by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Wesley College was awarded 41 badges in the 2023 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is registered nursing.
College Factual ranked Wesley College as #1,499 out of 2,241 colleges and universities in the country on its 2023 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Wesley College held the #1,822 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Wesley College is also ranked #5 out of 5 schools in Delaware.
The acceptance rate at Wesley College is a competitive 59%, 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 80% of students accepted to Wesley College submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 410 and 530. Math scores were between 410 and 520.
Learn more about Wesley College admissions.
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 Wesley College it is much better at 9 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Wesley College is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 49% tells us that most first-year, full-time students don't stick around for a second year at Wesley College. Students may have a variety of reasons for this, such as only intending to attend a school for one year while they brush up on certain subjects.
When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at Wesley College is 19%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Wesley College.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 813 undergraduates at Wesley College with 763 being full-time and 50 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $22,881 | $24,258 | $25,108 | $26,961 | $29,958 |
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 Wesley College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Wesley College, approximately 100% of students took out student loans averaging $7,318 a year. That adds up to $29,272 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Wesley College is 14.4%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.
See which majors at Wesley College make the most money.
Get more details about the location of Wesley College.
Contact details for Wesley College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 120 N State St, Dover, DE 19901-3875 |
| Phone: | 302-736-2300 |
| Website: | www.wesley.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/WesleyCollege |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/wesleycollegeDE |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 47 | $70,089 |
| Health & Physical Education | 45 | $22,278 |
| Business Administration & Management | 20 | $28,593 |
| General Psychology | 19 | $27,568 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 16 | NA |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 11 | NA |
| Special Education | 10 | NA |
| Legal Support Services | 9 | $24,473 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 7 | NA |
| Mathematics | 6 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2019-2020, 616 students took at least one online class at Wesley College. This is an increase from the 275 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 | 616 | 15 |
| 2018-2019 | 275 | 10 |
| 2017-2018 | 79 | 15 |
| 2016-2017 | 27 | 16 |
| 2015-2016 | 19 | 14 |
Learn more about online learning at Wesley College.
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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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