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Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global

Marion, IN 6,656 Undergrads 49.5% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$22,228
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$16,898
After Aid
Median Earnings
$68,838
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$16,898
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 Rate49.5%
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 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 Recipients49.5%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time92.9%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS77.9%

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)
⚠️ 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$17k/yr
+$544k
+$77k
+$60k
Full Cost$22k/yr
+$525k
+$58k
+$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$17k/yr
41
98%
Full Cost$22k/yr
45
51%
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 Return194%

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 Return7%
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
+$140k
Median Debt
$24,250
Earnings (4yr)
$62,059
Natl Median: $49,927
Lifetime Value Added
+$133k
Median Debt
$24,250
Earnings (4yr)
$65,007
Natl Median: $54,726
Lifetime Value Added
+$160k
Median Debt
$24,250
Earnings (4yr)
$56,400
Natl Median: $46,706
Lifetime Value Added
+$79k
Median Debt
$16,500
Earnings (4yr)
$56,136
Natl Median: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
+$77k
Median Debt
$24,250
Earnings (4yr)
$42,908
Natl Median: $36,774
Lifetime Value Added
-$53k
Median Debt
$22,938
Earnings (4yr)
$34,936
Natl Median: $37,656
Lifetime Value Added
-$134k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $40,367
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$26,562
Earnings (4yr)
$67,767
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$52k
Median Debt
$31,740
Earnings (4yr)
$53,497
Natl Median: $44,533
Lifetime Value Added
-$62k
Median Debt
$30,973
Earnings (4yr)
$75,533
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$111k
Median Debt
$28,646
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
Median Debt
$26,563
Earnings (4yr)
$52,629
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$70k
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$70,007
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$69k
Median Debt
$28,369
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
$41,807
Earnings (5yr)
$69,078
Natl Median: $68,069
Lifetime Value Added
+$51k
Median Debt
$25,668
Earnings (4yr)
$44,155
Natl Median: $48,597
Lifetime Value Added
-$141k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,596
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,627
Earnings (4yr)
$52,784
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$68k
Median Debt
$28,125
Earnings (4yr)
$73,742
Natl Median: $83,290
Lifetime Value Added
+$97k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$64,077
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$23k
Median Debt
$25,370
Earnings (4yr)
$45,729
Natl Median: $52,119
Lifetime Value Added
-$128k
Median Debt
$26,563
Earnings (4yr)
$71,669
Natl Median: $63,560
Lifetime Value Added
+$81k
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
+$177k
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$29,688
Earnings (4yr)
$50,351
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$89k
Median Debt
$22,830
Earnings (4yr)
$47,578
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$112k

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$36,118
Earnings (4yr)
$79,886
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$33k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$56,247
Natl Median: $127,347
Lifetime Value Added
-$178k
Median Debt
$45,114
Earnings (4yr)
$92,437
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$143k
Median Debt
$45,296
Earnings (4yr)
$65,434
Natl Median: $66,714
Lifetime Value Added
-$94k
Median Debt
$44,108
Earnings (4yr)
$57,384
Natl Median: $63,399
Lifetime Value Added
-$168k
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$75,568
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$5k
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
+$155k
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities
MastCIP: 5132
Median Debt
$38,063
Earnings (4yr)
$92,746
Natl Median: $100,487
Lifetime Value Added
+$146k
Median Debt
$43,694
Earnings (4yr)
$70,097
Natl Median: $83,558
Lifetime Value Added
-$53k
Median Debt
$44,477
Earnings (5yr)
$47,140
Natl Median: $59,571
Lifetime Value Added
-$275k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$53,123
Natl Median: $53,024
Lifetime Value Added
-$208k
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
+$340k
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$41,105
Earnings (4yr)
$60,273
Natl Median: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
-$141k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$59,351
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
-$160k
Median Debt
$35,857
Earnings (4yr)
$55,138
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$189k
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
-$55k
Median Debt
$37,697
Earnings (4yr)
$59,169
Natl Median: $54,640
Lifetime Value Added
-$151k

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

Doctoral Degrees

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

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.