Acceptance Rate
Fall 2021 admitted students
IWU requires that all applicants must submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions cycle, approximately 0% of admitted students opted to submit SAT scores.
In Fall 2021, a total of 432 first-time undergrad students enrolled at IWU. Among these students, 143 (0%) submitted SAT scores, while 135 (0%), submitted ACT scores.
The data shows that the SAT was more popular among the first-time enrolled students, with a majority of students opting for this test.
Average SAT Score
1210
Students submitting SAT Score
Out of the total 2055 admitted students 143 students submitted their SAT score when applying.
33%
For the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, 50% of their scores fell within the following range 1110-1310. Specifically, in the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) section, 50% of admitted students scored between 580 and 670, while 25% scored below 580 and another 25% scored above 670.
In the Math section, 50% of admitted students scored between 530 and 640, while 25% scored below 530 and 25% achieved a score of 640. The data suggests that, applicants with a composite SAT score of 1210 or higher have competitive chances of gaining admission to IWU.
Overall, for the admitted students who submitted SAT scores, their scores placed most of them around the middle, above 59% of test takers nationally.
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Reading and Writing
580-670 -
Math
530-640
Average ACT Score
The average ACT score of admitted students for Fall 2021 enrollment season.
27
Students who Submitted ACT Score
Out of the 2055 admitted students 135 students submitted their ACT score when applying.
31%
Similar to the SAT, IWU requires all applicants to submit either SAT or ACT scores. During the Fall 2021 admissions round, around 31% of admitted students submitted ACT scores.
The middle 50% of admitted students received a composite ACT score between 24 and 29, with 25% scoring above 29 and another 25% scoring below 24.
For the admitted students who submitted ACT scores, their scores placed most of them around the middle, above 51% of test takers nationally.
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English
24-30 -
Math
23-29 -
Composite
24-29
Applicants Stats
The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in IWU during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.
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Total Applicants
During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, IWU received a total of 4,543 applications. These applications included 2,146 male applicants and 2,397 female applicants. -
Admitted Students
Out of the 4,543 applicants, IWU admitted 2,055 students. Among the admitted students, there were 888 males and 1,167 females who received offers of admission. -
Enrolled Students
Among the admitted students, 432 students chose to enroll at IWU. This means that 432 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 233 were male and 199 were female. -
Acceptance Rate
The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, IWU had an overall acceptance rate of 45% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 41% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 49%. -
Yield Rate
The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. IWU had an overall yield rate of 21% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 26%, and for female admitted students, it was 17%.
Admission and Enrollment Trends
The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for IWU over the past 7 years.
Admission Requirements
Fall 2021
Illinois Wesleyan University uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.
Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.Required
- Secondary school record
- Recommendation letters
- Formal demonstration of competencies
- Test scores (SAT/ACT)
- TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
Recommended
- Secondary school GPA
- Secondary school rank
- Completion of college-preparatory program
Neither required nor recommended
- Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)
Accepted Credits
Fall 2021
The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at Illinois Wesleyan University.
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Credit for life experiences
Not Accepted -
Advanced placement (AP) credits
Accepted -
Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)
Not Accepted
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