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Iowa Wesleyan College, Iowa

Overview of Iowa Wesleyan College

Iowa Wesleyan is in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. Mount Pleasant is a self-contained town. The school is classified as a United Methodist college. Iowa Wesleyan is a private, not-for-profit institution. The school issues awards (degrees) up to the level of Bachelor's degree.

Areas of Study

Iowa Wesleyan offers many areas of study. Fields of study in vogue at the school include education and teaching and nutrition and exercise therapy.

Iowa Wesleyan Selectivity

Not all applicants to Iowa Wesleyan are accepted. The top quarter of students at the school scored at least 500 on the verbal SAT test. Students' math SAT scores were most often in the range 410 to 520 in 2005. People seek out Iowa Wesleyan, and many students are from other states.

Faculty

The most successful professors at the school are given tenure, encouraging them to stay with the school for a long time.

Student Body

Approximately 849 students study at Iowa Wesleyan (in 2005).

Student Life

The school offers a real campus feel. Iowa Wesleyan makes housing available to a large share of its students. Students at the school can take advantage of the school's meal plans. Students participate in Mid-States Football Association and Midwest Classic Conference athletics. Athletic scholarships or financial aid help the school attract student athletes.

The school reports its educational mission is:
"It is the mission of Iowa Wesleyan College to nurture an educational process that empowers its students to perceive autonomously and in mature, creative ways. This mission is accomplished through an instructional commitment to match student to curriculum; to provide vigorous, innovative teaching; and to give consisent attention to both a mastery of adaptive life skills and personalized learning. The purpose of the College is to reveal and reflect to our constituency, our ready and practical responses to a historic charge; the dynamic of liberal arts buttressed by an enduring relationship with the United Methodist Church."

More complete details are provided below.

Contacting Iowa Wesleyan

Iowa Wesleyan College
601 N Main Street
Mount Pleasant, IA 52641
General Phone: (319) 385-8021
Admissions Phone: (319) 385-6231
Financial Aid Phone: (319) 385-6242
http://www.iwc.edu

Iowa Wesleyan Programs and Degrees (2005)

Iowa Wesleyan awarded degrees in these major categories in 2005:

General CategoryDegreesMost Common Majors [see all]
Education And Teaching53elementary school teaching, music teaching, art education, physical education teaching, early childhood education
Business And Management23business, accounting
Therapy And Counseling9psychology
Liberal Arts9sociology, history, English
Science9biology, chemistry, biostatistics, biological and biomedical sciences
Nutrition And Exercise Therapy8sports and fitness management, exercise science
Nursing And Emergency Medicine7registered nursing
Security And Law Enforcement4corrections and criminal justice
Media4communication studies
Computer Science And Engineering2computer and info science
Design1design and visual communication
Mathematics1mathematics
Music1music
Fine Arts1art history and criticism
Photography And Commercial Art0commercial art

Number of programs and degrees for Iowa Wesleyan in 2005:

Degree LevelTotal
Awarded
Number of
Programs
Bachelor's degree13226

Iowa Wesleyan Student Body

In 2005, Iowa Wesleyan had a total enrollment of 849 students (706 full-time equivalent).

Students in the Freshman Class (2005):

GroupPercent
Men56%
Women44%
Full-Time100%
Part-Time0%

More details are available, using 2004 data:

Students By Class (2004):

GroupPercent
Undergraduate100%

Racial Diversity (2004):
RacePercent
White76%
Black13%
Hispanic5%
Asian1%
American Indian0%
Other Races1%
(Foreign Students)5%

Incoming (Freshman) Students by Place of Residence (2004):
(From available data sampling)

ResidencePercent
Iowa35%
Illinois33%
Missouri15%
Foreign countries13%
Indiana1%
Idaho1%
Florida1%

Iowa Wesleyan Graduation, Retention, and Transfers

Retention Rates (2004):

GroupReturning From
Previous Year
Full-Time59 %

Iowa Wesleyan Room and Board (2005)

Iowa Wesleyan offers campus housing for 488 of its 706 (full-time) students.

(Please refer to our profile of Mount Pleasant, Iowa for details about the area surrounding the campus. Also see our list of other Iowa Colleges).

The school offers students a meal plan with 19 meals per week.

Iowa Wesleyan Admissions and Selectivity (2005)

Acceptances:

GroupApplicantsAcceptedPercent
Accepted
EnrolledPercent of
Accepted Enrolled
Total72742659%13532%
Men40924259%7531%
Women31818458%6033%

Standardized Test Scores:

Test25th Percentile75th Percetile
SAT Verbal410500
SAT Math410520
ACT Verbal1521
ACT Math1520
ACT Composite1621

Application Requirements:

ItemRequirement
GPArequired
Class Rankrequired
High School Recordrequired
College Prep Programrecommended
Recommendationsrequired
Formal Demonstration of Competencerecommended
Standardized Tests (SAT and/or ACT)required
Percent of Applicants Submitting SAT10%
Percent of Applicants Submitting ACT76%
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)required

Admissions Phone Number: (319) 385-6231

Iowa Wesleyan Expenses and Financial Aid (2005)

Expenses and Financial Aid:

ExpenseAmount
In-state tuition and fees$ 16,950
Out-of-state tuition and fees$ 16,950
Room and board$ 5,360
Room charge$ 2,160
Board (meal plan) charge$ 3,200
Books and supplies$ 800
Other expenses$ 2,860

Financial Aid:
Iowa Wesleyan participates in Federal Title IV financial aid programs. (The school's OPE ID is 187100)

Financial Aid Phone Number: (319) 385-6242

Iowa Wesleyan Faculty

Iowa Wesleyan has a tenure system for faculty.

Tenure Status of Faculty (2004):

Full-Time Faculty LevelMenWomen
Tenured88
Non-tenured, but on tenure track146
Non-tenured and not on tenure track30

Salaries for full-time faculty:

Full-Time Faculty (2004):

Full-Time Faculty LevelContract LengthNumber MenAvg Salary MenNumber WomenAvg Salary Women
Instructorcalendar year1*0*
No academic rankcalendar year1*0*
All faculty totalcalendar year2*0*

*: salaries are not displayed where there are fewer than 3 professors in the category.

Full-Time Faculty (2004):

Full-Time Faculty LevelContract LengthNumber MenAvg Salary MenNumber WomenAvg Salary Women
Professoracademic year4$40,9313$37,920
Associate professoracademic year8$36,9385$35,118
Assistant professoracademic year10$36,6685$38,012
Instructoracademic year1*1*
All faculty totalacademic year23$37,36514$36,881

*: salaries are not displayed where there are fewer than 3 professors in the category.

Iowa Wesleyan Athletics

Athletic Conferences (2005):

SportConference
FootballMid-States Football Association
BasketballMidwest Classic Conference
BaseballMidwest Classic Conference
TrackMidwest Classic Conference

Students on Athletic Scholarships (2004):

SportMenWomenTotal
Total24787334
Football1520152
Basketball162137
Track201131
Baseball27027
All Other Sports325587

Iowa Wesleyan Degree Programs (2005)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT
Accounting
Business/Commerce, General

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
Computer and Information Sciences, General

DESIGN
Design and Visual Communications, General

EDUCATION AND TEACHING
Art Teacher Education
Early Childhood Education and Teaching
Elementary Education and Teaching
Music Teacher Education
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching

FINE ARTS
Art History, Criticism and Conservation

LIBERAL ARTS
English Language and Literature, General
History, General
Sociology

MATHEMATICS
Mathematics, General

MEDIA
Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MUSIC
Music, General

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY
Kinesiology and Exercise Science
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART
Commercial and Advertising Art

SCIENCE
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Biostatistics
Chemistry, General

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
Corrections and Criminal Justice, Other

THERAPY AND COUNSELING
Psychology, General

Iowa Wesleyan Highlights

(Details are provided further down on this page.)

What Sets Iowa Wesleyan Apart:

CategoryTrophy 
% students on athletic fin. aid
(vs. all colleges)
Top 1%Iowa Wesleyan % students on athletic fin. aid
% of full-time faculty on tenure track
(vs. all colleges)
Top 5%Iowa Wesleyan % of full-time faculty on tenure track
% of students from other states
(vs. all colleges)
Top 5%Iowa Wesleyan % of students from other states
% of degrees in education and teaching
(vs. all colleges)
Top 7%Iowa Wesleyan % of degrees in education and teaching
Dorm rooms per full-time student
(vs. all colleges)
Top 7%Iowa Wesleyan Dorm rooms per full-time student
Number of degree programs
(vs. colleges of similar size)
Top 8%Iowa Wesleyan Number of degree programs
% of degrees in nutrition and exercise therapy
(vs. all colleges)
Top 18%Iowa Wesleyan % of degrees in nutrition and exercise therapy
Explanation of the Highlights categories

Notable:
United Methodist affiliation
Accepts some high school credits
Offers credit for life experience
Grants credits for AP courses
Offers distance learning
Career counseling
Student employment services
Remedial classes for students
Option to study abroad
Offers campus housing
Offers part-time study
On-campus library
Offers campus housing
Offers a board (meal) plan
Tenure system for quality teaching
Offers athletic scholarships

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