About Illinois Wesleyan
Facts
| FALL 2023 ENROLLMENT | |
| Total enrollment | 1,576 |
| Retention rate (first-year) – 3-Year Average | 84% |
| College of Liberal Arts enrollment | 55% |
| College of Fine Arts enrollment (Schools of Music, Art and Theatre) |
9% |
| School of Nursing & Health Sciences enrollment | 10% |
| School of Business & Economics enrollment | 26% |
| Female enrollment | 48% |
| Male enrollment | 51% |
| Out of state enrollment | 22% |
| States represented in enrollment | 36 (including DC) |
| Countries represented in enrollment | 31 |
| Race/ethnicity | |
| International | 6% |
| Black/Non-Hispanic | 8% |
| Native American | 0% |
| Asian or Pacific Islander | 6% |
| Hispanic | 10% |
| White | 66% |
| Multi-racial | 2% |
| Other | 2% |
| ENTERING CLASS PROFILE | |
| Applications received | 6,128 |
| Applications accepted | 2,768 |
| Entering first-year students | 441 |
| Female enrollment | 48% |
| Male enrollment | 52% |
| Test Scores (required): | |
| Average Composite ACT score | 25-30 |
| Top 10% of high school class | 32% |
| Average high school GPA (4.0 scale) | 3.8 |
| ACADEMICS | |
| Majors | 42 |
| Pre-professional programs | 8 |
| Professional programs (Music, Art, Theatre, Nursing, Business, Education) |
6 |
| Average class size | 18 |
| Average lab size | 14 |
| Student/faculty ratio |
11:1 |
| Faculty (Full-time equivalent) | 137 |
| Endowed chairs and professors (active) | 14 |
| Institutional Grants including grants obtained by faculty (FY 2020) |
$2.4 million |
| Students studying abroad (2022) | 126 |
| Study abroad programs | 700+ |
| Academic calendar | 4/4/1 (and Summer Sessions) |
| FINANCIAL AID & SCHOLARSHIPS | |
| University scholarships and grants | $52 million |
| Students receiving need-based assistance | 70% |
| Students receiving merit scholarships | 29% |
| Tuition and fees (2023-2024) |
55,704 |
| Room and board (2023-2024) | $12,930 |
| CAMPUS LIFE | |
| Student organizations | 100+ |
| Fraternity members | 19% |
| 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) |
150 |
| 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%) |
83% |
| Total alumni | 21,338 |
| Alumni giving to the University (FY23) | 12% |
| FINANCIAL RESOURCES | |
| Endowment market value | $262,018,691 |
| Plant valuation (replacement cost) | $415,930,738 |
| University operating budget | $70 million |
| Total full-time faculty and staff | 423 |
| Acreage | 83 |
| 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) | |