Because of the successful efforts of, and new initiatives put into place by, the Western Illinois University Office of Retention Initiatives to ensure student success, WIU recently received EdSights Inaugural PERSIST Excellence in Execution Award. The Office of Retention Initiatives is led by Executive Director Justin Schuch.
Things continue to look up at Western Illinois University, including enrollment.
Overall enrollment at WIU has increased, according to Vice President for Enrollment Management Amber Schultz. The University s Spring 2022 total enrollment is 6,980 (6,965, Spring 2021). In addition to the increase in international students, the University has seen an influx of 369 new graduate students this spring, bringing the total Spring 22 graduate student enrollment to 2,117.