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Facts

FALL 2024 ENROLLMENT
Total enrollment 1,576
Retention rate (first-year) – 3-Year Average 82%
College of Liberal Arts enrollment 52%
College of Fine Arts enrollment
(Schools of Music, Art and Theatre)
9%
School of Nursing & Health Sciences enrollment 13%
School of Business & Economics enrollment 26%
Female enrollment 49%
Male enrollment 51%
Out of state enrollment 20%
States represented in enrollment 41 (including DC)
Countries represented in enrollment 27
Race/ethnicity  
           International 5%
           Black/Non-Hispanic 8%
           Native American 0.2%
           Asian 5%
           Hispanic 12%
           Native Hawaiian 0.1%
           White 64%
           Multi-racial 3%
           Other 2%
 
ENTERING CLASS PROFILE
Applications received 9,558
Applications accepted 3,757
Entering first-year students 461
           Female enrollment 54%
           Male enrollment 45%
Test Scores (required):  
           Average Composite ACT score 25-30
Average high school GPA (4.0 scale) 3.82
 
ACADEMICS
Majors 47
Pre-professional programs 8
Professional programs
(Music, Art, Theatre, Nursing, Business, Education)
6
Average class size 17
Average lab size 15
Student/faculty ratio

12:1

Faculty (Full-time equivalent) 127
Endowed chairs and professors (active) (2025) 14
Institutional Grants
 including grants obtained by faculty
$5,760,631
Students studying abroad (2022) 126
Study abroad programs 700+
Academic calendar 4/4/1 (and Summer Sessions)
 
FINANCIAL AID & SCHOLARSHIPS
University scholarships and grants ~ $55 million
Students receiving need-based assistance 69%
Students receiving merit scholarships (2024) 29%
Tuition and Fees (2025-2026)

$59,430

Room & Board (2025-2026) $13,618 
 
CAMPUS LIFE
Student organizations 100+
Fraternity members 17%
Sorority members 21%
Intercollegiate athletes 40%
Men's intercollegiate athletic teams 12
Women's intercollegiate athletic teams 12
Academic All-Americans
(Among the top-25 across all Divisions and top-10 in Division III)
160
 
CAMPUS HOUSING
On-campus living requirement 6 semesters
Residence halls 12
Fraternity houses 4
Sorority and music fraternity/sorority houses 6
 
GRADUATES/ALUMNI
Six-year graduation rate – 3-Year Average
(national average 59%)
79%
Total alumni —
living in 50 states & 49 countries
26,009
Alumni giving to the University (FY24) 12%
 
FINANCIAL RESOURCES
Endowment market value  $261 million
Plant valuation (replacement cost) $267 million
University operating budget  $73 million
Total full-time faculty and staff 410
Acreage 82
Buildings (including residence halls) 54
 
ACCREDITATION & MEMBERSHIPS
Higher Learning Commission
Annapolis Group, a consortium of the nation's leading liberal arts colleges
National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU)
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW)

 

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