The average graduation rate over the past 10 years (2015-2025) is 79.40% where the last year rate was 74%.
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 86.90% (all full-time students).
The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 79.40% where the current academic year rate is 74%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Illinois Wesleyan University over the past 10 years (2015-2025).
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 83% | 78% | 86% |
| 2016-17 | 81% | 78% | 83% |
| 2017-18 | 78% | 74% | 82% |
| 2018-19 | 79% | 78% | 80% |
| 2019-20 | 76% | 74% | 79% |
| 2020-21 | 81% | 78% | 84% |
| 2021-22 | 81% | 80% | 81% |
| 2022-23 | 79% | 76% | 82% |
| 2023-24 | 82% | 81% | 83% |
| 2024-25 | 74% | 69% | 79% |
| Average | 79.40% | 76.60% | 81.90% |
The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 2.70% where the current year rate is 19%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Illinois Wesleyan University from 2018 to 2025.
| Year | Transfer-out Rate |
|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 4% |
| 2019-20 | 0% |
| 2020-21 | 3% |
| 2021-22 | 0% |
| 2022-23 | 0% |
| 2023-24 | 1% |
| 2024-25 | 19% |
| Average | 2.70% |
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 86.90% (all full-time students).
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at IWU from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 93% | - |
| 2016-17 | 93% | - |
| 2017-18 | 89% | - |
| 2018-19 | 91% | - |
| 2019-20 | 84% | - |
| 2020-21 | 87% | - |
| 2021-22 | 85% | - |
| 2022-23 | 82% | - |
| 2023-24 | 85% | - |
| 2024-25 | 80% | - |
| Average | 86.90% | - |
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 11.00 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 12 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Illinois Wesleyan University since 2025.
| Year | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 11:1 |
| 2016-17 | 10:1 |
| 2017-18 | 10:1 |
| 2018-19 | 11:1 |
| 2019-20 | 11:1 |
| 2020-21 | 11:1 |
| 2021-22 | 12:1 |
| 2022-23 | 11:1 |
| 2023-24 | 11:1 |
| 2024-25 | 12:1 |
| Average | 11.00:1 |
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