Indiana Wesleyan University is a Christian comprehensive university of The Wesleyan Church. The University was founded in 1920 as Marion College and is committed to liberal arts and professional education.  Indiana Wesleyan University is an energized community committed to changing the world. We guide students in discovering their individual purpose and life calling and help them develop in character, scholarship, and leadership.


A regional building for Indiana Wesleyan University

Online and Regional

Since 1920, Indiana Wesleyan University has been a pioneer in higher learning – finding innovative ways to make education more affordable, adaptable, and accessible. Through IWU-National & Global, students can enroll in 100% online programs at the certificate, associate, bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral levels. Onsite and hybrid programs are also accessible at IWU’s regional education centers across Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio.

The Wesley Seminary building

Wesley Seminary

Wesley Seminary, founded in 2009, is headquartered on the campus of IWU. Wesley Seminary offers a practical online option for working ministers to obtain a graduate or doctoral level degree while applying weekly knowledge to their local ministry contexts.

The IWU Marion campus

Residential Campus

Nearly 3,000 students are enrolled in traditional programs on the University’s 350 acre residential campus in Marion. Most buildings on the Marion campus have been built in the past 25 years, so students live and learn in a visually striking environment with well-appointed residence halls and academic facilities, all on a ca mpus that is only an hour away from both Fort Wayne and Indianapolis.