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Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global

Marion, IN 6,656 Undergrads 48.3% Grad Rate
Share
Total Cost
$22,317
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$17,069
After Aid
Median Earnings
$65,314
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$17,069
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$65,314
Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$65,692
Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate48.3%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Warning: The majority of students at this institution do not graduate. Non-completers typically earn significantly less and face higher debt risks.
Average starting age (2015-17)31.5
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 Recipients54.3%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time92.9%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS75.9%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
100.0%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: --75th: -
SAT Math
25th: --75th: -
ACT Composite
25th: --75th: -

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)

Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$571k
+$101k
+$85k
Median Cost$17k/yr
+$510k
+$39k
+$23k
Full Cost$22k/yr
+$491k
+$21k
+$4k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
33
∞
Median Cost$17k/yr
49
38%
Full Cost$22k/yr
61
5%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the median earnings five years after graduating, with four years of 2% raises taken out.⚠️ 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

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 Return107%

Gov. Pell Grant ROINew

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-20%

Program ROI Analysis

These figures are medians for past graduates who received federal aid. Your cost and pay will differ. Run your own numbers in the Guided ROI Interview →

Associate's Degrees

Accounting and Related Services
AssocCIP: 5203

Earnings shared by 2 Indiana Wesleyan University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$21,924
Earnings (4yr)
$62,891
Natl Median: $47,660
Lifetime Value Added
+$142k
Business/Commerce, General
AssocCIP: 5201

Earnings shared by 2 Indiana Wesleyan University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$24,250
Earnings (4yr)
$62,059
Natl Median: $49,927
Lifetime Value Added
+$134k
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
AssocCIP: 1110

Earnings shared by 2 Indiana Wesleyan University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$25,250
Earnings (4yr)
$65,007
Natl Median: $54,726
Lifetime Value Added
+$162k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
AssocCIP: 4301

Earnings shared by 2 Indiana Wesleyan University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$25,250
Earnings (4yr)
$56,400
Natl Median: $46,706
Lifetime Value Added
+$80k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
AssocCIP: 2401

Earnings shared by 2 Indiana Wesleyan University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$18,976
Earnings (4yr)
$56,136
Natl Median: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
+$77k
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries
AssocCIP: 3907

Earnings shared by 2 Indiana Wesleyan University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$22,182
Earnings (4yr)
$42,908
Natl Median: $36,774
Lifetime Value Added
-$54k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
AssocCIP: 1312

Earnings shared by 2 Indiana Wesleyan University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$21,885
Earnings (4yr)
$34,936
Natl Median: $37,656
Lifetime Value Added
-$135k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $40,367
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Bachelor's Degrees

Accounting and Related Services
BachCIP: 5203

Earnings shared by 2 Indiana Wesleyan University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$25,096
Earnings (4yr)
$67,767
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$53k
Bible/Biblical Studies
BachCIP: 3902

Earnings shared by 2 Indiana Wesleyan University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$30,795
Earnings (4yr)
$53,497
Natl Median: $44,533
Lifetime Value Added
-$63k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202

Earnings shared by 2 Indiana Wesleyan University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$26,029
Earnings (4yr)
$75,533
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$112k
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
BachCIP: 4228

Earnings shared by 2 Indiana Wesleyan University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$30,455
Earnings (4yr)
$60,898
Natl Median: $50,523
Lifetime Value Added
-$2k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Criminal Justice and Corrections
BachCIP: 4301

Earnings shared by 2 Indiana Wesleyan University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$52,629
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$70k
Finance and Financial Management Services
BachCIP: 5208

Earnings shared by 2 Indiana Wesleyan University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$70,007
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$70k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
BachCIP: 5107

Earnings shared by 2 Indiana Wesleyan University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$27,990
Earnings (4yr)
$64,036
Natl Median: $58,716
Lifetime Value Added
+$23k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,726
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$46,757
Earnings (2yr)
$45,794
Natl Median: $68,069
Lifetime Value Added
-$112k
Human Services, General
BachCIP: 4400

Earnings shared by 2 Indiana Wesleyan University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$31,221
Earnings (4yr)
$44,155
Natl Median: $48,597
Lifetime Value Added
-$142k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,596
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
BachCIP: 2401

Earnings shared by 2 Indiana Wesleyan University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$19,586
Earnings (4yr)
$52,784
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$69k
Management Information Systems and Services
BachCIP: 5212

Earnings shared by 2 Indiana Wesleyan University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$73,742
Natl Median: $83,290
Lifetime Value Added
+$99k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214

Earnings shared by 2 Indiana Wesleyan University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$18,473
Earnings (4yr)
$64,077
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$24k
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
BachCIP: 5115

Earnings shared by 2 Indiana Wesleyan University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$30,616
Earnings (4yr)
$45,729
Natl Median: $52,119
Lifetime Value Added
-$128k
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries
BachCIP: 3907

Earnings shared by 2 Indiana Wesleyan University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$23,555
Earnings (4yr)
$45,693
Natl Median: $42,915
Lifetime Value Added
-$129k
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
BachCIP: 0909

Earnings shared by 2 Indiana Wesleyan University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$71,669
Natl Median: $63,560
Lifetime Value Added
+$83k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,497
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138

Earnings shared by 2 Indiana Wesleyan University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$16,625
Earnings (4yr)
$84,157
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$178k
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407

Earnings shared by 2 Indiana Wesleyan University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$29,750
Earnings (4yr)
$50,351
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$89k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
BachCIP: 1312

Earnings shared by 2 Indiana Wesleyan University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$47,578
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$113k

Master's Degrees

Accounting and Related Services
MastCIP: 5203

Earnings shared by 2 Indiana Wesleyan University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$25,434
Earnings (4yr)
$79,886
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$34k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202

Earnings shared by 2 Indiana Wesleyan University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$37,620
Earnings (4yr)
$92,437
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$144k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
MastCIP: 4301

Earnings shared by 2 Indiana Wesleyan University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$65,434
Natl Median: $66,714
Lifetime Value Added
-$94k
Curriculum and Instruction
MastCIP: 1303

Earnings shared by 2 Indiana Wesleyan University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$57,384
Natl Median: $63,399
Lifetime Value Added
-$169k
Educational Administration and Supervision
MastCIP: 1304

Earnings shared by 2 Indiana Wesleyan University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$37,828
Earnings (4yr)
$75,568
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$4k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $110,694
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Health and Medical Administrative Services
MastCIP: 5107

Earnings shared by 2 Indiana Wesleyan University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$47,245
Earnings (4yr)
$93,813
Natl Median: $89,981
Lifetime Value Added
+$156k
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities
MastCIP: 5132

Earnings shared by 2 Indiana Wesleyan University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$92,746
Natl Median: $100,487
Lifetime Value Added
+$146k
Human Resources Management and Services
MastCIP: 5210

Earnings shared by 2 Indiana Wesleyan University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$41,794
Earnings (4yr)
$70,097
Natl Median: $83,558
Lifetime Value Added
-$52k
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
MastCIP: 5115

Earnings shared by 2 Indiana Wesleyan University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$47,799
Earnings (5yr)
$52,972
Natl Median: $59,571
Lifetime Value Added
-$221k
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
MastCIP: 5138

Earnings shared by 2 Indiana Wesleyan University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$54,216
Earnings (4yr)
$115,012
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$341k
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407

Earnings shared by 2 Indiana Wesleyan University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$38,013
Earnings (4yr)
$60,273
Natl Median: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
-$142k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$42,682
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
-$294k
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
MastCIP: 1311

Earnings shared by 2 Indiana Wesleyan University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$39,000
Earnings (4yr)
$55,138
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$190k
Median Debt
$30,029
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
Theological and Ministerial Studies
MastCIP: 3906

Earnings shared by 2 Indiana Wesleyan University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$49,561
Earnings (4yr)
$69,914
Natl Median: $61,300
Lifetime Value Added
-$54k
Theology and Religious Vocations, Other
MastCIP: 3999

Earnings shared by 2 Indiana Wesleyan University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$59,169
Natl Median: $54,640
Lifetime Value Added
-$152k

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
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
Gr-CertCIP: 1312

Earnings shared by 2 Indiana Wesleyan University campuses, which report as one program.

Median Debt
$27,251
Earnings (4yr)
$52,309
Natl Median: $63,709
Lifetime Value Added
-$156k

Doctoral Degrees

Median Debt
$96,450
Earnings (2yr)
$88,198
Natl Median: $113,566
Lifetime Value Added
-$28k

Professional Degrees

Median Debt
$41,000
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.