Student Population at IWU

Total Enrollment

1,527 (all undergraduate)

Undergraduate

1,527

Men Students

783

Women Students

744

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 1,527 students have enrolled at Illinois Wesleyan University (all undergraduate).

By gender, 783 male and 744 female students are attending Illinois Wesleyan University. By attendance status, there are 1,518 full-time students and 9 part-time students.

The number of students at Illinois Wesleyan University is small compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Illinois. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Barnard College and Wellesley College, its population is small (average population is 2,304).

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between Illinois Wesleyan University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 783 male and 744 female students attending IWU. The male-to-female student ratio is 1.05 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.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at IWU
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	1,527	1,518	9
Men	783	778	5
Women	744	740	4

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,050 White students (68.76%) and 139 Hispanic students (9.10%) at Illinois Wesleyan University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Illinois Wesleyan University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Illinois Wesleyan University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	2	2	0
Asian	109	58	51
Black or African American	112	45	67
Hispanic	139	80	59
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	2	0
White	1,050	537	513
Two or More Races	33	18	15
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	9	4	5
Total	1,527	783	744

Online Student Population

At Illinois Wesleyan University, 225 students (14.73% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 0 students live in Illinois where Illinois Wesleyan University is located in and 0 students have enrolled from other states.