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College Factual ranked TWU as #1,380 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list.
TWU is also ranked #27 out of 45 schools in Tennessee.
The acceptance rate at Tennessee Wesleyan University is a competitive 60%, so make sure you take your application seriously when putting it together. Even leaving out a minor detail could be a reason to move you to the rejection pile.
About 10% of students accepted to TWU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 430 and 580. Math scores were between 500 and 600.
At TWU, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 10 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
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 Tennessee Wesleyan University is 99%. 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 Tennessee Wesleyan University is 69%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full-time students who get their bachelor's degree with four years. At TWU this rate is 33%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Tennessee Wesleyan University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 990 undergraduates at TWU with 948 being full-time and 42 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $7,518 | $9,385 | $14,282 | $14,702 | $15,619 |
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 TWU, 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 TWU, approximately 62% of students took out student loans averaging $5,490 a year. That adds up to $21,960 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at TWU is 7.7%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for TWU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 204 East College Street, Athens, TN 37303 |
| Phone: | 423-745-7504 |
| Website: | www.tnwesleyan.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/TNWesleyan |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/TNWesleyan |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 97 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 51 | $38,842 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 20 | NA |
| Health & Physical Education | 19 | NA |
| Marketing | 16 | NA |
| Communication & Media Studies | 14 | NA |
| Dental Support Services | 13 | NA |
| Accounting | 9 | NA |
| Security Science and Technology | 8 | NA |
| Health/Medical Prep Programs | 8 | 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, 859 students took at least one online class at Tennessee Wesleyan University. This is an increase from the 180 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 859 | 92 |
| 2019-2020 | 180 | 112 |
| 2018-2019 | 433 | 91 |
| 2017-2018 | 429 | 52 |
| 2016-2017 | 70 | 29 |
Learn more about online learning at Tennessee Wesleyan University.
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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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