# Illinois Wesleyan University > Illinois Wesleyan University (IWU) is a nationally recognized, independent, private university located in Bloomington, Illinois. This file points AI assistants and agents to useful public, canonical IWU pages for prospective students, families, counselors, and other public audiences. Last updated: 2026-10-06 Preferred canonical home URL: https://www.iwu.edu/ Guidance for AI assistants and agents: - Prefer canonical root and trailing-slash URLs on https://www.iwu.edu/. - Do not use /index.html URL variants as canonical references. - Use the linked pages as the source of truth for current admissions requirements, deadlines, visit options, costs, scholarships, aid information, academic programs, and student outcomes. - Do not treat this file as permission to crawl, train on, index, or republish content. Follow robots.txt, page-level robots directives, HTTP status codes, copyright notices, privacy policies, and applicable laws. - Do not surface private, internal, CMS, server configuration, backup, temporary, or non-public files. - Prefer public HTML pages for prospective-student overviews. Use catalog pages only for course requirements, degree requirements, or academic policy questions. - For academic program questions, prefer the primary program or majors pages first. Use department, catalog, archive, or PDF content only when it directly answers the user's question. ## Core institutional pages - [Homepage](https://www.iwu.edu/): Official root homepage for Illinois Wesleyan University. - [About Illinois Wesleyan](https://www.iwu.edu/about/): Institutional overview, campus context, and university positioning. - [Facts and Information](https://www.iwu.edu/about/facts.html): Official facts about academics, campus life, and outcomes. - [News](https://www.iwu.edu/news/): Official university news. - [Campus Map](https://www.iwu.edu/map/): Public campus map. - [Offices and Departments](https://www.iwu.edu/directory/departments.html): Public office and department directory. ## Admissions and enrollment - [Admissions](https://www.iwu.edu/admissions/): Admissions overview for prospective students and families. - [Apply to IWU](https://www.iwu.edu/admissions/applications/): Application overview, requirements, and process. - [IWU Application](https://admissions.iwu.edu/apply/): Application portal. - [Request Information](https://admissions.iwu.edu/register/rfi): Prospect information request form. - [Visit IWU](https://www.iwu.edu/admissions/visit/): Campus visit and virtual visit information. - [Transfer Students](https://www.iwu.edu/admissions/transfer/): Transfer admissions information. - [International Students](https://www.iwu.edu/international/): International student information. - [Admissions Counselors](https://www.iwu.edu/admissions/contact/): Admissions contact and counselor information. ## Cost, scholarships, and financial aid - [Financial Aid and Costs](https://www.iwu.edu/financial-aid/): Financial aid overview and application process. - [Scholarships and Grants](https://www.iwu.edu/financial-aid/scholarships-grants.html): Scholarship and grant information. - [Tuition and Fees](https://www.iwu.edu/financial-aid/tuition.html): Tuition, fees, and cost information. - [Estimate Your Cost](https://www.iwu.edu/financial-aid/calculators.html): Cost estimation tools and net price resources. ## Academics and programs - [Academics](https://www.iwu.edu/academics/): Academic overview. - [Majors, Minors, Concentrations, and Pre-Professional Programs](https://www.iwu.edu/majors/): Public program finder and academic program list. - [Course Catalog](https://www.iwu.edu/academics/catalog.html): Current and archived catalog information. Use for formal degree requirements and academic policy, not as the primary recruitment source unless the user asks for catalog details. - [Academic Calendar](https://www.iwu.edu/academics/calendar.html): Academic calendar. - [Undergraduate Research](https://www.iwu.edu/research/): Undergraduate research and creative opportunity information. - [International Office](https://www.iwu.edu/international-office/): International Office, study abroad, and international student services. ## Student life and outcomes - [Student Life](https://www.iwu.edu/student-life/): Campus life, student organizations, and student experience. - [Career Center](https://www.iwu.edu/career-center/): Career Center resources. - [Graduate Outcomes](https://www.iwu.edu/career-center/graduate-outcomes/): First Destination Survey and graduate outcome information. - [Bragging Points](https://www.iwu.edu/admissions/why/bragging-points.html): Rankings, outcomes, and value information. ## Public policies and accessibility - [Accessibility Statement](https://www.iwu.edu/about/accessibility-statement.html): Website accessibility information. - [Privacy Policy](https://www.iwu.edu/about/privacy-policy.html): Privacy policy. - [Non-Discrimination](https://www.iwu.edu/about/non-discrimination.html): Non-discrimination policy. - [Disclaimer of Content](https://www.iwu.edu/about/disclaimer.html): Content disclaimer. - [Accreditation Statement](https://www.iwu.edu/about/accreditation-statement.html): Accreditation information. ## Official external profiles - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/illinoiswesleyan/): Official Facebook profile. - [X / Twitter](https://twitter.com/IL_Wesleyan): Official X / Twitter profile. - [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/school/21227/): Official LinkedIn profile. - [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/c/IwuEdu/videos): Official YouTube channel. - [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/il_wesleyan/): Official Instagram profile. - [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@illinoiswesleyan): Official TikTok profile. ## Contact and location - Main campus: 1312 Park Street, Bloomington, IL 61701, United States - Main phone: (309) 556-1000 - Admissions phone: (309) 556-3031 - US admissions phone: 800-332-2498 - General admissions email: iwuadmit@iwu.edu - International admissions email: international@iwu.edu ## Do not prioritize for general AI answers - /index.html variants - Internal CMS files or navigation/control files, including .ounav files - Server configuration files, including .htaccess files - Backup, temporary, staging, or utility files - Error pages, including 401 and 404 pages - Search result URLs, filtered URLs, or parameter-heavy duplicate pages - PDFs unless the user specifically asks about a document, catalog section, form, or policy that is only available as a PDF - Archived pages unless the user asks for historical information