Illinois Wesleyan University
Bloomington, Illinois · Also known as IWU|Wesleyan · Website
$70,871
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$70,871
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Illinois Wesleyan University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Bloomington, Illinois with 1,582 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $28,199 a year (tuition and fees $57,704). It admits 39% of applicants and 75% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $70,871 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $27,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$28,199
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$57,704
US median $11,837
Admission rate
39%
US median 78%
Completion rate
75%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$27,000
About $286 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$70,871
Rank 358 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $28,199
- Tuition and fees
- $57,704
- Cost of attendance
- $70,700
- Students with a need-based grant
- 26%
- Students with federal loans
- 63%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $17,732
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $19,057
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $23,152
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $27,396
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $37,104
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $42,490 in 2015-16 to $57,704 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 39%
- Average SAT
- 1,275
- SAT reading, middle
- 625
- SAT math, middle
- 585
- ACT, middle
- 27
- Undergraduates
- 1,582
- Part-time students
- 0.1%
- Women
- 50%
- Students per teacher
- 12
- Completion rate
- 75%
- Retention rate
- 80%
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Programs
- 44
- Endowment
- $255.9M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 358 of 5,094 US colleges and 13 of 189 in Illinois (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | IL median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $28,199 | $15,156 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $57,704 | $13,291 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 39% | 77% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 75% | 59% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 80% | 72% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $27,000 | $10,297 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $56,082 | $34,234 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $70,871 | $39,544 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 84% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 81% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
44 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 46 | $27,000 | $75,629 | $84,527 | $88,910 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 36 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's | Bachelor's | 33 | $27,000 | $19,490 | $31,172 | $39,775 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | $26,402 | $34,650 | $57,839 | $50,706 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | $26,000 | $62,619 | $101,609 | $83,343 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | $27,000 | Withheld | $62,541 | $57,214 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | Withheld | $56,684 | Withheld | $69,303 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | Withheld | $44,923 | Withheld | $47,382 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,293 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | $51,107 | $48,590 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | $26,967 | $70,831 | $97,022 | $76,194 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $107,009 |
| PhysicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,786 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,367 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,000 |
| LiteratureBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $46,173 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $61,027 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,012 |
| AnthropologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $46,676 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,680 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,466 |
| Neurobiology and NeurosciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $42,892 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | $43,737 | Withheld | $51,389 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Illinois Wesleyan University cost?
$28,199 a year is the average net price at Illinois Wesleyan University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $57,704, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $70,700. Families earning under $30,000 pay $17,732 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Illinois Wesleyan University?
39% of applicants are admitted to Illinois Wesleyan University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,275 and the middle ACT score is 27. The median admission rate of colleges in Illinois is 77%.
How much do Illinois Wesleyan University graduates earn?
$70,871 a year is the median pay of former Illinois Wesleyan University students who work, 10 years after they started ($56,082 after 6 years). That ranks 358 of 5,094 US colleges and 13 of 189 in Illinois. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's) at $75,629.
How much student debt do Illinois Wesleyan University graduates have?
$27,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Illinois Wesleyan University graduates, about $286 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 63% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Illinois Wesleyan University?
75% of first-time, full-time students at Illinois Wesleyan University finish within 6 years. 80% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Illinois Wesleyan University?
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (46 bachelor's graduates), Business/Commerce, General (36 bachelor's graduates), Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (33 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 44 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.