by our College Data Analytics TeamMake an informed decision about your education by understanding IWU retention and graduation rates. First year retention rates let you know how many first-time, full-time students students come back for their second year. Graduation rates tell you how many students complete their degree and how long it takes.
Unfortunately, we don’t have access to data on the retention rate for Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global.
There were approximately 1626 students in the class of 2023. How many of them actually completed their degree in a timely fashion?
Four years after beginning their degree, 45% of those students had graduated. By 2025, six years after starting their degree, 51% of the students had graduated and after eight years 52% of this class completed their degree.
Any student who completes their bachelor's degree within six years is considered to have graduated on time, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. This makes the offical IWU graduation rate 51%.
| Completion Within | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 1417 | 45% |
| Six Years | 1626 | 51% |
| Eight Years | 14 | 1% |
| Did Not Complete | 1530 | 48% |
The non-completers rate is anyone who is not still enrolled at the institution after eight years. Both transfer students and drop-outs could be included in this group.
Approximately 1530 students or 48% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.
What happened to the 1530 students who did not complete their degree?
0 are still enrolled.
536 transferred to another institution.
IWU lost contact with the remaining 973 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.0% |
| Transferred | 536 | 35.0% |
| Dropped Out | 973 | 63.6% |
| Race/Ethnicity | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaskan Native | 75% |
| Asian | 30% |
| Black / African-American | 29% |
| Hawaiian | 50% |
| Hispanic | 32% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 30% |
| Unknown | 25% |
| White | 44% |
Traditional first-time, full-time students under 25 tend to graduate in four years far more often than other students. Some schools serve mostly traditional students while others serve more 'non-traditional' students — part-timers or those returning after time away — who commonly take longer to finish.
Traditional Students:
First-time, full-time students under the age of 25.
Non-Traditional Students:
Any student that is not first-time, full-time, and under the age of 25.
A meaningful share of students at IWU are considered 'non-traditional students' who are not first-time, full-time, and under 25.
Examining the graduation rates of the specific cohorts shown below may be more revealing than looking at the overall graduaton rates.
First-time / full-time students at Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global represent 32.55% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the IWU graduation rate was 43%, and by the eight year mark, 43% of the cohort had completed their degree.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for this group is 37.92% after four years, 46.43% after six years, and 47.82% after eight years.
| Completions | IWU | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 31% | 37.92% |
| Six Years | 43% | 46.43% |
| Eight Years | 43% | 47.82% |
591 first-time / full-time students or 57% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
11 are still enrolled.
240 transferred to another institution.
IWU lost contact with the remaining 340 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 11 | 1.86% |
| Transferred | 240 | 40.61% |
| Dropped Out | 340 | 57.53% |
First-time / part-time students at Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global represent 1.67% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the IWU graduation rate was 74%, and by the eight year mark, 74% of the cohort had completed their degree.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for this group is 14.37% after four years, 21.59% after six years, and 23.72% after eight years.
| Completions | IWU | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 17% | 14.37% |
| Six Years | 74% | 21.59% |
| Eight Years | 74% | 23.72% |
14 first-time / part-time students or 26% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
0 are still enrolled.
8 transferred to another institution.
IWU lost contact with the remaining 6 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 0 | 0.00% |
| Transferred | 8 | 57.14% |
| Dropped Out | 6 | 42.86% |
Returning / full-time students at Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global represent 63.80% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the IWU graduation rate was 55%, and by the eight year mark, 55% of the cohort had completed their degree.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for this group is 53.83% after six years, and 55.07% after eight years.
| Completions | IWU | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 0% | 49.57% |
| Six Years | 55% | 53.83% |
| Eight Years | 55% | 55.07% |
904 non first-time / part-time students or 45% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
8 are still enrolled.
280 transferred to another institution.
IWU lost contact with the remaining 616 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 8 | 0.88% |
| Transferred | 280 | 30.97% |
| Dropped Out | 616 | 68.14% |
Returning / part-time students at Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global represent 1.98% of the students in the class of 2023.
After six years, the IWU graduation rate was 67%, and by the eight year mark, 67% of the cohort had completed their degree.
Nationwide, the average graduation rate for this group is 30.46% after four years, 36.03% after six years, and 37.80% after eight years.
| Completions | IWU | Nationwide |
|---|---|---|
| Four Years | 65% | 30.46% |
| Six Years | 67% | 36.03% |
| Eight Years | 67% | 37.80% |
21 non first-time / part-time students or 33% did not complete their degree within eight years.
Of those who did not finish:
2 are still enrolled.
8 transferred to another institution.
IWU lost contact with the remaining 11 who we assumed dropped out.
| Non-Completions | Undergraduates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Still Enrolled | 2 | 9.52% |
| Transferred | 8 | 38.10% |
| Dropped Out | 11 | 52.38% |
