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Western Illinois University - Campus Life
Environment | Campus Description | Housing | Regulations | Student Employment
Environment
- The Midwestern region of the country constitute a vast majority of U.S. students.
- The campus area is 1050 acres.
- Campus is located within one mile of a city or town.
Campus Description and Transportation Services
- Description:
- 1,050-acre campus in Macomb (population: 20,000), 70 miles from Peoria;
- branch campus in Moline. Served by bus and train; major airport serves St.
- Louis, Mo.; smaller airport serves Peoria.
Housing
Types of Housing
- Coed Dorms.
- Women's Dorms.
- Men's Dorms.
- Sorority housing.
- Fraternity housing.
- On-campus Married-student housing.
- 89% of freshmen live in school housing of some type.
- 51% of all students live in school housing of some type.
- 49% of all students live off campus or commute.
- On average, 70% of all students are on campus during the weekend.
Students who are required to live on campus:
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All freshmen and sophomores must live on campus unless living with
family.
Campus housing is available for all unmarried students regardless of year.
The school provides assistance in locating off-campus housing if on-campus housing is not available.
Campus Rules, Regulations & Policies
- All students may have cars on campus.
- 47% of all students have cars on campus.
- Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age but certain restrictions apply.
Other Policies
- Class attendance policies set by individual instructors
- Hazing Prohibited
Student Employment
- 23% of full-time undergraduates work on campus during the year.
- Undergraduates may expect to earn, on average, $987 per year working part-time on campus.
- This school participates in College Work/Study Program.
- Institutional employment is available.
- Part-time off-campus employment opportunities are fair.
- Freshmen are not discouraged from working during first term.
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