Indiana Wesleyan University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a town not particularly near any major cities.

Overview

Indiana Wesleyan University, or IWU, was founded in 1920 as Marion College. Classes began during the fall of 1920. The university adopted its current name in 1987. The main campus is spread over 300 acres in Marion, Indiana. The university offers several academic degrees as well as professional educational programs. The academic units of IWU are organized into the following colleges:

• College of Adult and Professional Studies
• College of Arts and Sciences
• College of Graduate Studies

IWU has a wide variety of student clubs and organizations including the John Wesley Honors College Student Association, Community of Accountants, Psychology Club, Phi Alpha Theta, Sigma Delta Pi, Students for Life, La Amistad Hispanica, and many more.

The sports teams of IWU are popularly referred as the Wildcats. The teams participate in the Mid-Central College Conference. The university is a member of the NAIA Division II and NCCAA Division I.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Wesleyan religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in religion and philosophy, business and management, education and teaching, and nursing and emergency medicine.
• High female/male ratio.
• Large number of students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

Indiana Wesleyan participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 82% of students received financial aid of some sort.

(Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.)

Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 15,442 in 2009-2010 (15,994 full-time equivalent).

About 36% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 64% of the class.

Undergrads are 48% of enrolled students and graduate students are 52%.

Students under 25 years old represent 25% of the student body. About 28% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 98% are full-time and 2% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Indiana Wesleyan provides on-campus housing for 2,559 of its 15,994 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 21 meals weekly.

Athletics

The school is in the Mid-Central College Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 114 male students received the aid (men were 49% of those receiving aid) and 117 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 51% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Indiana Wesleyan offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship).

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate Professional (Business Dominant).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (3,113 awarded)

• Accounting
• Accounting and Business/Management
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Commerce
• Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
• Finance
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Organizational Behavior Studies

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (32 awarded)

• Computer Graphics
• Computer Programming
• Computer Science
• Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
• Computer and Information Sciences
• Computer/Info Tech Services Administration & Management

DESIGN (1 awarded)

• Interior Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (1 awarded)

• Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (1,156 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Biology Teacher Education
• Chemistry Teacher Education
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Education
• Educational Administration and Supervision
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Social Science Teacher Education
• Spanish Language Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching
• Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (62 awarded)

• Human Services
• Social Work

FINE ARTS (6 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts
• Painting

LIBERAL ARTS (142 awarded)

• Creative Writing
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• History
• Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies
• International Relations and Affairs
• International/Global Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
• Political Science and Government
• Social Sciences
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (7 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (25 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Communication and Media Studies
• Journalism
• Mass Communication/Media Studies
• Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (156 awarded)

• Health Services Administration
• Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (0 awarded)

• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician

MEDICINE (8 awarded)

• Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies

MUSIC (12 awarded)

• Music Theory and Composition
• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (798 awarded)

• Family Practice Nurse/Nurse Practitioner
• Nursing Administration (MSN, MS, PhD)
• Nursing
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
• Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (19 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management
• Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (15 awarded)

• Drawing
• Photography
• Printmaking

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (150 awarded)

• Bible/Biblical Studies
• Divinity/Ministry (BD, MDiv)
• Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries
• Pastoral Studies/Counseling
• Philosophy and Religious Studies
• Religious Education
• Religious/Sacred Music
• Theological and Ministerial Studies
• Youth Ministry

SCIENCE (26 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Exercise Physiology

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (49 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (64 awarded)

• Art Therapy/Therapist
• Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling
• Counseling Psychology
• Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling
• Physical Therapy/Therapist
• Psychology
• Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling