Top 2018 Rankings For Illinois Wesleyan University
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All 2018 Rankings For Illinois Wesleyan University
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Top Quality Overall
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| Nationwide | 124 of 1382 |
| Great Lakes | 13 of 224 |
| Illinois | 4 of 53 |
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
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| Nationwide | 235 of 1325 |
| Great Lakes | 56 of 212 |
| Illinois | 13 of 51 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
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| Nationwide | 468 of 1325 |
| Great Lakes | 94 of 212 |
| Illinois | 19 of 51 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
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| Nationwide | 399 of 1325 |
| Great Lakes | 70 of 212 |
| Illinois | 13 of 51 |
Diversity
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| Overall | 1011 of 2355 |
| Ethnic | |
| Male / Female | 771 of 2594 |
| Location | 1115 of 2360 |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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| Most Popular | |
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Ethnic Studies
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| Most Popular | |
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Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 206 of 823 |
| Best Value | 224 of 805 |
| Most Popular | 522 of 1413 |
| Most Focused | 208 of 1413 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 196 of 892 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked | 130 of 818 |
| Best Value | 132 of 800 |
| Most Popular | 401 of 1372 |
| Most Focused | 94 of 1372 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 168 of 850 |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked | 243 of 825 |
| Best Value | 328 of 798 |
| Most Popular | 846 of 2041 |
| Most Focused | 791 of 2041 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 130 of 903 |
Accounting
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| Top Ranked | 93 of 600 |
| Best Value | 137 of 584 |
| Most Popular | 512 of 1312 |
| Most Focused | 274 of 1312 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 76 of 651 |
Finance & Financial Management
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 136 of 642 |
General Business/Commerce
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| Most Popular | 143 of 504 |
| Most Focused | 162 of 504 |
Insurance
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 19 of 42 |
International Business
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 30 of 224 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 178 of 826 |
Computer Science
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 266 of 599 |
Education
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 74 of 708 |
General Education
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| Most Popular | 52 of 211 |
| Most Focused | 45 of 211 |
Teacher Education Subject Specific
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 58 of 503 |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked | 212 of 612 |
| Best Value | 224 of 596 |
| Most Popular | 571 of 1360 |
| Most Focused | 233 of 1360 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 168 of 874 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked | 182 of 625 |
| Best Value | 177 of 609 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 444 of 1281 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 167 of 805 |
Literature
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| Most Popular | 16 of 44 |
| Most Focused | 11 of 44 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked | 131 of 358 |
| Best Value | 105 of 352 |
| Most Popular | 435 of 939 |
| Most Focused | 179 of 939 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 165 of 656 |
Germanic Languages
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 88 of 291 |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked | 110 of 373 |
| Best Value | 82 of 366 |
| Most Popular | 332 of 817 |
| Most Focused | 117 of 817 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 133 of 581 |
Health Professions
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| Top Ranked | 184 of 582 |
| Best Value | 273 of 562 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 30 of 691 |
Nursing
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| Top Ranked | 64 of 513 |
| Best Value | 96 of 497 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 66 of 509 |
History
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| Most Popular | |
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History
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 149 of 831 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked | 162 of 468 |
| Best Value | 119 of 456 |
| Most Popular | 402 of 1231 |
| Most Focused | 122 of 1231 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 185 of 810 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked | 146 of 471 |
| Best Value | 102 of 459 |
| Most Popular | 350 of 1178 |
| Most Focused | 85 of 1177 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 160 of 772 |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 504 of 1017 |
Classical & Ancient Studies
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| Most Popular | |
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Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Most Popular | |
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International Studies
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| Most Popular | 127 of 259 |
| Most Focused | 57 of 259 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 29 of 127 |
Natural Resources & Conservation
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| Most Popular | 349 of 745 |
| Most Focused | 179 of 745 |
Natural Resources Conservation
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| Most Popular | 305 of 689 |
| Most Focused | 146 of 689 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Most Popular | 431 of 956 |
| Most Focused | 257 of 956 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 152 of 616 |
Philosophy
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| Most Popular | 369 of 756 |
| Most Focused | 139 of 756 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 139 of 544 |
Religious Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 107 of 336 |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 218 of 473 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 458 of 1143 |
| Most Focused | 156 of 1143 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 137 of 787 |
Chemistry
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 301 of 1087 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 157 of 753 |
Physics
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| Top Ranked | |
| Best Value | 80 of 248 |
| Most Popular | 194 of 705 |
| Most Focused | 34 of 705 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 148 of 534 |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 122 of 826 |
| Best Value | 145 of 807 |
| Most Popular | 667 of 1492 |
| Most Focused | 386 of 1492 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 135 of 899 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 130 of 832 |
| Best Value | 152 of 813 |
| Most Popular | 608 of 1407 |
| Most Focused | 323 of 1407 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 123 of 842 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 281 of 676 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 596 of 1317 |
| Most Focused | 363 of 1317 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 150 of 877 |
Anthropology
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 111 of 339 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked | 159 of 442 |
| Best Value | 92 of 433 |
| Most Popular | 304 of 729 |
| Most Focused | 156 of 729 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 140 of 542 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked | 216 of 597 |
| Best Value | 203 of 582 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 472 of 1081 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 161 of 763 |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked | 146 of 524 |
| Best Value | 143 of 517 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 354 of 969 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 150 of 695 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked | 153 of 628 |
| Best Value | 148 of 615 |
| Most Popular | 524 of 1529 |
| Most Focused | 255 of 1529 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 230 of 852 |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Top Ranked | 105 of 306 |
| Best Value | 104 of 299 |
| Most Popular | 143 of 809 |
| Most Focused | 34 of 810 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 163 of 544 |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Top Ranked | 146 of 507 |
| Best Value | 119 of 498 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 419 of 1114 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 158 of 693 |
Music
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| Top Ranked | 56 of 376 |
| Best Value | 66 of 368 |
| Most Popular | 277 of 1030 |
| Most Focused | 89 of 1030 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 169 of 657 |
Men's Sports
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| Men's Baseball (D3) | 67 of 333 |
| Men's Basketball (D3) | 28 of 369 |
| Men's Football (D3) | 34 of 218 |
| Men's Golf (D3) | 4 of 23 |
| Men's Lacrosse (D3) | 8 of 205 |
| Men's Soccer (D3) | 73 of 363 |
Women's Sports
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| Women's Basketball (D3) | 43 of 374 |
| Women's Golf (D3) | 12 of 26 |
| Women's Indoor Track and Field (D3) | 12 of 25 |
| Women's Lacrosse (D3) | 25 of 238 |
| Women's Outdoor Track and Field (D3) | 10 of 24 |
| Women's Soccer (D3) | 44 of 368 |
| Women's Softball (D3) | 16 of 351 |
| Women's Volleyball (D3) | 34 of 359 |
Veterans
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Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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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 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Physical Sciences
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Physics
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Social Sciences
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Economics
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Political Science & Government
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Sociology
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Visual & Performing Arts
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Drama & Theater Arts
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Fine & Studio Arts
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Music
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Illinois Wesleyan University has no rankings in this category.
International Quality
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| OVERALL | 182 of 1174 |
| China | 179 of 798 |
| India | 286 of 618 |
| Nigeria | 138 of 417 |
| Pakistan | |
| South Korea | 218 of 567 |
| Vietnam | 102 of 450 |
International Value
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