About Illinois Wesleyan
Facts
FALL 2024 ENROLLMENT | |
Total enrollment | 1,576 |
Retention rate (first-year) – 3-Year Average | 82% |
College of Liberal Arts enrollment | 52% |
College of Fine Arts enrollment (Schools of Music, Art and Theatre) |
9% |
School of Nursing & Health Sciences enrollment | 13% |
School of Business & Economics enrollment | 26% |
Female enrollment | 49% |
Male enrollment | 51% |
Out of state enrollment | 20% |
States represented in enrollment | 41 (including DC) |
Countries represented in enrollment | 27 |
Race/ethnicity | |
International | 5% |
Black/Non-Hispanic | 8% |
Native American | 0.2% |
Asian | 5% |
Hispanic | 12% |
Native Hawaiian | 0.1% |
White | 64% |
Multi-racial | 3% |
Other | 2% |
ENTERING CLASS PROFILE | |
Applications received | 9,558 |
Applications accepted | 3,757 |
Entering first-year students | 461 |
Female enrollment | 54% |
Male enrollment | 45% |
Test Scores (required): | |
Average Composite ACT score | 25-30 |
Average high school GPA (4.0 scale) | 3.82 |
ACADEMICS | |
Majors | 47 |
Pre-professional programs | 8 |
Professional programs (Music, Art, Theatre, Nursing, Business, Education) |
6 |
Average class size |
17 |
Average lab size | 15 |
Student/faculty ratio | 12:1 |
Faculty (Full-time equivalent) | 127 |
Endowed chairs and professors (active) (2023) | 14 |
Institutional Grants including grants obtained by faculty |
$5,760,631 |
Students studying abroad (2022) | 126 |
Study abroad programs | 700+ |
Academic calendar | 4/4/1 (and Summer Sessions) |
FINANCIAL AID & SCHOLARSHIPS | |
University scholarships and grants | ~ $55 million |
Students receiving need-based assistance | 69% |
Students receiving merit scholarships (2024) | 29% |
Tuition and Fees (2025-2026) |
$59,430 |
Room & Board (2025-2026) | $13,618 |
CAMPUS LIFE | |
Student organizations | 100+ |
Fraternity members | 17% |
Sorority members | 21% |
Intercollegiate athletes | 40% |
Men's intercollegiate athletic teams | 12 |
Women's intercollegiate athletic teams | 12 |
Academic All-Americans (Among the top-25 across all Divisions and top-10 in Division III) |
160 |
CAMPUS HOUSING | |
On-campus living requirement | 6 semesters |
Residence halls | 12 |
Fraternity houses | 4 |
Sorority and music fraternity/sorority houses | 6 |
GRADUATES/ALUMNI | |
Six-year graduation rate – 3-Year Average (national average 59%) |
79% |
Total alumni | 22,719 |
Alumni giving to the University (FY23) | 12% |
FINANCIAL RESOURCES | |
Endowment market value | $261 million |
Plant valuation (replacement cost) | $267 million |
University operating budget | $73 million |
Total full-time faculty and staff | 410 |
Acreage | 82 |
Buildings (including residence halls) | 54 |
ACCREDITATION & MEMBERSHIPS | |
Higher Learning Commission | |
Annapolis Group, a consortium of the nation's leading liberal arts colleges | |
National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU) | |
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) |