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Illinois Wesleyan University

Selective — strong academics get you in the conversation.

Bloomington, IL1,570 students
Acceptance Rate
39%
selective
Median SAT
1,220
Middle 50%: 1140–1330
Net Price After Aid
$29.6k
Sticker $55.7k
Graduation Rate
83%
6-year, full-time

Illinois Wesleyan University is a private institution in Bloomington, IL with an acceptance rate of 39% and 1,570 students. The middle 50% of admitted students score 1140–1330 on the SAT. The average net price after financial aid is $29,550 per year.

About Illinois Wesleyan University

A private 4-year urban university in Bloomington, IL.

Illinois Wesleyan University is a college in Bloomington, IL. It enrolls roughly 1,570 students. The most recent acceptance rate is 39%. Admitted students typically score between 1140 and 1330 on the SAT.

Great LakesUrbanPrivate4-yearBusiness & Marketing
Acceptance Rate
39%
Selective
Total Enrollment
1,570
Small
Retention
85%
First-years returning
Graduation Rate
83%
6-year, full-time

Your chances at this school

A clear-eyed view of how your profile compares to admitted students — and the things that would move your odds the most.

Acceptance Rate
39%
39 of every 100 applicants admitted
Your Chances
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Admitted Student GPA

Selective — strong academics get you in the conversation. Here is what would make your application as competitive as possible.

Things that would move your odds the most

  1. Aim for an SAT of 1140+
    Hitting the 25th percentile puts you in the competitive range for admitted students.
  2. Build a single deep extracurricular peak
    Depth beats breadth at selective schools — one nationally-visible accomplishment outperforms ten clubs.
  3. Strengthen one teacher recommendation
    A specific, personal letter from a teacher who knows your work moves the needle.

Probability is based on a model trained on historical admissions data. It is a guide, not a guarantee. Admissions decisions weigh essays, recommendations, and fit factors that aren't in the data.

Admissions

What it actually takes to get into Illinois Wesleyan University. Test scores, GPA, application requirements, and deadlines.

Admitted student profile

Range shown is the middle 50%.

SAT
composite, 1600 scale
1,1401,330
1,220
average
ACT
composite, 36 scale
2530
28
average
GPA
weighted, 4.5 max

Cost & financial aid

Published costs can be misleading. Here's what families actually pay at Illinois Wesleyan University after grants and scholarships.

Sticker price
Tuition $55,704
Average net price after aid
$29,550
After grants and scholarships

Net price by family income

Average amount paid out of pocket — tuition, fees, and room & board minus all grant aid.

$0 – $30,000
$21,011
$30,001 – $48,000
$24,494
$48,001 – $75,000
$24,284
$75,001 – $110,000
N/A
$110,001 +
$35,699

Net price represents the average cost after grants and scholarships for students receiving federal financial aid.

Pell Grant Recipients
23%
Need-based federal grant
Take Federal Loans
63%
Avg loan $23,221 / year
Avg Grant Aid
Per receiving student / year

Academics & majors

Where students at Illinois Wesleyan University concentrate, and how the classroom experience scales.

Student : Faculty
Class-size proxy
Primary Focus
Business & Marketing
26% of degrees awarded
Retention
85%
First-years returning
A breakdown of the top majors by share of degrees awarded ships once we finish backfilling per-school program data.

Student body

Who attends Illinois Wesleyan University. Enrollment, diversity, and where students come from.

Race & ethnicity

  • White69%
  • Asian6%
  • Hispanic10%
  • Black8%
  • International6%

Gender

  • Female52%
  • Male48%
International
6%
Of total enrollment
Live on Campus
Undergraduate residential rate
Total Enrollment
1,570

Outcomes after graduation

What Illinois Wesleyan University graduates do next — and what they earn.

Median Earnings
$70.9k
10 years after enrollment
Employed at 2 yrs
Working or in grad school
Pursue Grad School
Within 5 years
Graduation Rate
83%
6-year, full-time

What this means

$71k is well above the national bachelor's-graduate median at the 10-year mark, and a 83% graduation rate is above the national average.

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