Western Illinois University Teaching Programs

Western Illinois University is a public institution located in Macomb, Illinois. Macomb is a great place for students who enjoy small town life.

Where Is Western Illinois University?

Contact details for WIU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1 University Circle, Macomb, IL 61455
Phone:	309-298-1414
Website:	www.wiu.edu

How Do I Get Into WIU?

You can apply to WIU online at: www.wiu.edu/admissions/apply_now/

Admission Requirements for WIU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	3
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into WIU?

With an acceptance rate of 75%, WIU may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 38% of accepted students are men and 62% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 71%, and the acceptance rate for women is 78%.

Can I Afford Western Illinois University?

The overall average net price of WIU is $18,965. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At WIU, approximately 51% of students took out student loans averaging $6,174 a year. That adds up to $24,696 over four years for those students.

Western Illinois University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 5,394 undergraduate students at WIU, with 4,574 being full-time and 820 being part-time.

There are also 2,061 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,574 full-time undergraduates at WIU, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Western Illinois University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	59
Black or African American	1,028
Hispanic or Latino	586
White	2,587
International Students	96
Other Races/Ethnicities	218

Geographic Diversity

Illinois students aren't the only ones who study at Western Illinois University. At this time, 16 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 68 countries are represented at WIU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, Saudi Arabia, and Nigeria.

Online Learning at Western Illinois University

There are 45 bachelor’s degree and 33 master’s degree programs available online at WIU. In 2022-2023, 5,541 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at WIU has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 7th most popular in Illinois for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of WIU majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Educational/Instructional Technology	38%
General Education	38%
Reading Teacher Education	33%

Western Illinois University Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Elementary Education	41	0	26	0	67
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	0	31	0	31
College Student Counseling & Personnel Services	0	0	28	0	28
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	0	0	22	0	22
Educational/Instructional Technology	0	2	19	0	21
General Education	0	0	16	0	16
General Special Education	6	0	7	0	13
Health Education	0	2	9	0	11
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	11	0	0	0	11
Reading Teacher Education	0	0	9	0	9
Other Educational Administration & Supervision	0	0	0	4	4
Superintendency & Educational System Administration	0	0	4	0	4
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching	4	0	0	0	4
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	0	2	0	0	2
Social & Philosophical Foundations of Education	0	0	1	0	1
Mathematics Education	0	0	1	0	1
Spanish Education	1	0	0	0	1
Learning Sciences	0	0	0	0	0
Bilingual & Multilingual Education	0	0	0	0	0
Teacher Development & Methodology	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	63	6	173	4	246

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By IlliniGradResearch under License

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