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Acceptance Rate 45.23%
Yield 21.02%
SAT Score 1,210
ACT Score 27
Applicants 4,543

Applying To IWU

For the academic year 2021-22, the acceptance rate is 45.23% at Illinois Wesleyan University where a total of 4,543 students applied and 2,055 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,210 and the average ACT score is 27. It requires five items and recommends 3 articles to submit to their applicants.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to IWU.
Open Admission Policy✗
Graduate Application Fees$-1
Admission Informationwww.iwu.edu/admissions/
Online Applicationwww.iwu.edu/admissions/applications/
Acceptance Rate45.23%
Average Test Scores1,210 SAT / 27 ACT
Credits AcceptedAdvanced placement (AP) Credits

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2021-2022, the acceptance rate is 45.23% where a total of 4,543 students (2,146 men and 2,397 women) have applied to IWU and 2,055 (888 men and 1,167 women) students have been admitted to the school.
Among them, 233 male and 199 female students have enrolled into IWU and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 21.02%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at IWU
TotalMenWomen
Applicants4,5432,1462,397
Admitted2,0558881,167
Enrolled432233199
Acceptance Rate 45.23% 41.38% 48.69%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 21.02% 26.24% 17.05%
[Chart] Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At IWU, 143 applicants (33% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 135 applicants (31%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,210 and the average ACT score is 27 at IWU. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,310 and 25th percentile score is 1,110. For ACT scores, the 75th percentile score is 88 and the 25th percentile score is 71. The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at IWU.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at IWU
25th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing580670
SAT Math530640
ACT Composite2429
ACT Math2329
ACT English2430
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Admission Requirements

Illinois Wesleyan University requires 5 item(s) (High School Record (or Transcript), Recommendations, Formal Demonstration of Competencies, Admission Test Scores, TOEFL) and recommends 3 articles (High School GPA, High School Rank, Completion of College Preparatory Program) to submit to their applicants.
Application Requirements for IWU
High School GPA✓
High School Rank✓
High School Record (or Transcript)✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✓
Recommendations✔
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✔
Admission Test Scores✔
TOEFL✔
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)✗
✔ Required △ Considered (not Required) ✓ Recommended ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Calendar System and Accepted Credits

The calendar system at Illinois Wesleyan University is Four-one-four plan. Illinois Wesleyan University accepts Advanced placement (AP) Credits. Next table describes credits that Illinois Wesleyan University accepts.
Calendar SystemFour-one-four plan
Dual Credits✗
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✗

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