-20%
Undergraduate enrollment
Undergraduate enrollment fell 20% at Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion vs the 2018–2022 baseline (1.9k vs 2.4k).
Indiana · Private nonprofit · Predominantly bachelor's
Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion
Marion, Indiana. 1,927 undergraduate students. 125 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-13%
Undergraduate enrollment
Undergraduate enrollment at Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion fell 13% between 2021 and 2024 (2.3k → 2.0k).
+12%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion rose 12% between 2021 and 2024 ($29.0k → $32.4k).
+12%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion rose 12% between 2021 and 2024 ($29.0k → $32.4k).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. Indiana
Each tile compares this institution to the Indiana median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$59,986+17% · 6→10y
Indiana median $46,945$51,329
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry66.3%+10% · '02→'24
Indiana median 60.7%$14,335+203% · '97→'20
At program completion1,927-51% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS78.8%+9% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time82.2%+12% · '01→'24
latest cohort$31,168+164% · '00→'24
out-of-state $31,168SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
3.2%Median federal debt $14,335 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $59,986 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+35%
Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion · completion · 100% rose
41.9% → 56.8%
-51%
Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion · undergrad enrollment fell
4,022 → 1,974
+164%
Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion · in-state tuition rose
$12,250 → $32,352
+164%
Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion · out-of-state tuition rose
$12,250 → $32,352
+203%
Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion · median debt rose
$8,000 → $24,250
-100%
Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion · cohort default rate fell
6.6% → 0.0%
+25%
Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion · earnings_median_10yr rose
$48,000 → $59,986
+28%
Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion · earnings_median_8yr rose
$46,300 → $59,093
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$117,840Health and Medical Administrative Services.$91,848Business Administration, Management and Operations.$89,260Bioethics/Medical Ethics.$83,409Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$82,903Accounting and Related Services.$81,587Management Information Systems and Services.$76,486Educational Administration and Supervision.$74,017Human Resources Management and Services.$70,957Business Administration, Management and Operations.$70,255Human Resources Management and Services.$69,078Marketing.$67,090Accounting and Related Services.$66,196Theology and Religious Vocations, Other.$65,900Business/Commerce, General.$62,114Theological and Ministerial Studies.$60,534Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management.$60,236Special Education and Teaching.$59,351Criminal Justice and Corrections.$58,102Curriculum and Instruction.$58,092Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$56,693Student Counseling and Personnel Services.$55,955Accounting and Related Services.$53,328Bible/Biblical Studies.$51,014
Showing top 24 of 40 ranked programs.
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
40 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11
EDUCATION · CIP 13
Student Counseling and Personnel Services.$55,955Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$46,257Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.$48,991Special Education and Teaching.$43,556Curriculum and Instruction.$58,092Educational Administration and Supervision.$74,017Special Education and Teaching.$59,351
LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
THEOLOGY & RELIGIOUS VOCATIONS · CIP 39
PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$82,903Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions.$47,140Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions.$46,962Health and Medical Administrative Services.$91,848Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$56,693Bioethics/Medical Ethics.$83,409Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$117,840
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
Business Administration, Management and Operations.$70,255Marketing.$67,090Accounting and Related Services.$66,196Business/Commerce, General.$62,114Business Administration, Management and Operations.$89,260Accounting and Related Services.$53,328Accounting and Related Services.$81,587Human Resources Management and Services.$69,078Human Resources Management and Services.$70,957Management Information Systems and Services.$76,486
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$787,763
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 7
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $18,962
- HS-only baseline · IN
- $36,400
- Years to complete
- 4
- CIP family
- 51
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in Indiana
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion graduates earn $X” — not “Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.