<p>Can people with some knowledge of these two colleges compare and contrast them? They are at the same net money at this point. We live in Chicago and d is torn between the two and she intends to study english and psychology. She also wants to play in the school orchestra on the side as a non music major.</p>
<p>I'll start with PR:</p>
<p>Student Body
Enrollment: 1,429
Female: 55%
Out of State: 65%
International: 7%
African American: 2%
Asian: 3%
Caucasian: 76%
Hispanic: 2%
Native American: 0%</p>
<p>Admission Stats
Freshmen Returning for Sophomore Year: 88%
Freshmen Graduating in 4 years: 62%
Freshmen Graduating in 6 years: 79%
Students Going to Law School Upon Graduation: 2%
Students Going to Medical School Upon Graduation: 1%
Students Going to Business School Upon Graduation: 0%
Students Going to Graduate School Upon Graduation: 22%</p>
<p>What Lawrence Students Say About...</p>
<p>Student Body
Lawrence attracts "bright, motivated, overachievers who are also creative and innovative." They are enthusiastic about learning, often self-admittedly to the point of geekiness. One student writes, "The typical student at Lawrence was that dorky kid in your high school class who was reading Henry V for fun and writing grants to build energy gardens—and getting them." Another adds, "We are the band geeks, the drama nerds, the kids who went to French camp, the kids painting murals on the gym wall." While many here "are White and middle-class, we have a large number of international students from all over the world to accent our learning experience. Moreover, financial aid allows students from many demographic backgrounds to attend." Students agree that "discrimination here is almost a sin, with active campus groups for all races, sexual orientations, religious groups—you name it."</p>
<p>Illinois Wesleyan University
PO Box 2900 Phone: 309-556-3031
Bloomington, IL, 61702-2900 Fax: 309-556-3820
Website: www2.iwu.edu
Student Body
Enrollment: 2,139
Female: 58%
Out of State: 12%
International: 2%
African American: 5%
Asian: 4%
Caucasian: 82%
Hispanic: 3%
Native American: 0%</p>
<p>Admission Stats
Freshmen Returning for Sophomore Year: 92%
Freshmen Graduating in 4 years: 76%
Freshmen Graduating in 6 years: 80%
Students Going to Law School Upon Graduation: 3%
Students Going to Medical School Upon Graduation: 6%
Students Going to Business School Upon Graduation: 1%
Students Going to Graduate School Upon Graduation: 32%</p>
<p>What Illinois Wesleyan Students Say About...</p>
<p>Student Body
IWU draws heavily from the affluent suburbs of Chicago, attracting a student body that "is White," and "somewhat wealthy" although "There are many who do not fit this mold." Most "have very diverse interests, sometimes even majors that you never thought would be possible: music and science, foreign language and pre-professional science, and so on. Furthermore, they are usually involved in a diverse number of extracurricular activities: sports, clubs, organizations, etc." Students tell us that everyone here is "pretty easy-going, though if one is a bio or chem major, studying is constantly on the mind due to the amount needed to be memorized," though for many, "a long week of paper-writing and test taking is rewarded with a few long nights of debauchery." IWU also has a fair number of international students; one woman writes, "My floor alone has girls from Nigeria, Germany, and Bangladesh and there are other girls of Asian, Indian, and African descent as well."</p>