Western Illinois University Business Programs

Located in Macomb, Illinois, Western Illinois University is a public institution. The surrounding location of Macomb is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

Western Illinois University Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at WIU.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#4	Best Value Managerial Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#4	Best Value Specialized Sales Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#10	Best Value Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#17	Best Value Management Sciences & Methods Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#22	Best Value Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#32	Best Value Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#45	Best Value Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#57	Best Value Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#61	Best Value Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#193	Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards WIU has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#9	Best Value Colleges for Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	College Factual
#22	Best Value Colleges for Economics	College Factual
#27	Best Value Colleges for General Economics	College Factual
#31	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	College Factual
#82	Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management	College Factual
#169	Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing	College Factual

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
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/wiu.edu
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/WIUNews

How Do I Get Into WIU?

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

Admission Requirements for WIU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into WIU?

The acceptance rate at WIU is 67%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 63% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 65%, and the acceptance rate for women is 68%.

Average Test Scores

About 79% of students accepted to WIU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 450 and 550. Math scores were between 430 and 540.

WIU received ACT scores from 27% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 16 and 24. Math scores were between 16 and 24. Composite scores were between 18 and 24.

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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At WIU, approximately 64% of students took out student loans averaging $7,055 a year. That adds up to $28,220 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at WIU is 7.9%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

Western Illinois University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 5,854 undergraduate students at WIU, with 4,999 being full-time and 855 being part-time.

There are also 1,636 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,999 full-time undergraduates at WIU, 45% are male and 55% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	68
Black or African American	1,157
Hispanic or Latino	664
White	2,814
International Students	57
Other Races/Ethnicities	239

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

In 2019-2020, 6,495 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 8th most popular in Illinois for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of WIU

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Western Illinois University was $13,314 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how WIU is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Business Economics	#7	#4
Business/Managerial Economics	#13	#7
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	#28	#10
Supply Chain Management	#31	#22
General Economics	#31	#1
Economics	#36	#1
Human Resource Management	#43	#10

Online Growth Rankings of WIU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Western Illinois University was 20.8%. This is the #919 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at WIU regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at WIU ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at WIU.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Business/Managerial Economics	#4
Business Economics	#4
Business Statistics	#8
General Economics	#27
Economics	#36
Supply Chain Management	#67
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	#68
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	#94
Human Resource Management	#173
Accounting	#205
Accounting	#346

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Western Illinois University Business Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	33	0	41	74
Accounting	48	0	18	66
Supply Chain Management	35	3	0	38
Finance	24	0	0	24
Business Statistics	2	21	0	23
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	22	0	0	22
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	15	0	0	15
Construction Management	11	0	0	11
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	0	0	8	8
General Hospitality Administration/Management	7	0	0	7
Business Economics	6	0	0	6
Fashion Merchandising	6	0	0	6
General Economics	6	0	0	6
TOTAL	215	24	67	306

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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