How many students at IWU? For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 2,204 students have enrolled in Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion with 2,075 undergraduate and 129 graduate students.
By gender, 882 male and 1,322 female students are attending the school.
It has significantly more students compared to similar colleges (1,493 students on average - private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University (smaller programs)).
7 students are enrolled exclusively, and 289 students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion has a total of 2,204 enrolled students for the academic year 2024-2025. 2,075 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 129 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 882 male and 1,322 female students (the male-female ratio is 40:60) are attending the school.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 2,204 | 2,075 | 129 |
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| Men | 882 | 832 | 50 |
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| Women | 1,322 | 1,243 | 79 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 1,787 White, 124 Black, and 50 Asian students out of a total of 2,204 are attending at Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).
Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 33.6% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution has limited racial and ethnic diversity in its student population.
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 6 | 1 | 5 |
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| Asian | 50 | 14 | 36 |
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| Black | 124 | 72 | 52 |
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| Hispanic | 105 | 51 | 54 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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| White | 1,787 | 678 | 1,109 |
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| Two or more races | 56 | 26 | 30 |
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| Race Unknown | 42 | 21 | 21 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 4 | 1 | 3 |
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| Asian | 47 | 13 | 34 |
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| Black | 116 | 71 | 45 |
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| Hispanic | 102 | 49 | 53 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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| White | 1,687 | 639 | 1,048 |
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| Two or more races | 50 | 22 | 28 |
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| Race Unknown | 35 | 18 | 17 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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| Asian | 3 | 1 | 2 |
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| Black | 8 | 1 | 7 |
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| Hispanic | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | - | - | - |
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| White | 100 | 39 | 61 |
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| Two or more races | 6 | 4 | 2 |
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| Race Unknown | 7 | 3 | 4 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, IWU has 145 students under 18 years old and 1 students over 65 years old. There are 2,133 students under 25 years old, and 74 students over 25 years old out of 2,207 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 145 students are younger than 18 and 1 students are older than 65. IWU has 2,051 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 28 students aged 25 and over.
It has 82 graduate students aged under 25 and 46 students aged 25 and over.
*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 145 | 84 | 61 |
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| 18-19 | 870 | 547 | 323 |
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| 20-21 | 847 | 547 | 300 |
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| 22-24 | 271 | 152 | 119 |
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| 25-29 | 46 | 27 | 19 |
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| 30-34 | 11 | 6 | 5 |
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| 35-39 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
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| 40-49 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
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| 50-64 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
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| Over 65 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 145 | 84 | 61 |
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| 18-19 | 870 | 547 | 323 |
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| 20-21 | 841 | 541 | 300 |
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| 22-24 | 195 | 103 | 92 |
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| 25-29 | 15 | 7 | 8 |
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| 30-34 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
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| 35-39 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
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| 40-49 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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| 50-64 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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| Over 65 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 20-21 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
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| 22-24 | 76 | 49 | 27 |
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| 25-29 | 31 | 20 | 11 |
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| 30-34 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
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| 35-39 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
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| 40-49 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
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| 50-64 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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Online Student Enrollment
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion, 7 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 289 students are enrolled in some online courses.
5 students who live in Indiana or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2 students live in another State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| All Students | 2,204 | 7 | 289 |
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| Undergraduate | 2,075 | 1 | 286 |
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| Graduate | 129 | 6 | 3 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| Indiana Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 5 | 2 | 0 |
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| Undergraduate | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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| Graduate | 5 | 1 | 0 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 2,075 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 81 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 3.90%.78 students have transferred in as full-time status and 3 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 1,873 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 78 |
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| Regular Part-time | 121 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 3 |
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IWU Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions
For the academic year 2024-2025, 2,204 students are enrolled at IWU.
2,075 undergraduate and 129 graduate students are enrolled at IWU.
882 male (40.02%) and 1,322 female (59.98%) students are attending IWU.
32 international students (1.45%) are enrolled at IWU.
IWU has a student population that is predominantly White: 1,787 White (81.08%), 124 Black (5.63%), and 50 Asian (2.27%) students are enrolled.
145 students are under 18 and 1 students are over 65 years old.
7 students are enrolled exclusively online, and 289 students take some online courses.