Top 2020 Rankings For Illinois Wesleyan University
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All 2020 Rankings For Illinois Wesleyan University
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Top Quality Overall
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| Nationwide | 128 of 1727 |
| Great Lakes | 16 of 268 |
| Illinois | 6 of 63 |
Best Colleges For The Money (all undergraduates)
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| Nationwide | 266 of 1483 |
| Great Lakes | 63 of 227 |
| Illinois | 15 of 52 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting aid)
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| Nationwide | 522 of 1483 |
| Great Lakes | 99 of 227 |
| Illinois | 21 of 52 |
Best Colleges For The Money (undergraduates getting no aid)
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| Nationwide | 529 of 1483 |
| Great Lakes | 82 of 227 |
| Illinois | 15 of 52 |
Diversity
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| Overall | 778 of 2179 |
| Ethnic | |
| Male / Female | 549 of 2417 |
| Location | 986 of 2183 |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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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 | 251 of 824 |
| Best Value | 295 of 808 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 507 of 1422 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 196 of 890 |
General Biology
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| Top Ranked | 171 of 820 |
| Best Value | 179 of 803 |
| Most Popular | 592 of 1379 |
| Most Focused | 281 of 1379 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 166 of 846 |
Business, Management & Marketing
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| Top Ranked | 177 of 848 |
| Best Value | 224 of 810 |
| Most Popular | 688 of 1931 |
| Most Focused | 395 of 1931 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 131 of 901 |
Accounting
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| Top Ranked | 77 of 621 |
| Best Value | 127 of 601 |
| Most Popular | 396 of 1282 |
| Most Focused | 92 of 1281 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 75 of 647 |
Finance & Financial Management
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| Most Popular | 316 of 662 |
| Most Focused | 89 of 662 |
General Business/Commerce
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| Most Popular | 104 of 482 |
| Most Focused | 97 of 482 |
Insurance
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International Business
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 30 of 222 |
Computer & Information Sciences
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 178 of 824 |
Computer Science
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| Most Popular | |
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Education
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 75 of 706 |
General Education
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| Most Popular | 53 of 225 |
| Most Focused | 48 of 225 |
Teacher Education Subject Specific
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 61 of 506 |
English Language & Literature
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| Top Ranked | 232 of 601 |
| Best Value | 255 of 585 |
| Most Popular | 618 of 1351 |
| Most Focused | 284 of 1351 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 168 of 871 |
General English Literature
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| Top Ranked | 195 of 621 |
| Best Value | 186 of 603 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 476 of 1267 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 167 of 799 |
Literature
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| Most Popular | 16 of 46 |
| Most Focused | 14 of 46 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics
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| Top Ranked | 138 of 341 |
| Best Value | 126 of 334 |
| Most Popular | 445 of 941 |
| Most Focused | 208 of 941 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 164 of 653 |
Germanic Languages
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 68 of 272 |
Romance Languages
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| Top Ranked | 121 of 352 |
| Best Value | 102 of 345 |
| Most Popular | 357 of 809 |
| Most Focused | 145 of 809 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 132 of 571 |
Health Professions
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| Top Ranked | 233 of 591 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | |
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| Highest Paid Grads | 30 of 686 |
Nursing
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| Top Ranked | 80 of 518 |
| Best Value | 127 of 500 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 66 of 507 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 148 of 547 |
| Best Value | 126 of 533 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 340 of 1247 |
History
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| Top Ranked | 153 of 579 |
| Best Value | 133 of 565 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 340 of 1247 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 148 of 822 |
Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked | 167 of 471 |
| Best Value | 118 of 460 |
| Most Popular | 390 of 1223 |
| Most Focused | 116 of 1224 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 184 of 805 |
Mathematics
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| Top Ranked | 145 of 475 |
| Best Value | 99 of 465 |
| Most Popular | 340 of 1171 |
| Most Focused | 79 of 1170 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 160 of 771 |
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 509 of 1030 |
Classical & Ancient Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 21 of 47 |
International Studies
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| Most Popular | 115 of 266 |
| Most Focused | 52 of 266 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 31 of 128 |
Natural Resources & Conservation
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 286 of 750 |
Natural Resources Conservation
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 236 of 695 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 259 of 939 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 150 of 605 |
Philosophy
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 126 of 731 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 138 of 525 |
Religious Studies
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | |
| Highest Paid Grads | 102 of 332 |
Physical Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 203 of 479 |
| Best Value | |
| Most Popular | 400 of 1156 |
| Most Focused | 108 of 1156 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 138 of 786 |
Chemistry
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| Most Popular | 526 of 1099 |
| Most Focused | 223 of 1099 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 158 of 753 |
Physics
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| Top Ranked | 114 of 263 |
| Best Value | 70 of 261 |
| Most Popular | 150 of 717 |
| Most Focused | 19 of 717 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 148 of 537 |
Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 135 of 835 |
| Best Value | 159 of 809 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 534 of 1476 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 135 of 897 |
General Psychology
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| Top Ranked | 142 of 840 |
| Best Value | 170 of 814 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 458 of 1381 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 119 of 833 |
Social Sciences
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| Top Ranked | 253 of 670 |
| Best Value | 300 of 654 |
| Most Popular | 583 of 1316 |
| Most Focused | 348 of 1316 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 149 of 873 |
Anthropology
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 178 of 427 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 112 of 339 |
Economics
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| Top Ranked | 180 of 418 |
| Best Value | 123 of 410 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 230 of 715 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 140 of 536 |
Political Science & Government
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| Top Ranked | 176 of 590 |
| Best Value | 153 of 577 |
| Most Popular | 472 of 1081 |
| Most Focused | 195 of 1081 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 161 of 757 |
Sociology
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| Top Ranked | 166 of 533 |
| Best Value | 159 of 523 |
| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 280 of 962 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 150 of 687 |
Visual & Performing Arts
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| Top Ranked | 151 of 640 |
| Best Value | 141 of 626 |
| Most Popular | 561 of 1482 |
| Most Focused | 264 of 1482 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 230 of 848 |
Drama & Theater Arts
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| Top Ranked | 113 of 314 |
| Best Value | 112 of 308 |
| Most Popular | 171 of 808 |
| Most Focused | 41 of 809 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 162 of 535 |
Fine & Studio Arts
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| Most Popular | |
| Most Focused | 485 of 1075 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 155 of 693 |
Music
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| Top Ranked | 67 of 371 |
| Best Value | 72 of 365 |
| Most Popular | 362 of 1036 |
| Most Focused | 159 of 1036 |
| Highest Paid Grads | 170 of 658 |
Men's Sports
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| Men's Baseball (D3) | 71 of 349 |
| Men's Basketball (D3) | 31 of 386 |
| Men's Football (D3) | 34 of 222 |
| Men's Lacrosse (D3) | 10 of 210 |
| Men's Soccer (D3) | 77 of 379 |
Women's Sports
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| Women's Basketball (D3) | 45 of 391 |
| Women's Lacrosse (D3) | 22 of 243 |
| Women's Soccer (D3) | 42 of 386 |
| Women's Softball (D3) | 21 of 369 |
| Women's Volleyball (D3) | 37 of 378 |
Veterans
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Biological & Biomedical Sciences
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General Biology
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Business, Management & Marketing
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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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Romance Languages
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Health Professions
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Nursing
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History
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History
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Mathematics & Statistics
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| Top Ranked Veterans |
Mathematics
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Physical Sciences
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Physics
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Psychology
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General Psychology
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Social Sciences
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Economics
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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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Music
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Illinois Wesleyan University has no rankings in this category.
International Quality
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| OVERALL | 201 of 1240 |
| China | 204 of 847 |
| India | 316 of 664 |
| Nigeria | 174 of 475 |
| South Korea | 237 of 595 |
| Vietnam | 164 of 511 |
International Value
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