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Facts

FALL 2023 ENROLLMENT
Total enrollment 1,576
Retention rate (first-year) – 3-Year Average 84%
College of Liberal Arts enrollment 55%
College of Fine Arts enrollment
(Schools of Music, Art and Theatre)
9%
School of Nursing & Health Sciences enrollment 10%
School of Business & Economics enrollment 26%
Female enrollment 48%
Male enrollment 51%
Out of state enrollment 22%
States represented in enrollment 36 (including DC)
Countries represented in enrollment 31
Race/ethnicity  
           International 6%
           Black/Non-Hispanic 8%
           Native American 0%
           Asian or Pacific Islander 6%
           Hispanic 10%
           White 66%
           Multi-racial 2%
           Other 2%
 
ENTERING CLASS PROFILE
Applications received 6,128
Applications accepted 2,768
Entering first-year students 441
           Female enrollment 48%
           Male enrollment 52%
Test Scores (required):  
           Average Composite ACT score 25-30
Top 10% of high school class 32%
Average high school GPA (4.0 scale) 3.8
 
ACADEMICS
Majors 42
Pre-professional programs 8
Professional programs
(Music, Art, Theatre, Nursing, Business, Education)
6
Average class size 18
Average lab size 14
Student/faculty ratio

11:1

Faculty (Full-time equivalent) 137
Endowed chairs and professors (active) 14
Institutional Grants
 including grants obtained by faculty (FY 2020)
$2.4 million
Students studying abroad (2022) 126
Study abroad programs 700+
Academic calendar 4/4/1 (and Summer Sessions)
 
FINANCIAL AID & SCHOLARSHIPS
University scholarships and grants $52 million
Students receiving need-based assistance 70%
Students receiving merit scholarships 29%
Tuition and fees (2023-2024)

55,704

Room and board (2023-2024) $12,930 
 
CAMPUS LIFE
Student organizations 100+
Fraternity members 19%
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)
150
 
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%)
83%
Total alumni 21,338
Alumni giving to the University (FY23) 12%
 
FINANCIAL RESOURCES
Endowment market value  $262,018,691
Plant valuation (replacement cost) $415,930,738
University operating budget  $70 million
Total full-time faculty and staff 423
Acreage 83
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)