Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington, IL · Private (nonprofit)
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Acceptance rate
48.5%
5,434 admitted
SAT · 50th
1180
Range 1110–1300
6-yr grad
73.0%
Retention 82.0%
Undergrads
1,683
12:1 S-F
Admissions
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48.5%
5,434 admitted
from 11,195 apps
Applications11,195
Overall admit rate48.5%
Enrolled539 · 9.9% yield
Very important factorsGPA, Character, Rigor of HS record
Important factorsApplication essay, Extracurriculars, Demonstrated interest, Recs, Talent
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
Test scores
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1180
SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 1110–1300 · 26.0% submitted
SAT
255075
R&W550610670
Math530590630
Comp111011801300
ACT
255075
Comp262731
Cost & aid
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$61,004
tuition (full-time)
Tuition$61,004
Fees$204
Room & board$14,440
Books$800
Avg need-based grant$45,980
% need met89.0%
Avg debt at graduation$32,218
Academics
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12 : 1
student-faculty ratio
82.0% retention
Student-faculty12 : 1
Retention82.0%
4-year graduation66.5%
6-year graduation73.0%
Enrollment
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1,683
undergraduates
15.0% out-of-state · 4 intl freshmen
Total undergraduates1,683
First-year539
Transfer50
Full-time100%
Female52%
Out-of-state15.0%
International (freshmen)4
Rankings
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#2
U.S. News & World Report
Best Regional Colleges — Midwest
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportBest Regional Colleges — Midwest#226
U.S. News & World ReportTop Performers on Social Mobility — Regional Colleges — MIDWEST#826
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#14526
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Nursing Programs#18626
NicheBest Colleges in America#23926
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#32926
NicheBest Value Colleges in America#45026
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
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Baccalaureate: Diverse Fields
Carnegie Classification
5 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationBaccalaureate: Diverse Fields5
Athletic conferenceCollege Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin1
Athletic divisionNCAA D3105
Institutional controlPrivate (nonprofit) college211
Geographic groupingIllinois colleges13
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
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no application-fee data
Regular decisionRolling → May 1
Rolling admissionsYes
Early action11/15 → 12/15
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyConsidered but not required
Admissions URLhttps://www.iwu.edu/admissions/
Admissions emailiwuadmit@iwu.edu
Admissions phone309-556-3031
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
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Knox College
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
Knox College IL · Private (nonprofit)77.2%13101K
Bradley University IL · Private (nonprofit)76.8%—3K
Beloit College WI · Private (nonprofit)70.4%1320—
Wheaton College IL · Private (nonprofit)87.4%13402K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — Illinois Wesleyan University

9 years of Illinois Wesleyan University's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.