IWU Ranked Among Best Colleges by Princeton Review

Aug. 23, 2022

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — Illinois Wesleyan University has maintained its ranking among the nation’s best undergraduate institutions, according to The Princeton Review’s 2023 college guide, “The Best 388 Colleges.”

Only about 14% of America’s 2,700 four-year colleges are profiled in the book based on data it collects annually from administrators at hundreds of colleges about their institutions’ academic offerings. The Princeton Review also considers data it gathers from its surveys of college students at the colleges who rate and report on various aspects of their campus and community experiences. The Princeton Review does not rank the colleges in the book from 1 to 388.

The Princeton Review's 85-question survey asks students to rate their professors, administrators, school services, and other aspects of life at their colleges and to report on their campus and community experiences. About 160,000 student surveys were tallied for the 2023 ranking list. 

According to one student, “IWU is always trying to give students opportunities that are beyond what most schools can give.”

Students also described IWU as "a friendly community where your professors become mentors, your classmates become lifelong friends and you graduate prepared to make a real difference in the world."

Some of the “most popular places on campus” included The Ames Library, Hansen Student Center and the Shirk Center for Athletics and Recreation. 

Illinois Wesleyan’s no-fee application is now open for the incoming class of 2023 by visiting IWU.edu/apply .

By Julia Perez