssociationROTCStudy abroadUndergrad research

LGBTQ+ policies

Each item is dated: either the college's own page, checked on that date, or a national list's claim, read on that date — never a plain “yes” or “no.” A key missing for a college isn't shown as “no”: nothing was found for it.

All student numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why