Top 2017 Rankings For Illinois Wesleyan University
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All 2017 Rankings For Illinois Wesleyan University
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Top Quality Overall
better worse | |
| Nationwide | 136 of 1386 |
| Great Lakes | 13 of 224 |
| Illinois | 4 of 53 |
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
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| Nationwide | 216 of 1208 |
| Great Lakes | 54 of 193 |
| Illinois | 16 of 48 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
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| Nationwide | 424 of 1208 |
| Great Lakes | 83 of 193 |
| Illinois |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
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| Nationwide | 381 of 1208 |
| Great Lakes | 66 of 193 |
| Illinois | 19 of 48 |
Diversity
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| Overall | 1009 of 2397 |
| Ethnic | |
| Male / Female | 755 of 1717 |
| Location | 1164 of 2397 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 248 of 818 |
| Best Value | 286 of 779 |
| Most Popular | 697 of 1399 |
| Most Focused | 399 of 1399 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 197 of 892 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked | 169 of 812 |
| Best Value | 169 of 770 |
| Most Popular | 555 of 1357 |
| Most Focused | 213 of 1357 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 169 of 850 |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked | 259 of 830 |
| Best Value | 384 of 778 |
| Most Popular | 839 of 2090 |
| Most Focused | 690 of 2090 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 131 of 904 |
Accounting
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| Top Ranked | 86 of 608 |
| Best Value | 136 of 577 |
| Most Popular | 451 of 1344 |
| Most Focused | 170 of 1344 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 77 of 652 |
General Business/Commerce
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| Most Popular | 115 of 516 |
| Most Focused | 114 of 516 |
Insurance
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 13 of 42 |
International Business
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 30 of 229 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 178 of 832 |
Computer Science
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 300 of 605 |
Education
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 74 of 710 |
General Education
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| Most Popular | 86 of 196 |
| Most Focused | 74 of 196 |
Teacher Education Subject Specific
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 59 of 510 |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked | 212 of 625 |
| Best Value | 220 of 589 |
| Most Popular | 578 of 1354 |
| Most Focused | 211 of 1354 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 169 of 873 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked | 191 of 644 |
| Best Value | 182 of 607 |
| Most Popular | 610 of 1275 |
| Most Focused | 283 of 1275 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 168 of 806 |
Literature
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| Most Popular | 17 of 43 |
| Most Focused | 15 of 43 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked | 128 of 360 |
| Best Value | 107 of 342 |
| Most Popular | 394 of 948 |
| Most Focused | 135 of 948 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 165 of 661 |
Germanic Languages
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 146 of 305 |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked | 111 of 375 |
| Best Value | 82 of 357 |
| Most Popular | 295 of 828 |
| Most Focused | 66 of 828 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 134 of 592 |
Health Professions
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| Top Ranked | 192 of 577 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 30 of 691 |
Nursing
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| Top Ranked | 69 of 508 |
| Best Value | 104 of 481 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 66 of 511 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 118 of 590 |
| Best Value | 99 of 557 |
| Most Popular | 557 of 1251 |
| Most Focused | 218 of 1251 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 125 of 615 |
| Best Value | 103 of 581 |
| Most Popular | 557 of 1251 |
| Most Focused | 218 of 1251 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 147 of 828 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked | 178 of 486 |
| Best Value | 156 of 465 |
| Most Popular | 519 of 1238 |
| Most Focused | 203 of 1238 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 187 of 818 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked | 163 of 504 |
| Best Value | 131 of 482 |
| Most Popular | 459 of 1190 |
| Most Focused | 162 of 1190 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 161 of 786 |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
Classical & Ancient Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused |
International Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 67 of 248 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 30 of 130 |
Natural Resources & Conservation
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 180 of 708 |
Natural Resources Conservation
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| Most Popular | 319 of 650 |
| Most Focused | 146 of 650 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 251 of 944 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 149 of 613 |
Philosophy
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 313 of 742 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 138 of 536 |
Religious Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 185 of 542 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 106 of 335 |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 158 of 462 |
| Best Value | 137 of 443 |
| Most Popular | 392 of 1143 |
| Most Focused | 81 of 1142 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 138 of 792 |
Chemistry
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| Top Ranked | 118 of 430 |
| Best Value | 94 of 414 |
| Most Popular | 278 of 1084 |
| Most Focused | 51 of 1085 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 160 of 748 |
Physics
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| Most Popular | 296 of 718 |
| Most Focused | 67 of 718 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 149 of 544 |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 101 of 848 |
| Best Value | 118 of 800 |
| Most Popular | 593 of 1490 |
| Most Focused | 247 of 1490 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 135 of 901 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 121 of 854 |
| Best Value | 130 of 805 |
| Most Popular | 564 of 1421 |
| Most Focused | 207 of 1421 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 125 of 857 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 288 of 691 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 613 of 1320 |
| Most Focused | 345 of 1320 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 150 of 878 |
Anthropology
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 127 of 423 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 112 of 344 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked | 194 of 431 |
| Best Value | 145 of 413 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 298 of 733 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 142 of 549 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked | 184 of 613 |
| Best Value | 168 of 586 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 236 of 1075 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 165 of 768 |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked | 123 of 552 |
| Best Value | 105 of 532 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 226 of 969 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 151 of 697 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked | 157 of 672 |
| Best Value | 147 of 641 |
| Most Popular | 622 of 1565 |
| Most Focused | 335 of 1565 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 230 of 851 |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Top Ranked | 128 of 322 |
| Best Value | 126 of 312 |
| Most Popular | 196 of 814 |
| Most Focused | 49 of 814 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 164 of 546 |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 158 of 700 |
Music
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| Top Ranked | 61 of 393 |
| Best Value | 76 of 382 |
| Most Popular | 249 of 1035 |
| Most Focused | 74 of 1035 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 170 of 660 |
Men's Sports
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| Men's Baseball (D3) | 22 of 332 |
| Men's Basketball (D3) | 33 of 365 |
| Men's Football (D3) | 80 of 227 |
| Men's Golf (D3) | 1 of 41 |
| Men's Lacrosse (D3) | 34 of 205 |
| Men's Soccer (D3) | 127 of 358 |
Women's Sports
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| Women's Basketball (D3) | 118 of 373 |
| Women's Golf (D3) | |
| Women's Indoor Track and Field (D3) | 3 of 25 |
| Women's Lacrosse (D3) | 81 of 228 |
| Women's Outdoor Track and Field (D3) | 5 of 24 |
| Women's Soccer (D3) | 33 of 367 |
| Women's Softball (D3) | 8 of 349 |
| Women's Volleyball (D3) | 52 of 357 |
Veterans
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| Overall |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Accounting
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Health Professions
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Nursing
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
History
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
History
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Chemistry
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans | 429 of 864 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Economics
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Music
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Non-Traditional Students
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| Overall |
Natural Resources & Conservation
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| Most Popular Online | 13 of 28 |
Natural Resources Conservation
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| Most Popular Online | 11 of 24 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked Online | 5 of 14 |
| Most Popular Online |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Top Ranked Online | 1 of 3 |
| Most Popular Online | 3 of 7 |
International Quality
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| OVERALL | 188 of 1184 |
| China | 189 of 821 |
| India | 301 of 641 |
| Nigeria | 123 of 438 |
| Pakistan | 126 of 264 |
| South Korea | 236 of 609 |
| Vietnam | 80 of 495 |
International Value
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| OVERALL | |
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