Iowa Wesleyan University Teaching Programs

Located in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, Iowa Wesleyan University is a private not-for-profit institution. The location of Iowa Wesleyan is a good match for students who are interested in living in a college town while they pursue their degree.

Where Is Iowa Wesleyan University?

Contact details for Iowa Wesleyan are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	601 N Main Street, Mount Pleasant, IA 52641
Phone:	319-385-8021
Website:	www.iw.edu

How Do I Get Into Iowa Wesleyan?

You can apply to Iowa Wesleyan online at: https://online.iw.edu/admissions/

Admission Requirements for Iowa Wesleyan

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	3
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Iowa Wesleyan?

Iowa Wesleyan has an acceptance rate of 81%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 47% of accepted students are men and 53% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 77%, and the acceptance rate for women is 84%.

Average Test Scores

About 9% of students accepted to Iowa Wesleyan submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 420 and 490. Math scores were between 410 and 520.

Iowa Wesleyan received ACT scores from 18% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 15 and 20. Math scores were between 16 and 0. Composite scores were between 16 and 22.

Can I Afford Iowa Wesleyan University?

The overall average net price of Iowa Wesleyan is $31,420. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Iowa Wesleyan, approximately 92% of students took out student loans averaging $4,750 a year. That adds up to $19,000 over four years for those students.

Iowa Wesleyan University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 758 undergraduate students at Iowa Wesleyan, with 697 being full-time and 61 being part-time.

There are also 67 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 697 full-time undergraduates at Iowa Wesleyan, 59% are male and 41% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Iowa Wesleyan University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	2
Black or African American	145
Hispanic or Latino	46
White	292
International Students	85
Other Races/Ethnicities	127

Geographic Diversity

Iowa students aren't the only ones who study at Iowa Wesleyan University. At this time, 20 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 29 countries are represented at Iowa Wesleyan. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Nepal, Australia, and Spain.

Online Learning at Iowa Wesleyan University

In 2022-2023, 346 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Iowa Wesleyan has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 11th most popular in Iowa for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

Iowa Wesleyan University Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Elementary Education	13	0	13
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	6	0	6
Curriculum & Instruction	0	3	3
General Education	2	0	2
Science Education	2	0	2
Music Education	0	0	0
TOTAL	23	3	26

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Robert Thall under License

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