| FALL 2009 ENROLLMENT | |
| Total enrollment | 2,066 |
| Retention rate (first-year) | 93% |
| College of Liberal Arts enrollment | 80.3% |
| College of Fine Arts enrollment | 13.4% |
| (Schools of Music, Art and Theatre) | |
| School of Nursing enrollment | 6.3% |
| Female enrollment | 59.1% |
| Male enrollment | 40.9% |
| Out of state enrollment | 15.6% |
| States represented in enrollment | 34 |
| Countries represented in enrollment | 22 |
| Race/ethnicity | |
| International | 4.1% |
| Black/Non-Hispanic | 5.4% |
| Native American | 0.4% |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 4.5% |
| Hispanic | 2.8% |
| White | 75.6% |
| Other | 7.2% |
| ENTERING CLASS PROFILE | |
| Applications received | 3,321 |
| Applications accepted | 1,785 |
| Entering first-year students | 518 |
| Female enrollment | 60.4% |
| Male enrollment | 39.6% |
| Test Scores (required): | |
| Average Composite SAT-I score | 1284 |
| Average Composite ACT score | 28 |
| Top 10% of high school class | 45% |
| Average high school GPA (4.0 scale) | 3.91 |
| ACADEMICS | |
| Majors | 42 |
| Pre-professional programs | 8 |
| Professional programs | 5 |
| (Music, Art, Theatre, Nursing, Business) | |
| Average class size | 17 |
| Average lab size | 13 |
| Student/faculty ratio | 11:1 |
| Faculty (FTE) | 184 |
| Endowed chairs and professors | 11 |
| Research/scholarly grants | $3.3 million |
| obtained by faculty (08-09) | |
| Faculty books published (08-09) | 18 |
| Faculty scholarly journal articles | 80 |
| and creative works (08-09) | |
| Student scholarly journals | 6 |
| (Economics, English, History, Political Science) | |
| Students studying abroad | 1 in 2 |
| Study abroad programs | 300+ |
| Academic calendar | 4-4-1 |
| FINANCIAL AID & SCHOLARSHIPS | |
| University scholarships and grants | $26.5 million |
| Students receiving need-based assistance | 56% |
| Students receiving merit scholarships | 35% |
| Tuition and fees | $34,012 |
| Room and board | $7,776 |
| CAMPUS LIFE | |
| Student organizations | 165 |
| Students living on campus | 75% |
| (including fraternity and sorority houses) | |
| Fraternity members | 32% |
| Sorority members | 31% |
| Intercollegiate athletes | 21% |
| Men’s intercollegiate athletic teams | 9 |
| Women’s intercollegiate athletic teams | 9 |
| Academic All-Americans | 111 |
| (among the top 10 in all divisions) | |
| CAMPUS HOUSING | |
| On-campus living requirement | 2 years |
| Residence halls | 12 |
| Fraternity houses | 7 |
| Sorority houses | 5 |
| GRADUATES/ALUMNI | |
| Six-year graduation rate | 86% |
| (national average 57%) | |
| Graduates earning degree in four years | 92% |
| Total alumni | 21,072 |
| Alumni living in | 50 states and 52 countries |
| Alumni giving to the University | 22% |
| FINANCIAL RESOURCES | |
| Endowment market value | $159 million |
| (July 31, 2009) | |
| Plant valuation (replacement cost) | $254.5 million |
| 2009-10 University operating budget | $84.4 million |
| Total full-time faculty and staff | 470 |
| Acreage | 80 |
| Buildings (including residence halls) | 53 |
| ACCREDITATION & MEMBERSHIPS | |
| Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools | |
| Annapolis Group, a consortium of the nation’s leading liberal arts colleges | |
| National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU) | |
| Collegiate Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) | |