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Wesleyan University

Middletown, CT · CDS 20242025 · City: Small · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
16.5%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
34.8%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
Total cost — out-of-state
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
7:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$14,731

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates3,805
Total all graduate206
Grand total all students4,011

Admissions

Total applicants14,384
Total admitted2,372
Total enrolled825
Overall admit rate16.5%
Admit rate — women15.4%
Admit rate — men18.0%
Yield rate34.8%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?Yes
ED closing date11/15
ED notification date12/15
# admitted under ED plan502
Offers Early Action plan?No
EA closing date
EA notification date
Restrictive Early Action?

Test Scores

% submitting SAT41.0%
% submitting ACT17.0%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile660
SAT EBRW 75th %ile750
SAT Math 25th %ile630
SAT Math 75th %ile760
ACT Comp 25th %ile31
ACT Comp 75th %ile34
% in top 10% of HS class78.0%
% in top 25% of HS class94.0%

Cost

Tuition — in-state
Tuition — out-of-state
Required fees
Room and board
Total cost — in-state
Total cost — out-of-state

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$70,348
Avg % of need met
% with 100% of need met
Avg merit grant (no need)$24,512
Avg loan debt at graduation$14,731

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist2,844
# admitted from waitlist5
Waitlist admit rate0.3%
Transfer applicants (total)543
Transfer admit rate24.1%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio7:1
% faculty full-time89.3%

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)16.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)
Average net price (private)$30,177Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)92.4%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)91.6%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate95.2%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$72,119Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant15.0%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan17.7%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full25.9%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress42.2%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress9.9%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged
Defaulted

Undergraduates

% part-time0.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white53.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black6.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino10.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian9.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races7.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international9.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown3.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women49.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men50.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white60.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black7.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino6.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian11.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races3.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international4.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown5.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Social Sciences25.6%
Psychology14.4%
Visual And Performing Arts10.8%
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, And Group Studies10.0%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences6.6%
English Language And Literature/Letters6.3%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services5.3%
Physical Sciences4.1%