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Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global Data & Information Overview

403 awards Ranking Badges
Great Price Value for Your Money
5% Student Loan Default Rate
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How Well Is Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global Ranked?

#291 Best Colleges in Nation
#8 Best Colleges in IN
Accounting Highest Ranked Major
Quality Badge

2024 Rankings

In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.

Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global was awarded 403 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is accounting.

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Overall Quality

IWU is ranked #291 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation. This is an improvement over the previous year, when IWU held the #368 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

IWU is also ranked #8 out of 42 schools in Indiana.

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Is It Hard to Get Into IWU?

Open Admissions Policy

Acceptance Rate

As long as you meet basic requirements, you should not have any trouble getting into Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global since the school has an open admissions policy. Still, be sure to submit any requested materials and that your application is completed in full.

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Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global Faculty

17 to 1 Student to Faculty
100% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global, this ratio is 17 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  100 out of 100
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100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global

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Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global Undergraduate Student Diversity

6,300 Full-Time Undergraduates
34.8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
73.9% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 6,495 undergraduates at IWU with 6,300 being full-time and 195 being part-time.

How Much Does Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global Cost?

$18,904 Net Price
73% Take Out Loans
$25,556 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of IWU is $18,904. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for IWU

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$18,474 $18,666 $19,539 $22,548 $23,078

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of IWU, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At IWU, approximately 73% of students took out student loans averaging $6,389 a year. That adds up to $25,556 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at IWU is 5.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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How Much Money Do IWU Graduates Make?

$54,411 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from IWU with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $54,411 in their early years. That's great news for IWU students since it is 28% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.

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Location of Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global

Indiana State
6,300 Full-Time Undergraduates
Rural Campus Setting
Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Marion, Indiana. Students who love country life may enjoy the rural location of IWU.

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Contact details for IWU are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1900 West 50Th Street, Marion, IN 46953
Phone: 765-677-2870
Website: https://www.indwes.edu/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IndWes
Twitter: https://twitter.com/IndWes

Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global Majors

36 Majors With Completions
1,977 Undergraduate Degrees
1,717 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 36 majors graduated from Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global. Of these students, 1,977 received undergraduate degrees and 1,717 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Nursing 469 $60,518
Business Administration & Management 324 $48,619
Social Work 127 $31,691
Accounting 87 $47,151
Health & Medical Administrative Services 46 $43,658
Criminal Justice & Corrections 45 $37,304
Liberal Arts General Studies 44 $33,090
Human Services 43 NA
Biblical Studies 40 $28,647
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 38 NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at IWU

94% Take At Least One Class Online
91% Take All Classes Online

Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.

In 2020-2021, 9,405 students took at least one online class at Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global. This is a decrease from the 10,121 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 9,405 9,155
2019-2020 10,121 9,590
2018-2019 11,075 9,822
2017-2018 8,960 8,637
2016-2017 9,314 9,223

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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