Facts

FALL 2020 ENROLLMENT
Total enrollment	1,636
Retention rate (first-year) – 3-Year Average	87%
College of Liberal Arts enrollment	76%
College of Fine Arts enrollment (Schools of Music, Art and Theatre)	11%
School of Nursing enrollment	13%
Female enrollment	52%
Male enrollment	48%
Out of state enrollment	18%
States represented in enrollment	36 (including DC)
Countries represented in enrollment	16
Race/ethnicity
International	3%
Black/Non-Hispanic	7%
Native American	0%
Asian or Pacific Islander	7%
Hispanic	9%
White	70%
Multi-racial	4%
Other	0.50%
ENTERING CLASS PROFILE
Applications received	3,896
Applications accepted	2,218
Entering first-year students	441
Female enrollment	50%
Male enrollment	50%
Test Scores (required):
Average Composite ACT score	26
Top 10% of high school class	26%
Average high school GPA (4.0 scale)	3.8
ACADEMICS
Majors	40
Pre-professional programs	9
Professional programs (Music, Art, Theatre, Nursing, Business, Education)	6
Average class size	17
Average lab size	14
Student/faculty ratio	11 to 1
Faculty (Full-time equivalent)	144
Endowed chairs and professors (active)	19
Institutional Grants  including grants obtained by faculty (FY 2020)	$2.4 million
Students studying abroad
Study abroad programs	700+
Academic calendar	4-4-1
FINANCIAL AID & SCHOLARSHIPS
University scholarships and grants (2019-20)	$46 million
Students receiving need-based assistance	72%
Students receiving merit scholarships	22%
Tuition and fees	51,132
Room and board	$11,840
CAMPUS LIFE
Student organizations	120+
Fraternity members	30%
Sorority members	32%
Intercollegiate athletes	31%
Men's intercollegiate athletic teams	11
Women's intercollegiate athletic teams	11
Academic All-Americans (Among the top 25 across all divisions)	136
CAMPUS HOUSING
On-campus living requirement	6 semesters
Residence halls	12
Fraternity houses	5
Sorority and music fraternity/sorority houses	6
GRADUATES/ALUMNI
Six-year graduation rate – 3-Year Average (national average 59%)	79%
Total alumni	22,719
Alumni living in	50 states and 49 countries
Alumni giving to the University	17%
FINANCIAL RESOURCES
Endowment market value	$206 million
Plant valuation (replacement cost)	$253 million
University operating budget	$57 million
Total full-time faculty and staff	396
Acreage	82
Buildings (including residence halls)	54
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)
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW)