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VWU is ranked #1,628 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list.
VWU is also ranked #39 out of 63 schools in Virginia.
With an acceptance rate of 86%, Virginia Wesleyan University is easier to get into than many other schools. But that doesn't mean you can slack off on your application. Make sure to treat this school like any other when submitting requested materials and documents.
About 13% of students accepted to VWU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 590 and 680. Math scores were between 560 and 700.
At VWU, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 12 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.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Virginia Wesleyan University is 70%. 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 Virginia Wesleyan University is 66%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at VWU for first-time, full-time students is 43%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Virginia Wesleyan University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,274 undergraduates at VWU with 1,188 being full-time and 86 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $20,336 | $19,765 | $22,128 | $23,879 | $25,456 |
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 VWU, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At VWU, approximately 64% of students took out student loans averaging $7,790 a year. That adds up to $31,160 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at VWU is 7.9%. 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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See which majors at Virginia Wesleyan University make the most money.
Get more details about the location of Virginia Wesleyan University.
Contact details for VWU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 5817 Wesleyan Drive, Virginia Beach, VA 23455 |
| Phone: | 757-455-3200 |
| Website: | https://www.vwu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/VirginiaWesleyan |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/vawesleyan |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 47 | $39,664 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 35 | $35,903 |
| General Psychology | 26 | $28,084 |
| General Biology | 25 | NA |
| Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies | 23 | NA |
| General English Literature | 16 | NA |
| Political Science & Government | 16 | NA |
| General Social Sciences | 16 | NA |
| Communication & Media Studies | 14 | NA |
| Biological & Physical Science | 13 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 215 students took at least one online class at Virginia Wesleyan University. This is an increase from the 171 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 215 | 186 |
| 2019-2020 | 171 | 149 |
| 2018-2019 | 206 | 167 |
| 2017-2018 | 148 | 122 |
| 2016-2017 | 91 | 42 |
Learn more about online learning at Virginia 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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