Indiana Wesleyan University Overview

Located in Marion, Indiana, Indiana Wesleyan University is a private not-for-profit institution. The location of IWU is a good match for students who are interested in living in a college town while they pursue their degree.

What Is Indiana Wesleyan University Known For?

• The post-master's certificate is the highest award offered at IWU.
• In 2017-2018, 100% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from IWU makes roughly $49,900 a year. This is 22% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
• The average IWU student graduates in 4.2 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

Indiana Wesleyan University Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at IWU.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#4	Most Popular Sacred Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#6	Most Popular Pastoral Specialized Ministries Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#30	Most Popular Theology & Religious Vocations Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#61	Best Value Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#61	Most Popular Student Counseling Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards IWU has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#4	Best Art Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	College Factual
#4	Best Office Administration Bachelor’s Degree Schools	College Factual
#6	Best Theology & Religious Vocations Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#56	Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#64	Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges for Veterans	College Factual
#137	Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges for Veterans	College Factual

Where Is Indiana Wesleyan University?

Contact details for IWU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	4201 South Washington Street, Marion, IN 46953-4974
Phone:	765-674-6901
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/IndWes
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/IndWes

How Do I Get Into IWU?

You can apply to IWU online at: admissions.indwes.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for IWU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	considered but not required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into IWU?

With an acceptance rate of 91%, IWU is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 32% of accepted students are men and 68% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 91%, and the acceptance rate for women is 92%.

Average Test Scores

About 80% of students accepted to IWU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 510 and 610. Math scores were between 500 and 590.

IWU received ACT scores from 41% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 20 and 27. Math scores were between 20 and 26. Composite scores were between 21 and 27.

Can I Afford Indiana Wesleyan University?

The overall average net price of IWU is $24,712. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

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 65% of students took out student loans averaging $8,440 a year. That adds up to $33,760 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at IWU is 6.9%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

Indiana Wesleyan University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,677 undergraduate students at IWU, with 2,415 being full-time and 262 being part-time.

There are also 431 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,415 full-time undergraduates at IWU, 35% are male and 65% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Indiana Wesleyan University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	40
Black or African American	99
Hispanic or Latino	104
White	2,014
International Students	39
Other Races/Ethnicities	119

Geographic Diversity

Indiana students aren't the only ones who study at Indiana Wesleyan University. At this time, 27 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 24 countries are represented at IWU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, South Korea, and Brazil.

Online Learning at Indiana Wesleyan University

In 2019-2020, 318 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at IWU has changed over the last few years.

Online Affordability Rankings of IWU

The following table shows how IWU is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Other Philosophy & Religious Studies	#4	#4
Theology & Religious Vocations (Other)	#18	#18
Mental & Social Health Services	#22	#16
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries	#31	#31
Allied Health Professions	#43	#31
Special Education	#45	#43
Finance & Financial Management	#51	#51
Social Work	#52	#46
Philosophy & Religious Studies	#75	#75

This is the #1,689 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at IWU regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Indiana Wesleyan University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
Nursing	0	0	127	0	0	127
Student Counseling	0	0	0	4	49	53
Mental & Social Health Services	0	0	7	4	39	50
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries	0	1	33	0	7	41
Social Work	15	0	23	0	0	38
Business Administration & Management	0	0	37	0	0	37
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	2	34	0	0	36
General Psychology	0	0	35	0	0	35
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	0	27	0	0	27
Marketing	0	0	25	0	0	25
Finance & Financial Management	0	0	22	0	0	22
General Biology	0	0	21	0	0	21
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	0	0	20	0	0	20
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	0	18	0	0	18
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	0	0	17	0	0	17
Health & Physical Education	0	0	15	0	0	15
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	0	13	0	0	13
Accounting	0	0	11	0	0	11
Sacred Music	0	0	11	0	0	11
Public Relations & Advertising	0	0	10	0	0	10
Special Education	0	0	10	0	0	10
Fine & Studio Arts	0	0	10	0	0	10
Allied Health Professions	0	0	9	0	0	9
Health/Medical Prep Programs	0	0	9	0	0	9
Chemistry	0	0	9	0	0	9
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	0	0	9	0	0	9
Computer Software & Applications	0	0	8	0	0	8
Theological & Ministerial Studies	0	0	8	0	0	8
Music	0	0	8	0	0	8
Writing Studies	0	0	7	0	0	7
Economics	0	0	6	0	0	6
Design & Applied Arts	0	0	6	0	0	6
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	0	0	5	0	0	5
General English Literature	0	0	5	0	0	5
Drama & Theater Arts	0	0	5	0	0	5
Political Science & Government	0	0	4	0	0	4
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	0	0	3	0	0	3
Entrepreneurial Studies	0	0	3	0	0	3
Journalism	0	0	3	0	0	3
Romance Languages	0	0	3	0	0	3
History	0	0	3	0	0	3
Mathematics	0	0	3	0	0	3
Theology & Religious Vocations (Other)	0	0	3	0	0	3
Communication & Media Studies	0	0	2	0	0	2
Recreation Administration	0	0	2	0	0	2
Other Philosophy & Religious Studies	0	0	2	0	0	2
Religious Studies	0	0	1	0	1	2
Physics	0	0	2	0	0	2
International Relations & National Security	0	0	2	0	0	2
Religious Education	0	0	2	0	0	2
Computer Information Systems	0	0	1	0	0	1
Computer Programming	0	0	1	0	0	1
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	0	0	1	0	0	1
International Studies	0	0	1	0	0	1
Multicultural & Diversity Studies	0	0	1	0	0	1
Biblical Studies	0	0	1	0	0	1
Teaching English or French	0	0	0	0	0	0
General Social Sciences	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	15	3	664	8	96	786

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Manutdglory under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.