IWU vs IU 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.

IWU is a private (not-for-profit) and IU is a public 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 (1,070) than IWU (1,070).
IU has higher submitted ACT score (21) 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 Wesleyan University-Marion and Indiana University-Bloomington.

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

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

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