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Indiana Wesleyan University Data & Information Overview

261 awards Ranking Badges
Fair Price Value for Your Money
92% Acceptance Rate
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How Well Is Indiana Wesleyan University Ranked?

#504 Best Colleges in Nation
#12 Best Colleges in IN
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.

Indiana Wesleyan University was awarded 261 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is mental health counseling/counselor.

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Overall Quality

According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, IWU is ranked #504 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when IWU held the #674 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

IWU also holds the #12 spot on the Best Colleges in Indiana ranking.

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Is It Hard to Get Into IWU?

92% Acceptance Rate
65% Of Accepted Are Women
52% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

Indiana Wesleyan University has an acceptance rate of 92%, so it is easier to gain admission to this school than some others. Still, the admissions staff will examine your application closely to make sure you're a good fit for IWU.

Average Test Scores

About 52% of students accepted to IWU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 500 and 610. Math scores were between 490 and 590.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Indiana Wesleyan University  ( 500 to 610 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Indiana Wesleyan University  ( 490 to 590 )
200
800
IWU received ACT scores from 27% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 19 and 26.

ACT Composite Scores for Indiana Wesleyan University  ( 19 to 26 )
1
36

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Indiana Wesleyan University Faculty

12 to 1 Student to Faculty
100% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio at IWU is an impressive 12 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.

The full-time faculty percentage at Indiana Wesleyan University is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  100 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Indiana Wesleyan University

78% Freshmen Retention
61% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate of 78% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Indiana Wesleyan University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.

Freshmen Retention Rate  78 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at IWU for first-time, full-time students is 61%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.

On-Time Graduation Rate  61 out of 100
0
100

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Indiana Wesleyan University Undergraduate Student Diversity

2,415 Full-Time Undergraduates
13.7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
64.9% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,677 undergraduates at IWU with 2,415 being full-time and 262 being part-time.

How Much Does Indiana Wesleyan University Cost?

$21,204 Net Price
62% Take Out Loans
$33,228 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of IWU is $21,204. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for IWU

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$15,834 $17,754 $19,205 $22,719 $26,403

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of IWU, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At IWU, approximately 62% of students took out student loans averaging $8,307 a year. That adds up to $33,228 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at IWU is 5.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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How Much Money Do IWU Graduates Make?

$54,411 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from IWU with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $54,411 in their early years. That's great news for IWU students since it is 28% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.

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Location of Indiana Wesleyan University

Indiana State
2,415 Full-Time Undergraduates
Town Campus Setting
Indiana Wesleyan University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Marion, Indiana. Marion is a good match for students who enjoy small-town life.

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Contact details for IWU are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 4201 South Washington Street, Marion, IN 46953-4974
Phone: 765-674-6901
Website: https://www.indwes.edu/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IndWes
Twitter: https://twitter.com/IndWes

Indiana Wesleyan University Majors

58 Majors With Completions
710 Undergraduate Degrees
125 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 58 majors graduated from Indiana Wesleyan University. Of these students, 710 received undergraduate degrees and 125 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Nursing 157 $60,518
Business Administration & Management 41 $48,619
Teacher Education Grade Specific 38 $38,639
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries 38 $23,379
Liberal Arts General Studies 34 $33,090
Social Work 28 $31,691
Marketing 27 $43,923
General Psychology 27 NA
General Biology 26 NA
Teacher Education Subject Specific 23 $37,955

Learn more about the majors offered at Indiana Wesleyan University along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at IWU

22% Take At Least One Class Online

Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.

In 2020-2021, 625 students took at least one online class at Indiana Wesleyan University. This is an increase from the 318 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 625 0
2019-2020 318 0
2018-2019 589 0
2017-2018 381 0
2016-2017 211 0

Learn more about online learning at Indiana Wesleyan University.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

References

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