Indiana Wesleyan University (IWU) is a Christian, private not-for-profit university affiliated by the Wesleyan Church. The university was established in Marion within a few miles of the Indiana Conference headquarters, Fairmont. In 1988, Marion College was renamed as Indiana Wesleyan University.
The university was founded by the trustees of the Indiana Conference of The Wesleyan Methodist Church in the year 1920 as Marion College in order to provide education in liberal arts and professional courses.
The student-faculty ratio is 14:1 with the graduation rate is 65%.
The institution has a student population of 3,188 enrolled for various online and offline programs
The university provides online education mainly for working professionals in 90 programs in associate, bachelor's, master, and doctorate programs as well as various certificate courses.
Some of the academic majors include Accounting, Management, Nursing, Political Science, Finance, Marketing, Writing, Journalism, and Criminal Justice.
The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools has institutionally accredited Indiana Wesleyan University to provide post-secondary and higher education.