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Illinois Wesleyan University is an independent, co-educational, undergraduate university. Mission Illinois Wesleyan University strives to provide a liberal education of high quality for all of our students, whether enrolled in the College of Liberal Arts or in one of the professional School of Nursing, Art, Music or Theatre Arts. An Illinois Wesleyan education is distinctive in giving a liberal arts direction to the curricula of the professional schools and programs and in allowing liberal arts majors access to a wide variety of professional courses as electives. Above all, whatever their course of studies, we wish to enable Illinois Wesleyan graduates to lead useful, creative, fully realized lives. Location The twin cities of Bloomington/Normal, which have a combined population of over 100,000, and are about 130 miles from Chicago, 165 miles from Indianapolis, and 160 miles from St. Louis. Athletics NCAA Division III, College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin, 18 varsity sports (9 for men and 9 for women). Student Profile 2,103 students, 1201 female, 902 male |
Faculty Profile 191 full-time faculty members. 95% of the faculty hold a Ph.D. or appropriate terminal degree. 12-to-1 student-to-faculty ratio, average class size is 18, average lab size is 15. Costs and Aid 2004-2005 costs: $32,270 comprehensive. Need and merit-based financial aid is available. More Distinctions: • U.S. News and World Report rates IWU a “best buy” that is among the best small, comprehensive colleges and universities in the nation. IWU consistently ranks first in the Midwest. • Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine ranks IWU 12th among 1600 private colleges in delivering quality education at an affordable price. • The Fiske Guide to Colleges called IWU the “…the perfect place for multitalented students to thrive” and listed the school as one of only eleven “Best Buys” for private institutions. • Barron’s Profiles of American Colleges, the Princeton Review, and Peterson’s Competitive Colleges also rank IWU highly. • Washington Post education editor Jay Matthews, author of Harvard Schmarvard, listed IWU as a top ten “hidden gem” after surveying hundreds of high school teachers and guidance counselors across the country, asking for colleges that excelled at student-centered teaching. |
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