by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Dakota Wesleyan University was awarded 1 badge in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is business administration & management.
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Dakota Wesleyan University is ranked #1,626 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Dakota Wesleyan University held the #1,778 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
When it comes to admittance, Dakota Wesleyan University is somewhat selective. Its acceptance rate is 76%, which means you'll face some strong competition during the admissions process. Do what you can to make your application stand out.
About 3% of students accepted to Dakota Wesleyan University submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 400 and 550. Math scores were between 460 and 550.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at Dakota Wesleyan University it is much better at 12 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Dakota Wesleyan University is 56%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Dakota Wesleyan University is 71%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Dakota Wesleyan University the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 46%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 781 undergraduates at Dakota Wesleyan University with 628 being full-time and 153 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $20,026 | $20,139 | $21,214 | $21,836 | $20,795 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Dakota Wesleyan University, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Dakota Wesleyan University, approximately 92% of students took out student loans averaging $8,750 a year. That adds up to $35,000 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Dakota Wesleyan University is 5.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for Dakota Wesleyan University are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1200 W University Ave, Mitchell, SD 57301-4398 |
| Phone: | 605-995-2600 |
| Website: | www.dwu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/dwublue |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/dakotawesleyan |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 51 | $60,155 |
| Business Administration & Management | 18 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 12 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 10 | NA |
| General Psychology | 9 | NA |
| Accounting | 8 | NA |
| General Visual & Performing Arts | 7 | NA |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 7 | NA |
| Health & Physical Education | 5 | $29,046 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 5 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 76 students took at least one online class at Dakota Wesleyan University. This is a decrease from the 128 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 76 | 5 |
| 2019-2020 | 128 | 34 |
| 2018-2019 | 135 | 69 |
| 2017-2018 | 152 | 119 |
| 2016-2017 | 319 | 164 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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