2006 Enrollment
By Alan Miller
9/21/06

IWU Has Record Enrollment for 19th Straight Year
     A record 13,917 students are enrolled for fall semester classes in Indiana Wesleyan University's three colleges. It is the 19th consecutive year that IWU, now Indiana's largest private college, has reported a record enrollment.
     The 2006 numbers represent a 10 percent increase from last year's enrollment of 12,632 students.
     Enrollment on the Marion campus stands at 2,935 - an increase of about 4 percent from a year ago. More students also are living on campus, 2,330 this year compared to 2,202 a year ago.
     In recent years, the balance of students attending classes on IWU's Marion campus has shifted from commuter to residential. In 1995, about 53 percent of students lived on campus compared to 79 percent this year.
     Enrollment in IWU's adult education programs, which began in 1985, topped 10,000 for the first time this year. Classes for adults meet at sites throughout Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky - and online.
     Here is a two-year comparison of fall semester enrollment for IWU's three colleges:

College of Arts and Sciences College of Adult and Professional Studies College of Graduate Studies TOTALS

2005 2,830 9,291 511 12,632

2006 2,935 10,351 631 13,917

Change +4 percent +11 percent +10 percent +11 percent

     A 310-bed residence hall and a new academic building are under construction to accommodate continuing enrollment growth on IWU's Marion campus. Both buildings will be complete in time for fall 2007 classes.

Alan Miller is the University Relations Director at Indiana Wesleyan University.