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Acceptance Rate 75.00%
Yield 15.53%
Applicants 9,219
Admitted 6,914
Enrolled 1,074

Western Illinois Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2022-23, the acceptance rate is 75% at Western Illinois University. Total 9,219 students applied and 6,914 were accepted.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to Western Illinois.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$30
Graduate Application Fees$30
Admission Informationwww.wiu.edu/admissions/
Online Applicationwww.wiu.edu/admissions/apply_now/
Acceptance Rate75.00%
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2022-2023, the acceptance rate is 75.00%. A total of 9,219 students (3,752 men and 5,467 women) have applied to and 6,914 (2,657 men and 4,257 women) students admitted to Western Illinois University.
Among them, 468 male and 606 female students have enrolled into Western Illinois and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 15.53%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Western Illinois
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants9,2193,7525,46700
Admitted6,9142,6574,25700
Enrolled1,07446860600
Acceptance Rate 75.00% 70.82% 77.87% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 15.53% 17.61% 14.24% - -
[Chart] Western Illinois University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Application Requirements

For applying to Western Illinois University, applicants require to submit 4 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test.
Application Requirements for Western Illinois
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✗
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✗
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✗
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✗
Personal statement or essay✗
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at Western Illinois

The calendar system at Western Illinois University is Semester. Western Illinois University accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that Western Illinois University accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✔
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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