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.
Wesleyan University was awarded 96 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is liberal arts / sciences & humanities.
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Wesleyan U was not ranked in College Factual's 2024 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.
Wesleyan University has a very low acceptance rate of 19%, making it one of the most selective out of all the colleges and universities in the nation. It's probably a good idea to apply to other schools in addition to Wesleyan U just in case you don't make the cut.
About 51% of students accepted to Wesleyan U submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 650 and 750. Math scores were between 650 and 760.
The student to faculty ratio at Wesleyan U is an impressive 8 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
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 Wesleyan University is 89%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 95% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Wesleyan University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Wesleyan U the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 88%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,852 undergraduates at Wesleyan U with 2,836 being full-time and 16 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $4,782 | $7,475 | $11,936 | $17,900 | $49,134 |
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 Wesleyan U, 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 Wesleyan U, approximately 19% of students took out student loans averaging $7,079 a year. That adds up to $28,316 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Wesleyan U is 1.1%. 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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Get more details about the location of Wesleyan University.
Contact details for Wesleyan U are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 45 Wyllys Avenue, Middletown, CT 06459 |
| Phone: | 860-685-2000 |
| Website: | www.wesleyan.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/wesleyan.university |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/wesleyan_u |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| General Psychology | 96 | NA |
| Economics | 96 | NA |
| Political Science & Government | 93 | NA |
| Area Studies | 79 | NA |
| General English Literature | 63 | NA |
| Child Development & Psychology | 48 | NA |
| Film, Video & Photographic Arts | 46 | NA |
| Computer Science | 41 | NA |
| Mathematics | 34 | NA |
| Science, Technology & Society | 33 | 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, 153 students took at least one online class at Wesleyan University. This is a decrease from the 2,945 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 153 | 115 |
| 2019-2020 | 2,945 | 359 |
| 2018-2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-2018 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-2017 | 0 | 0 |
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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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