Enrollment and Retention Data Analyst

Category:
Administrative, Professional & Staff Positions

Recognized as a "Best Midwestern College" by the Princeton Review. Western Illinois University, accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, serves nearly 5,500 students at its traditional, residential campus in Macomb, IL and its metropolitan, non-residential branch campus in Moline, IL.

Job Description:

JOB DUTIES:

The Enrollment and Retention Data Analyst supports the strategic data and reporting initiatives of the Office of the Provost and the University through the analysis, reporting, and communication of information to strengthen and promote student retention, recruitment, persistence, and graduation. The employee in this position works collaboratively with the Provost's Office and the Office of Student Success Enrollment Management to provide data and statistical analysis to inform Enrollment, Recruitment and Retention Initiatives including but not limited to: probability modeling to anticipate enrollment likelihood;

financial aid econometrics and award strategy analysis; and the identification of new student enrollment and retention variables to inform student persistence and graduation outcomes. The Enrollment and Retention Data Analyst position manipulates data to assess information needed for an array of professional staff using contemporary reporting and analysis tools (e.g., R, SAS, Tableau, SPSS, etc.) using intermediate programing/coding and inferential statistical software (e.g., SAS, SPSS) to perform intermediate financial analysis following policies, procedures, and guidelines for large data sets and project management, relational file navigation, basic system analysis and design, and intermediate predicative analytics and data visualization.

Intermediate financial analysis in the context of this position involves enrollment and revenue modeling; cost and productivity analysis; and aid and affordability studies. These financial analyses take the form of:

• Estimating net tuition revenue based on enrollment trends, discount rates, and aid distribution.
• Producing cohort revenue projections for retention or completion analysis.
• Modeling the financial impact of demographic shifts (e.g., fewer in-state students).
• Calculating cost per credit hour, student FTE, or degree by department or college.
• Supporting program reviews with instructional cost, revenue contribution, and efficiency metrics.
• Analyzing faculty workload vs. SCH and student outcomes.
• Evaluating the financial effect of aid packages on yield and persistence.
• Supporting IPEDS or Common Data Set reporting with cost of attendance breakdowns.

The employee in this position works within the higher education industry.

WORK LOCATION:

Macomb, IL campus (remote work is not available for this position)

APPOINTMENT:
April 1, 2026

WAGE: $60,996 per year

Western Illinois University employees may be eligible for a variety of State of Illinois benefits. These benefits are administered through the Illinois Department of Central Management Services (CMS). These benefits include:
Health Insurance plans, (HMO's, OAP's, QCHP, and CDHP), Dental Insurance, Vision Plan, Life Insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D), Supplemental Long-Term Disability (LTD), Flex Spending Accounts (HAS, MCAP, and DCAP), 403(b) Supplemental Retirement Plans and 457(b) Deferred Compensation Plans.

Eligible employees are required to participate in the State Universities Retirement System (SURS). SURS is the retirement administrator for employees in public higher education in the State of Illinois.

Other benefits available to eligible employees include: paid time-off, Employee Assistance Program, Tuition Waiver programs, and discounts to the local YMCA.

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For questions on benefits, or eligibility, contact our benefits team at HR-Benefits or by calling .

Requirements:

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's in mathematics, Statistics, or related field.
• Eighteen months of relevant research, statistical analysis, and experience with an analyst role; demonstrated ability to analyze, interpret, and communicate complex data; excellent analytical and quantitative skills; demonstrated proficiency with SQL, Python, R, SAS, Tableau, or SPSS.

Since 1899, Western Illinois University has provided outstanding educational opportunities to individuals in west central Illinois and well beyond our region and state. WIU's traditional residential campus in Macomb, Illinois, is the educational, cultural and athletic center of the region, while the WIU-Quad Cities non-residential branch campus in Moline, Illinois, is the only public university in the immediate Quad Cities region.

WIU-Macomb, IL:
Western's traditional, residential main campus offers a comprehensive slate of undergraduate and graduate programs, including a doctorate in education, and post-baccalaureate…