About Illinois Wesleyan
Facts
| FALL 2025 ENROLLMENT | |
| Total enrollment | 1,683 |
| Retention rate (first-year) – 3-Year Average | 82% |
| College of Liberal Arts enrollment | 48% |
| College of Fine Arts enrollment (Schools of Music, Art and Theatre) |
8% |
| School of Nursing & Health Sciences enrollment | 14% |
| School of Business & Economics enrollment | 26% |
| School of Educational Studies enrollment | 3% |
| Female enrollment | 52% |
| Male enrollment | 47% |
| Out of state enrollment | 18% |
| States represented in enrollment | 39 (including DC) |
| Countries represented in enrollment | 25 |
| Race/ethnicity | |
| International | 4% |
| Black/Non-Hispanic | 9% |
| Native American | 0.1% |
| Asian | 5% |
| Hispanic | 13% |
| Native Hawaiian | 0.0% |
| White | 62% |
| Multi-racial | 4% |
| Other | 3% |
| ENTERING CLASS PROFILE | |
| Applications received | 11,195 |
| Applications accepted | 5,434 |
| Entering first-year students | 539 |
| Female enrollment | 57% |
| Male enrollment | 43% |
| 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 | 14 |
| Student/faculty ratio | 12:1 |
| Faculty (Full-time equivalent) | 137 |
| Endowed chairs and professors (active) (2025) | 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 and need-based assistance (2025) | 28% |
| 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%) |
77% |
| Total alumni — living in 50 states & 49 countries |
26,009 |
| Alumni giving to the University (FY24) | 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 | |
| , a consortium of the nation's leading liberal arts colleges | |
| (NAICU) | |
| College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) | |
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