Facts

FALL 2022 ENROLLMENT
Total enrollment 1,527
Retention rate (first-year) – 3-Year Average 85%
College of Liberal Arts enrollment 51%
College of Fine Arts enrollment
(Schools of Music, Art and Theatre)		 10%
School of Nursing & Health Sciences enrollment 14%
School of Business & Economics enrollment 25%
Female enrollment 51%
Male enrollment 49%
Out of state enrollment 18%
States represented in enrollment 35 (including DC)
Countries represented in enrollment 30
Race/ethnicity  
           International 5%
           Black/Non-Hispanic 7%
           Native American 0%
           Asian or Pacific Islander 7%
           Hispanic 9%
           White 69%
           Multi-racial 2%
           Other 1%
 
ENTERING CLASS PROFILE
Applications received 4,408
Applications accepted 1,861
Entering first-year students 382
           Female enrollment 43%
           Male enrollment 56%
Test Scores (required):  
           Average Composite ACT score 25-30
Top 10% of high school class 30%
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 16
Average lab size 13
Student/faculty ratio 11 to 1
Faculty (Full-time equivalent) 136
Endowed chairs and professors (active) 15
Institutional Grants
 including grants obtained by faculty (FY 2020)		  
Students studying abroad 126
Study abroad programs 700+
Academic calendar 4/4/1 (and Summer Sessions)
 
FINANCIAL AID & SCHOLARSHIPS
University scholarships and grants (2022) $50 million
Students receiving need-based assistance 70%
Students receiving merit scholarships 21%
Tuition and fees (2023-2024) 55,704
Room and board (2023-2024) $12,930 
 
CAMPUS LIFE
Student organizations 120+
Fraternity members 15%
Sorority members 26%
Intercollegiate athletes 36%
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)		 146
 
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%)		 81%
Total alumni 20,998
Alumni living in 50 states + 24 countries
Alumni giving to the University 14.2%
 
FINANCIAL RESOURCES
Endowment market value  $281 million
Plant valuation (replacement cost) $333 million
University operating budget  $68 million
Total full-time faculty and staff 390
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)