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Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global

Marion, Indiana · Fringe rural

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Admit rate: $16,898
Avg net price: 35%
Graduation rate: $59,986
Median earnings

Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Marion, Indiana (fringe rural setting), enrolling 6,656 undergraduates. It has a Wesleyan religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitMidsize · 6,656 undergradsFringe ruralCold winters

About Marion, Indiana

Marion is a city in and the county seat of Grant County, Indiana, United States, along the Mississinewa River. The Battle of the Mississinewa was fought in December 1812, north of the current city of Marion, as an expeditionary force sent by William Henry Harrison against the Miami villages. The Grant County Jail and Sheriff's Residence, Abijah C. Jay House, Marion Branch, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers Historic District, Marion Downtown Commercial Historic District, Aaron Swayzee House, George, Jr. and Marie Daugherty Webster House, and J. Woodrow Wilson House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Fringe rural
Highest degree offered: Graduate
Nearest big city: 48 miles to Fort Wayne, IN
To Great Lakes shore: 105 miles
Nearest airport: 41 miles to Fort Wayne (FWA)

How Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global compares

Graduation rate35%

Higher than 17% · #41 of 45 in Indiana

Earnings, 10 years after entry$59,986

Higher than 68% · #10 of 44 in Indiana

Average net price$16,898

Cheaper than 64% · #17 cheapest of 45 in Indiana

Median debt at graduation$24,250

Lower than 43%

Student–faculty ratio21 : 1

Lower than 8%

Undergraduate enrollment6,656

Larger than 83%

Percentiles compare Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Indiana.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

Undergraduate6,65647%
Graduate7,43053%

Undergraduates by gender

Women4,85873%
Men1,79827%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White56%
Black27%
Hispanic7.1%
Asian1.0%
Other or multiracial9.4%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 6,656
Graduate enrollment: 7,430
Student–faculty ratio: 21 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 48%
First-generation students: 47%
Students over 25: 81%
Median family income: $35,007
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $74,223

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition: $8,208
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $288
Total cost of attendance: $22,228
Average net price: $16,898

Outcomes

Graduated: 35%
First-year retention: —
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $51,329
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $59,986
Median debt at graduation: $24,250
Students with federal loans: 52%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 48%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

35%

Low-income (Pell)

35%

First-generation

37%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: Free

Campus safety

Safety grade: A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students: 0.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024): 0
Property offenses (2022–2024): 0

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k

$16,298

$30–48k

$16,713

$48–75k

$17,159

$75–110k

$20,090

$110k+

$21,757

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

of first-years get a grant from the school

$1,011

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 4% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,011. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 741 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years): $59,986
Typical debt at graduation: $24,250
Debt vs. one year's pay: 40%
Out-earn a HS grad: 76%

Typical debt would take roughly 4.0 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women

$57,552

Men

$66,629

Men out-earn women by $9,077 (16%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high: 84°F
Winter low: 18°F
Annual rain: 41.8″
Annual snow: 24.5″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Marion 2 N, IN US station (4.9 mi from campus).

What Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global graduates study — and earn

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

251 grads$74k 1 yr$83k 5 yr$31k debt

251$73,557$82,903$31,000 Business Administration, Management and Operations

182 grads$59k 1 yr$70k 5 yr$42k debt

182$58,880$70,255$42,138 Business/Commerce, GeneralAssoc.

119 grads$49k 1 yr$62k 5 yr$25k debt

119$49,463$62,114$25,149 Social Work

100 grads$37k 1 yr$47k 5 yr$42k debt

100$36,722$46,792$41,903 Human Services, GeneralAssoc.

95 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

95———Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsCert.

62 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

62———Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

56 grads$44k 1 yr$48k 5 yr$27k debt

56$43,763$48,336$27,000 Accounting and Related Services

53 grads$57k 1 yr$66k 5 yr$39k debt

53$57,029$66,196$38,935 Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology

51 grads$41k 1 yr— 5 yr$39k debt

51$40,706—$38,759 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssoc.

48 grads$24k 1 yr— 5 yr$25k debt

48$23,523—$24,906 Health and Medical Administrative Services

47 grads$50k 1 yr— 5 yr$42k debt

47$50,341—$41,995 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods

45 grads$41k 1 yr$46k 5 yr$25k debt

45$41,318$46,257$24,739

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.