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)