How Student Population Changes at IWU

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,730 where 1,527 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 0.95 to 1 and it means that there are similar numbers of female and male students enrolled in IWU.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Illinois Wesleyan University since 2013.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	2,009	886	1,123
2014-15	1,893 -116	827 -59	1,066 -57
2015-16	1,842 -51	815 -12	1,027 -39
2016-17	1,771 -71	821 6	950 -77
2017-18	1,649 -122	748 -73	901 -49
2018-19	1,693 44	808 60	885 -16
2019-20	1,629 -64	779 -29	850 -35
2020-21	1,636 7	780 1	856 6
2021-22	1,653 17	816 36	837 -19
2022-23	1,527 -126	783 -33	744 -93
Average	1,730	806	924

Illinois Wesleyan University Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 68.76%. The percentage was 73.57% 10 years ago and IWU still has a high percentage of white students. 7.14% of enrolled students is Asian and 7.33% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Illinois Wesleyan University over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2013-14	6	92	92	126	1	1,478	28
2014-15	5	82	87	128	1	1,337	43
2015-16	1	78	74	123	1	1,308	49
2016-17	0	77	77	123	1	1,255	45
2017-18	0	94	86	135	1	1,138	33
2018-19	0	93	104	159	0	1,175	45
2019-20	0	107	111	141	1	1,134	39
2020-21	0	111	112	153	1	1,145	61
2021-22	2	110	119	157	1	1,147	53
2022-23	2	109	112	139	2	1,050	33
Average	2	95	97	138	1	1,217	43

Illinois Wesleyan University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

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Enrollment Trends at IWU

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes