Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion

Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Marion, Indiana (town: distant), with a total reported enrollment of 1,974 students of which 2,159 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. Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion is categorized as “20” 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 88.9%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,082 and an ACT midpoint of 23. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $22,866, with published in-state tuition of $32,352 and a Pell grant recipient share of 27.1%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $24,250, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 66.5%, and the first-year retention rate is 82.9%. Graduates earn a median of $59,986 ten years after enrolling, compared with $51,329 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 808200.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 79.1% 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.