Illinois Wesleyan University
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| Bloomington, IL 61702-2900
(309) 556-3031 (800) 332-2498 |
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| Full-time: 917 men, 1223 women | Faculty: 161; IIB, +$ |
| Part-time: 5 men, 1 woman | Ph.D.s: 93% |
| Graduate: none | Student/Faculty: 13 to 1 |
| Tuition: $27,624 | |
| Application Deadline: March 1 | Room & Board: $6426 |
| Freshman Class: 2770 applied, 1580 accepted, 564 enrolled | |
| SAT Verbal/Math: 630/645* | ACT: 29 |
| Selectivity: What's this? |
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Introduction
Illinois Wesleyan University, founded in 1850, is a private institution offering 35 major programs in liberal arts, fine arts, and nursing. There are 5 undergraduate schools. In addition to regional accreditation, Illinois Wesleyan has baccalaureate program accreditation with NASM and CCNE. The library contains 317,889 volumes, 23,484 microform items, and 15,866 audio/video tapes/CDs/DVDs, and subscribes to 1046 periodicals including electronic. Computerized library services include the card catalog, interlibrary loans, database searching, Internet access, and laptop Internet portals. Special learning facilities include a learning resource center, art gallery, radio station, TV station, and an observatory, a multicultural center, and a 20-acre tract of virgin timberland. The 80-acre campus is in a suburban area 130 miles from Chicago and 160 miles from St. Louis. Including any residence halls, there are 52 buildings.
| Controlled by | Private (not for profit) |
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| School is | Coeducational |
| School summary | Illinois Wesleyan University, founded in 1850, is a private institution offering 35 major programs in liberal arts, fine arts, and nursing. |
| Number of undergraduate schools and colleges | 5 |
| Which three have the largest enrollments | College of Liberal Arts, School of Music, School of Theatre Arts |
| Baccalaureate programs | NASM CCNE |
| Libraries on campus | 1 |
| Total volumes in library | 317889 |
| Microform items | 23484 |
| Audio/video tapes/CDs/DVDs | 15866 |
| Total periodicals subscribed to | 1046 |
| Interlibrary loans | Yes |
| Database searching | Yes |
| Internet access | Yes |
| Laptop Internet portals | Yes |
| Learning resource center | No |
| Art gallery on campus | Yes |
| Natural history museum on campus | No |
| Planetarium on campus | No |
| Radio station on campus | Yes |
| TV station on campus | Yes |
| Other facilities on campus | an observatory, a multicultural center, and a 20-acre tract of virgin timberland. |
College capsules from Barron's Profiles of American Colleges, Copyright © 2006 by Barron's Educational Series, Inc.