Students
Who's on campus
A small campus of 4,410 undergrads, where 28% receive Pell Grants, a typical share compared to other colleges.
Race & ethnicity
Diversity index0.61
Economic access
Campus size
22% of undergraduates take every course online, and another 52% take some
Where first-years come from
634 first-time students
13% came from other states and 1.4% from abroad; 86% are from Illinois. Fewer from other states than at 68% of colleges.
- In-state (Illinois)86%
- Other states13%
- Abroad1.4%
Top home states
- Illinois(home state)86% 544
- Iowa4.3% 27
- Missouri1.7% 11
- Wisconsin1.4% 9
- Michigan0.8% 5
From 19 states (counting DC).
Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.
Transfers in and out
Transferring in, fall 2024
596
new transfer students, 48% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 80% of colleges.
480 full-time, 116 part-time.
Going on to another college
26%
of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 751 students).
Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.
Who they are
15% of undergrads study part-time.
59% women
Another gender: 0 reported. The college may not record other genders.
Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.
Campus life
Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life
Housing for 3,083 students.
Housing
Beds
3,083
About 70 for every 100 undergrads (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.
First-years
Not required to live on campus
Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.
Meal plans
Offered
Athletics & programs
Athletics
NCAA Division I FCS · Ohio Valley Conference
Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, baseball, cross country/track.
Recent move: Football moved from the Missouri Valley Conference to the Ohio Valley Conference, 2024–25
Recent move: Moved from the Summit League to the Ohio Valley Conference, 2023–24
How the Ohio Valley Conference comparesROTC
Army
Study abroad
Offered
Undergraduate research
A formal program
Calendar
Semesters
Student services
- Academic and career counseling
- Help finding a job while enrolled
- Job placement after graduating
- On-campus child care for students' children
- 6% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office
Religious life
Faith communities · 1
Nonreligious and secular
Western Illinois University Secular Student Alliance
Greek life
On the national organizations' own chapter lists.
Councils and chapters
1listedPanhellenic sororities (NPC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
Epsilon Psi Chapter
1listedInterfraternity (NIC and IFC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
Iota Rho
LGBTQ+ life
Policies
- Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression
- Gender-inclusive restrooms listed online
Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.
Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024
0 reported. The college may not record other genders.
Gender unknown: 0
First-year applicants of another gender, fall 2024
0 reported. The college may not record other genders.
Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.
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 Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)