79%

Graduation Rate

82%

Retention Rate

At Illinois Wesleyan University, the graduation rate is 79 % within 150% normal time, the retention rate is 82 %, as of August 31, 2023.

Its graduation rate is much higher than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 43.44% (private (not-for-profit) Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields).


Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time

For the academic year 2022-2023, 337 students out of 424 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 6 years for 4-year BS degree) at Illinois Wesleyan University.

By gender, 161 male and 176 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period.

CandidatesCompletersGraduation Rates
Total42433779.48%
Men21116176.30%
Women21317682.63%
Illinois Wesleyan University graduation rate by gender

Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity

The following table shows graduation rate by race and at Illinois Wesleyan University.

  • Asian: 88.46%
  • Black (Non-Hispanic): 77.78%
  • Hispanic: 75.61%
  • White: 79.40%
  • Unknown: 50.00%
Graduation Rate by Gender
TotalMaleFemale
Asian88.46%(23/26) 80.00%(8/10) 93.75%(15/16)
Black (Non-Hispanic)77.78%(21/27) 75.00%(9/12) 80.00%(12/15)
Hispanic75.61%(31/41) 76.19%(16/21) 75.00%(15/20)
White79.40%(239/301) 76.28%(119/156) 82.76%(120/145)
Unknown50.00%(1/2) - 50.00%(1/2)
Illinois Wesleyan University graduation rate by race

Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate

A non-resident alien student is not a US citizen/green card holder and studies with a student visa, such as an F visa, in the United States. At Illinois Wesleyan University, 22 of 27 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 57.15%.

  • Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate