Western Illinois University
Program Review 2014-15
PROGRAM: B.S. in Physics*
CIP 40.0801
Program Enrollment
By location
Macomb
Macomb Extension
Quad Cities
Quad Cities Extension
TOTAL
By sex
Male
Female
TOTAL
By race/ethnicity
White
Black
Hispanic
Asian
American Indian
Other
Pacific Islander
Foreign
Two or More Ethnic
TOTAL
Fall 2007
Fall 2008
Fall 2009
Fall 2010
Fall 2011
Fall 2012
Fall 2013
Fall 2014
16
16
14
1
15
21
21
24
24
23
23
35
35
37
37
42
1
43
13
3
16
13
2
15
20
1
21
23
1
24
23
23
33
2
35
33
4
37
38
5
43
14
2
16
13
2
15
13
2
3
2
1
21
16
3
1
1
2
1
24
13
1
2
1
2
2
2
23
22
3
5
2
1
2
35
25
3
4
3
1
1
37
28
2
5
2
4
2
43
3
2
3
1
2
2
3
1
5
7
2
8
2
8
5
By entering level (freshmen/transfer)
Number entered as new freshmen
Number entered as new transfers
Program Degrees Conferred (Undergraduate)
By race/ethnicity
White
Black
Hispanic
Asian
American Indian
Other
Pacific Islander
Foreign
Two or More Ethnic
TOTAL
FY07
FY08
7
1
1
1
10
FY09
6
1
-
FY10
4
-
FY11
3
-
FY12
5
1
-
1
-
1
-
FY13
FY14
2
1
1
-
1
-
3
-
7
4
3
7
2
4
3
Fall 2007
Fall 2008
Fall 2009
Fall 2010
Fall 2011
Fall 2012
Fall 2013
Fall 2014
Average cumulative ACT score, entering freshmen in program
Percent entering freshmen w/cumulative ACT > 23
25.0
100.0
25.0
66.7
28.0
100.0
23.3
33.3
32.0
100.0
25.3
83.3
28.0
75.0
28.3
75.0
Average high school class rank, entering freshmen in program
Percent in top 25%
71.0
-
48.0
-
96.0
100.0
43.7
-
98.0
100.0
51.4
28.6
77.6
60.0
75.3
62.5
3.566
3.015
3.279
2.751
3.976
3.034
3.482
3.678
New Student Information
Average high school GPA, entering freshmen in program
B.S. in Physics 40.0801
Fall Enrollment
2007
2008
77
69
19
23
130
123
20
18
46
54
22
19
17
11
61
65
164
148
16
15
University
Chicago State University
Eastern Illinois University
Illinois State University
Northeastern Illinois University
Northern Illinois University
SIU Carbondale
SIU Edwardsville
U of I at Chicago
U of I at Urbana/Champaign
Western Illinois University
2004
68
11
114
22
56
23
13
53
190
24
2005
63
16
126
28
67
25
17
46
187
27
2006
62
21
122
17
56
20
18
49
177
21
2009
76
31
115
28
49
21
15
51
168
21
2010
78
53
122
30
48
16
15
46
190
24
2011
76
69
124
31
42
16
20
52
242
23
2012
58
56
128
24
53
24
30
60
288
35
2013
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37
2014
60
31
105
28
67
49
27
70
402
43
University
Chicago State University
Eastern Illinois University
Illinois State University
Northeastern Illinois University
Northern Illinois University
SIU Carbondale
SIU Edwardsville
U of I at Chicago
U of I at Urbana/Champaign
Western Illinois University
2004
5
10
19
1
7
4
7
4
25
6
2005
3
1
15
0
6
4
2
11
32
8
Fiscal Year Degrees Conferred
2006
2007
2008
2009
1
2
0
1
1
8
4
3
18
22
15
18
4
0
4
2
13
9
11
10
6
4
5
4
2
4
1
3
9
7
10
6
26
34
23
26
3
10
7
4
2010
1
5
17
3
11
2
2
9
34
3
2011
2
4
23
3
8
5
4
7
30
7
2012
4
13
17
1
4
6
9
12
28
2
2013
1
7
17
2
1
3
5
11
37
4
2014
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3
University
Chicago State University
Eastern Illinois University
Illinois State University
Northeastern Illinois University
Northern Illinois University
SIU Carbondale
SIU Edwardsville
U of I at Chicago
U of I at Urbana/Champaign
Western Illinois University
2004
252
216
145
89
95
123
116
170
196
117
Fiscal Year Undergraduate Discipline Cost per Credit Hour
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
315
240
321
269
258
362
188
187
198
233
269
259
145
149
157
164
166
172
108
97
123
124
164
137
100
101
120
110
131
82
117
142
152
154
116
121
134
127
120
139
136
124
132
175
211
240
257
248
210
218
207
228
207
199
134
128
170
162
183
169
2011
251
282
185
126
108
132
121
321
255
145
2012
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
141
2013
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
148
2014
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.
.
.
.
.
152
University
Chicago State University
Eastern Illinois University
Illinois State University
Northeastern Illinois University
Northern Illinois University
SIU Carbondale
SIU Edwardsville
U of I at Chicago
U of I at Urbana/Champaign
Western Illinois University
2004
377
465
577
816
586
518
553
458
449
718
Fiscal Year Undergraduate Credit Hours per Staff Year
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
289
370
240
324
354
173
442
479
468
452
407
422
574
623
593
632
632
617
768
856
634
600
568
700
600
608
636
440
433
419
588
462
463
371
607
588
530
589
591
533
544
713
570
414
281
292
275
259
406
388
381
349
374
406
630
807
584
565
588
597
2011
197
449
609
716
400
498
819
261
423
707
2012
.
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722
2013
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735
2014
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719