College · Private nonprofit · Marion, IN · Town
Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion
Marion, IN
Religious affiliation
Admit rate89%
6-yr median pay$51k
Net price / yr$23k
Undergrad size1,974
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $23k/yr for a shot at a $51k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of 89% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1082 · ACT 23.
If you get in
1,974 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.
Where you live
Town setting — self-contained, social life mostly on campus.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Sticker cost of attendance is $45k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $23k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$179k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$91k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$88k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.8x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $32.4k
- Room & board
- $10.9k
- Books & supplies
- $1,384
How students pay for it.
Pell grants27%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans71%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$24k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $6k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
Graduation · 6 yr67%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$51k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$60k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- Town
- Control
- Private nonprofit
- Undergrad size
- 1,974
- Location
- Marion, IN
- Region
- Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
- Carnegie class
- Master's Colleges & Universities: Smaller Programs
- Size & setting
- Four-year · small · highly residential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
- Accreditor
- Higher Learning Commission
- Also known as
- IWU
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- White82%
- Black6%
- Hispanic5%
- Two or more races2%
- Asian2%
- International2%
- Unknown1%
First-gen students47%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time1%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Veterans2%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$35k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 64
What you can study.