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Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion

Marion, IN 1,974 Undergrads 70.1% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$44,776
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$22,866
After Aid
Median Earnings
$68,838
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$22,866
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$68,838
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$59,986
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate70.1%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age31.5
Warning: High average starting age indicates non-traditional students with prior work experience, which may inflate the median earnings shown.
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients28.1%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time98.8%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS77.9%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
88.9%
SAT Avg
1,082
SAT Reading
25th: 48055575th: 600
SAT Math
25th: 48054075th: 580
ACT Composite
25th: 192375th: 28

ROI Sensitivity Analysis
Assuming 4 Years to Graduation

This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.

Lifetime Value Added (NPV)
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$605k
+$138k
+$121k
Median Cost$23k/yr
+$523k
+$56k
+$38k
Full Cost$45k/yr
+$444k
-$23k
-$41k

ROI Efficiency Metrics
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
31
∞
Median Cost$23k/yr
46
46%
Full Cost$45k/yr
Never
-25%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).⚠️ Warning: The high average starting age or low completion rate may inflate the Median earnings and ROI shown.
  • Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
  • Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
  • NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.

Social Impact ROINew
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.

Donor Return46%

Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.

Taxpayer Return-47%
Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator, or for more sophisticated analysis, the Guided ROI Interview, with your specific estimates of cost and salary.

Program ROI Analysis
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Associate's Degrees

Median Debt
$24,250
Earnings (4yr)
$62,891
Natl Median: $47,660
Lifetime Value Added
+$129k
Median Debt
$24,250
Earnings (4yr)
$62,059
Natl Median: $49,927
Lifetime Value Added
+$122k
Median Debt
$24,250
Earnings (4yr)
$65,007
Natl Median: $54,726
Lifetime Value Added
+$149k
Median Debt
$24,250
Earnings (4yr)
$56,400
Natl Median: $46,706
Lifetime Value Added
+$68k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,669
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$16,500
Earnings (4yr)
$56,136
Natl Median: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
+$66k
Median Debt
$24,250
Earnings (4yr)
$42,908
Natl Median: $36,774
Lifetime Value Added
-$64k
Median Debt
$22,938
Earnings (4yr)
$34,936
Natl Median: $37,656
Lifetime Value Added
-$145k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $40,367
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $33,939
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$26,562
Earnings (4yr)
$67,767
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$30k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$50,790
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
-$106k
Median Debt
$31,740
Earnings (4yr)
$53,497
Natl Median: $44,533
Lifetime Value Added
-$84k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$21,875
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$30,973
Earnings (4yr)
$75,533
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$89k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$28,646
Earnings (4yr)
$60,898
Natl Median: $50,523
Lifetime Value Added
-$24k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,439
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$25,759
Natl Median: $58,894
Lifetime Value Added
-$327k
Median Debt
$26,563
Earnings (4yr)
$52,629
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$91k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,027
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,765
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$70,007
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$47k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$22,824
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$340k
Median Debt
$28,369
Earnings (4yr)
$64,036
Natl Median: $58,716
Lifetime Value Added
+$1k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,911
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,726
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$41,807
Earnings (5yr)
$69,078
Natl Median: $68,069
Lifetime Value Added
+$30k
Median Debt
$25,668
Earnings (4yr)
$44,155
Natl Median: $48,597
Lifetime Value Added
-$162k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,907
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,596
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
International/Globalization Studies
BachCIP: 3020
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,972
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,627
Earnings (4yr)
$52,784
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$90k
Median Debt
$28,125
Earnings (4yr)
$73,742
Natl Median: $83,290
Lifetime Value Added
+$76k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$64,077
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$1k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,370
Earnings (4yr)
$45,729
Natl Median: $52,119
Lifetime Value Added
-$149k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$21,508
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$352k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,468
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,250
Earnings (4yr)
$45,693
Natl Median: $42,915
Lifetime Value Added
-$149k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $46,083
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (4yr)
$70,907
Natl Median: $62,172
Lifetime Value Added
+$54k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$23,978
Earnings (4yr)
$43,781
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$166k
Median Debt
$26,563
Earnings (4yr)
$71,669
Natl Median: $63,560
Lifetime Value Added
+$60k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,497
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,271
Earnings (4yr)
$84,157
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$155k
Median Debt
$24,131
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,792
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Religious Education
BachCIP: 3904
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,633
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Religious Music and Worship
BachCIP: 3905
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,456
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,471
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,366
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$29,688
Earnings (4yr)
$50,351
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$110k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$43,556
Natl Median: $50,499
Lifetime Value Added
-$175k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$49,750
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$115k
Median Debt
$22,830
Earnings (4yr)
$47,578
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$133k
Median Debt
$24,875
Earnings (4yr)
$48,661
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$124k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,259
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,566
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,688
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

Bible/Biblical Studies
PB-CertCIP: 3902
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,827
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $104,114
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,112
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,783
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,669
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
PB-CertCIP: 4407
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,439
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$36,118
Earnings (4yr)
$79,886
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$22k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$56,247
Natl Median: $127,347
Lifetime Value Added
-$189k
Median Debt
$45,114
Earnings (4yr)
$92,437
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$132k
Median Debt
$45,296
Earnings (4yr)
$65,434
Natl Median: $66,714
Lifetime Value Added
-$105k
Median Debt
$44,108
Earnings (4yr)
$57,384
Natl Median: $63,399
Lifetime Value Added
-$179k
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$75,568
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$16k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $110,694
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$49,408
Earnings (4yr)
$93,813
Natl Median: $89,981
Lifetime Value Added
+$144k
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities
MastCIP: 5132
Median Debt
$38,063
Earnings (4yr)
$92,746
Natl Median: $100,487
Lifetime Value Added
+$135k
Median Debt
$43,694
Earnings (4yr)
$70,097
Natl Median: $83,558
Lifetime Value Added
-$64k
Median Debt
$44,477
Earnings (5yr)
$47,140
Natl Median: $59,571
Lifetime Value Added
-$286k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$53,123
Natl Median: $53,024
Lifetime Value Added
-$219k
Median Debt
$45,144
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$57,924
Earnings (4yr)
$115,012
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$329k
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$41,105
Earnings (4yr)
$60,273
Natl Median: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
-$152k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$59,351
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
-$171k
Median Debt
$35,857
Earnings (4yr)
$55,138
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$200k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,767
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$42,191
Earnings (4yr)
$69,914
Natl Median: $61,300
Lifetime Value Added
-$66k
Median Debt
$37,697
Earnings (4yr)
$59,169
Natl Median: $54,640
Lifetime Value Added
-$162k

Graduate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,288
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $126,911
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,147
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,774
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$52,309
Natl Median: $63,709
Lifetime Value Added
-$160k

Doctoral Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$88,198
Natl Median: $113,566
Lifetime Value Added
-$49k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$114,892
Natl Median: $138,131
Lifetime Value Added
+$157k
Median Debt
$113,525
Earnings (4yr)
$69,100
Natl Median: $82,893
Lifetime Value Added
-$218k

Professional Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $78,026
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate (for undergraduate programs) or a median bachelor's degree holder (for graduate programs), accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.

For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate decision moving forward. Note that the institution's average undergraduate net price is used as a proxy for annual cost, which may differ from actual graduate tuition. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.

Completers Only: Federal median earnings data strictly reflects outcomes for students who successfully graduated. Students who do not complete their degree typically earn significantly less and face higher risks of debt default.