IU vs IWU Academic Comparison

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

IU is a public and IWU is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
IU has more expensive tuition & fees ($40,482) than IWU ($31,168).
It is harder to admit to IU than IWU.
IU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,280) than IWU (1,070).
IU has higher submitted ACT score (30) than IWU (21).
IU has more students with 47,005 students while IWU has 2,603 students.
IWU has a lower number of students per faculty with 13 to 1 while IU's ratio is 17 to 1.
IU has more full-time faculties with 2,081 faculties while IWU has 283 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Indiana University-Bloomington and Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion.

IU	vs.	IWU
Bloomington, Indiana	Location	Marion, Indiana
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (smaller programs)
In-State$11,790 Out-Of-State$40,482	2024 Tuition & Fees	$31,168
72%	% Receiving Financial Aid	92%
$11,451	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$20,043

80.00 %	Acceptance Rates	82.01 %
22.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	20.01 %
1,280	SAT Score	1,070
30	ACT Score	21
81 %	Graduation Rate	66 %
10 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
90 %	Retention Rate	78 %
47,005	Student Population	2,603
2,081	Number of Faculties	283
17 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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