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Welcome to WEstern Illinois university

  • WIU was founded in 1899

  • Total Enrollment is 9,441 students

  • On-campus there are approximately 3,500 students

  • WIU's mascot is Rocky the Bulldog

THIS IS WESTERN

FUN FACTS

  • WIU was originally a "Teacher's Institution". 

  • The former mascot was "The Fighting Teachers" until 1927

  • School colors are purple and gold

  • For 14 years WIU received the "Best in the Midwest University" award from the Princeton Review

  • There is a 14:1 students to faculty ration

  • There are  over 135,000 alumni

  • WIU offers over 2,500 student employment opportunites on campus

  • Any incoming freshmen are automatically applied for scholarships

  • Those with 3.0+ GPA will receive automatic scholarships

  • There are free bus services around the campus community

  • WIU is the only university to be the "Leathernecks" in the nation

  • The WIU mascot is "Rocky", maned after Colonel Ray "the Rock" Hansen

  • The athletics are D1

  • WIU has a cost guarantee plan

  • The full time faculty teaches 97% of classes

  • The average GPA of the University is 3.3

  • Western Illinois University is located in Macomb, Illinois.

  • Macomb has a 2:1 ratio on students in the town

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