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Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington, IL · Private · Small city · IWU · Wesleyan

Private institution in Bloomington, IL · 1,570 undergraduates · 45% acceptance rate · $70,871 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$29,5501,697th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$55,7041,883rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$55,7041,881st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$68,3991,797th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$27,0001,593rd lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$70,871264th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$56,082321st highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
82.5%176th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
84.5%450th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
45.2%221st most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1242300th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
27222nd highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
1,5701,084th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
11.0:1608th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
23.2%1,536th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 110 mi (MDW)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 44 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$66,611$62,775
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$63,799$62,792
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$63,005$61,516
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$60,128$53,358
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$47,650$50,356
English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literaturebachelors$38,289$42,682
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$34,348—
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$32,569$31,314
Fine and Studio ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$32,382—
SociologySocial Sciencesbachelors$30,771$36,674
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$29,685$26,739
Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchNatural Resourcesbachelors$29,685$42,682

Campus facts

Athletics — 13 sports

NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Illinois Wesleyan University’s 1,570 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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