Student Population at IWU
Total Enrollment
2,603
Undergraduate
2,236
Graduate
367
Online Enrollment
306
Men Students
895
Women Students
1,708
For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 2,603 students have enrolled at Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion - 2,236 undergraduate and 367 graduate.
By gender, 895 male and 1,708 female students are attending Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion. By attendance status, there are 2,250 full-time students and 353 part-time students.
The number of students at Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion is large compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Indiana. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Anderson University and Bethel University, its population is very large (average population is 1,795).
Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion offers online degree/certificate programs and 306 students enrolled in online programs.
*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.
Enrollment Comparison Chart
The below chart compares the student population between Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion and similar colleges.
Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status
By gender, there are 895 male and 1,708 female students attending IWU. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.52 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at IWU.
| Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2,236 | 2,072 | 164 |
| Men | 819 | 745 | 74 |
| Women | 1,417 | 1,327 | 90 |
| Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 367 | 178 | 189 |
| Men | 76 | 41 | 35 |
| Women | 291 | 137 | 154 |
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, there are 2,086 White students (80.14%) and 158 Black or African American students (6.07%) at Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Asian | 53 | 12 | 41 |
| Black or African American | 110 | 68 | 42 |
| Hispanic | 93 | 28 | 65 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| White | 1,803 | 637 | 1,166 |
| Two or More Races | 70 | 31 | 39 |
| Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 69 | 24 | 45 |
| Total | 2,236 | 819 | 1,417 |
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Asian | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Black or African American | 48 | 9 | 39 |
| Hispanic | 15 | 3 | 12 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| White | 283 | 59 | 224 |
| Two or More Races | 10 | 1 | 9 |
| Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Total | 367 | 76 | 291 |
Online Student Population
At Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion, 609 students (23.40% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 306 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 212 students live in Indiana where Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion is located in and 92 students have enrolled from other states.
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 2,603 | 2,236 | 367 |
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes | 306 | 1 | 305 |
| Enrolled Some in Online Classes | 303 | 292 | 11 |
| Not Enrolled in Online Classes | 1,994 | 1,943 | 51 |
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total (Enrolled Excl.) | 306 | 1 | 305 |
| Indiana Residents | 212 | 1 | 211 |
| Other State in U.S. | 92 | 0 | 92 |
| Outside of U.S. | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 |