- The Inkwell
- Indiana
- Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion
Marion, INTown: distantZIP 46953Founded 1920
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1920
- Carnegie class
- Master's: small programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1966
- Campuses
- 2
- Website
- www.indwes.edu
IndianaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion
Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion is a private nonprofit university in Marion, Indiana, with 1,974 undergraduates. It admits 89% of applicants, graduates 68% within six years and costs $22,440 a year after aid.
68%graduate
Admission rate89%
Retention83%
4-year graduation57%
Pell Grant share38%
Federal loans76%
$22,440net price / year
89%admission rate
1082average SAT
68%graduate in 6 years
$65,692median earnings, 10 yrs
$23,375median debt
#543 of 1,704 for earnings#1,051 of 1,739 for lowest net price#432 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,150 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
- $46,326tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $33,314
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $33,314
- Average net price
- $22,440national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$16,378
$30,001–48,000$13,662
$48,001–75,000$17,466
$75,001–110,000$19,864
$110,001+$28,799
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 89%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1082
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 480–600
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 480–580
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 19–28
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college89%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college83%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college68%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college38%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 68%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 57%
- First-year retention
- 83%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 66%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $53,753
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $65,692middle 50%: $41,974–$95,160
- Median debt at graduation
- $23,375
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$95,160
Median, Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion$65,692
Lower quarter$41,974
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
- 1,974
- Part-time
- 1.2%
- Women / men
- 60% / 40%
- Average age at entry
- 31.5
- First-generation students
- 47%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 38%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,247 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $15,953
- Endowment, end of year
- $288,632,986
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White82%
Hispanic5.0%
Black5.5%
Asian2.3%
Two or more races2.4%
U.S. nonresident1.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown1.3%
22 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions18%
Business & management13%
Education12%
Biological & biomedical sciences8.3%
Psychology7.7%
Theology & religious vocations7.5%
Public administration & social service6.0%
Liberal arts & humanities4.7%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 151801. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q6023698.