Illinois Wesleyan earned 34 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 1 in the top 1%, 7 in the top 5%, 11 in the top 10% and 15 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #7 of 715 in Male / Female Diversity (Great Lakes), a top 1% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 34 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 1 / 7
Highest placement: #7 of 715, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 8
Placements this edition: 128
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
How Many Ranking Badges Has Illinois Wesleyan University Earned?
Illinois Wesleyan University holds 34 ranking badges across 8 fields of study, 8 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. It has no placements this edition in College Factual’s online-program rankings. College Factual re-runs each ranking as fresh data is published. These badges come from the 2027 edition. The tier columns show the best placement reached in each ranking. Find out more about our data sources and methodologies. College administrators who want to showcase these awards through our badge program can contact us.
Count by Award Level
Award Level
Badges
Top 1%
1
Top 5%
7
Top 10%
11
Top 15%
15
Total
34
What Is Illinois Wesleyan University Known For?
Illinois Wesleyan University is best known for Business, Management & Marketing: 5 of its 25 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Finance & Financial Management, General Biology and Mathematics.
How Does Illinois Wesleyan University Rank in Athletics?
In College Factual’s 2027 athletics rankings, Illinois Wesleyan University earned 9 badges across 8 sports, 2 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #4 of 97 in Bowling.
How Does Illinois Wesleyan University Rank for Veterans?
Illinois Wesleyan University earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #2,493 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.
The rankings above are calculated from federal education data, 2027 edition. Illinois Wesleyan University appears in 128 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
by our College Data Analytics Team