College · Private nonprofit · Marion, IN · Rural
Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global
Marion, IN
Religious affiliation
Admit rate—
6-yr median pay$51k
Net price / yr$17k
Undergrad size6,656
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $17k/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 unspecified means this is admit rate not reported for this school.
If you get in
6,656 undergrads. Small. You will know your cohort.
Where you live
Rural — true campus bubble, nature on the doorstep, plan for a car.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Sticker cost of attendance is $22k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $17k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$89k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$68k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$21k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.3x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $8.2k
- Books & supplies
- $288
How students pay for it.
Pell grants48%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans52%
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 yr35%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
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
- Rural
- Control
- Private nonprofit
- Undergrad size
- 6,656
- Location
- Marion, IN
- Region
- Great Lakes (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI)
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/Professional Universities
- Size & setting
- Four-year · large · primarily nonresidential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
- Accreditor
- Higher Learning Commission
- Also known as
- IWU
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- White56%
- Black27%
- Hispanic7%
- International4%
- Unknown3%
- Two or more races1%
- Asian1%
First-gen students47%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time7%
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 · 25
What you can study.