Illinois Wesleyan University was established in the year 1850 and was sponsored by the United Methodist Church. This private liberal arts college in Bloomington, Illinois offers an extensive learning environment with personal attention. Home to around 1,900 learners, the institute offers more than 80 majors as well as minors all at the undergraduate level. The two main colleges are the College of Fine Arts as well as the School of Music and Theatre art along with the School of Nursing and the College of Liberal Arts, comprising 17 discrete departments. Approximately half of the learners here are part of a study abroad program, and the university maintains good international connections with institutions in more than 70 countries around the world.