Indiana Wesleyan University SAT Scores, ACT Scores, Acceptance Rate, and Admissions Requirements
With an 89% acceptance rate, your main task at Indiana Wesleyan is to show you are comfortably in the academic range, not to chase a reach-school profile. Since scores are required and SAT submissions are more common, aim for the upper half of the SAT range, around 1100-1190, with 24-28 ACT as a comparable target.
Data on this page is sourced from our college data partners and was last updated on July 9, 2026.
Indiana Wesleyan University facts and stats
Indiana Wesleyan University enrolls about 2,075 undergraduates in a small-town campus setting. Indiana Wesleyan has an 83% freshman retention rate, above the national average of roughly 70%, and a 66% six-year graduation rate. The student-to-faculty ratio is 12:1. Indiana Wesleyan is test-required for admissions.
Marion, IN
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Key Indiana Wesleyan University application dates
Key dates
Regular Decision
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Early Action
Not offered
Early Decision
Not offered
Priority Deadline
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Financial Aid Priority
March 1
Test dates
August 22, 2026
Registration deadline: August 7, 2026
September 12, 2026
Registration deadline: August 28, 2026
October 3, 2026
Registration deadline: September 18, 2026
September 19, 2026
Registration deadline: August 14, 2026
October 17, 2026
Registration deadline: September 11, 2026
December 12, 2026
Registration deadline: November 6, 2026
Because Indiana Wesleyan requires SAT or ACT scores, plan to take your first test by the spring of junior year and use the summer before senior year plus the fall for retakes. To have scores in before the March 1 financial aid priority deadline, aim to make the November SAT or October ACT your last fall retake.
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What you'll actually pay
Indiana Wesleyan is a private not-for-profit, so the same rate applies to all students. Tuition and fees are $32,352, and 65% of students receive aid, with merit awards averaging $11,045. Submit the FAFSA by the March 1 priority deadline for financial aid consideration.

Indiana Wesleyan’s listed cost of attendance is about $43,548 for tuition, fees, room, and board. About 65% of students receive financial aid, with an average aid package of $30,090. Merit awards average $11,045, which can meaningfully reduce the published price for qualifying students. Graduates leave with an average debt of $30,355.
Student life at Indiana Wesleyan University
82% of undergrads live on campus
Freshman housing: Guaranteed
No fraternity or sorority life on campus.
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