Acceptance Rate Changes
The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 63.69%, and this year's acceptance rate is 75.00% at Western Illinois University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 61.99% and women students' rate is 64.94%.
The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Western Illinois University over the past 11 years (2012-2023).
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-13 | 62.76% | 63.33% | 62.34% |
| 2013-14 | 59.31% -3.45% |
59.39% -3.08% |
59.26% -3.08% |
| 2014-15 | 69.64% 10.32% |
68.43% 11.33% |
70.58% 11.33% |
| 2015-16 | 60.07% -9.57% |
57.66% -8.65% |
61.93% -8.65% |
| 2016-17 | 59.45% -0.62% |
57.43% -1.08% |
60.85% -1.08% |
| 2017-18 | 59.97% 0.51% |
58.45% 0.23% |
61.08% 0.23% |
| 2018-19 | 58.78% -1.19% |
57.32% -1.23% |
59.85% -1.23% |
| 2019-20 | 56.66% -2.12% |
57.28% -3.60% |
56.26% -3.60% |
| 2020-21 | 66.96% 10.30% |
64.74% 12.08% |
68.33% 12.08% |
| 2021-22 | 72.00% 5.04% |
66.99% 7.67% |
76.00% 7.67% |
| 2022-23 | 75.00% 3.00% |
70.82% 1.87% |
77.87% 1.87% |
| Average | 63.69% | 61.99% | 64.94% |
