- The Inkwell
- Illinois
- Illinois Wesleyan University
Bloomington, ILCity: smallZIP 61702Founded 1850
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1850
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: diverse fields
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.iwu.edu
IllinoisPrivate nonprofit
Illinois Wesleyan University
Illinois Wesleyan University is a private nonprofit university in Bloomington, Illinois, with 1,582 undergraduates. It admits 39% of applicants, graduates 73% within six years and costs $27,863 a year after aid.
73%graduate
Admission rate39%
Retention80%
4-year graduation66%
Pell Grant share32%
Federal loans66%
$27,863net price / year
39%admission rate
1275average SAT
73%graduate in 6 years
$76,193median earnings, 10 yrs
$26,000median debt
#263 of 1,704 for earnings#1,378 of 1,739 for lowest net price#310 of 1,738 for graduation rate#156 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $73,189tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $59,430
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $59,430
- Average net price
- $27,863national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$18,589
$30,001–48,000$22,282
$48,001–75,000$20,309
$75,001–110,000$27,317
$110,001+$37,168
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 39%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1275
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 550–670
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 570–670
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 25–30
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college39%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college80%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college73%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college32%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 73%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 66%
- First-year retention
- 80%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 82%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $64,201
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $76,193middle 50%: $52,598–$109,393
- Median debt at graduation
- $26,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$109,393
Median, Illinois Wesleyan University$76,193
Lower quarter$52,598
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,582
- Part-time
- 0.1%
- Women / men
- 50% / 50%
- Average age at entry
- 19.4
- First-generation students
- 18%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 32%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 56%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,828 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $19,373
- Endowment, end of year
- $255,858,735
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White64%
Hispanic12%
Black8.3%
Asian5.5%
Two or more races2.8%
U.S. nonresident5.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown2.3%
16 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management29%
Biological & biomedical sciences14%
Health professions11%
Psychology8.1%
Education6.5%
Social sciences4.9%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies4.6%
Visual & performing arts4.6%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 145646. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q2159219.