Illinois Wesleyan University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Illinois Wesleyan University

Illinois Wesleyan University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Bloomington, Illinois (city: small), with a total reported enrollment of 1,582 students of which 1,621 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Illinois Wesleyan University is categorized as “22” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 39.3%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,275 and an ACT midpoint of 27. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $28,199, with published in-state tuition of $57,704 and a Pell grant recipient share of 26.3%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $27,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 78.1%, and the first-year retention rate is 80.0%. Graduates earn a median of $70,871 ten years after enrolling, compared with $56,082 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 69700.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 76.9% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.