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Tennessee Wesleyan University Overview

Located in Athens, Tennessee, Tennessee Wesleyan University is a private not-for-profit institution. Athens is a good match for students who enjoy small-town life.

What Is Tennessee Wesleyan University Known For?

0 Undergraduate Awards
$21,610 Avg Cost After Aid
60% Acceptance Rate
  • Students at TWU may have an easier time interacting with their teachers since the student to faculty ratio at the school is 10 to 1.
  • Students at TWU have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 3%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
  • Although it may not be available for every major, the master's degree is the highest award a student can attain at TWU.
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  • After graduation, TWU bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $42,661 a year. That's about 5% more than their peers at other schools.
  • On average, it takes about 4.2 years for students from TWU to earn a bachelor's degree. This is excellent when compared to the average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Tennessee Wesleyan University?

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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

How Do I Get Into TWU?

You can apply to TWU online at: portal.tnwesleyan.edu/ICS/

Admission Requirements for TWU

Submission Required?
High School GPA Required
High School Rank Recommended
High School Transcript Required
College Prep Program Recommended
Recommendations Considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores Considered but not required
TOEFL Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into TWU?

60% Acceptance Rate
71% Of Accepted Are Women
10% Submit SAT Scores
The acceptance rate at TWU is 60%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

Approximately 29% of accepted students are men and 71% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 50%, and the acceptance rate for women is 64%.

Average Test Scores

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.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Tennessee Wesleyan University  ( 430 to 580 )
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800

SAT Math Scores for Tennessee Wesleyan University  ( 500 to 600 )
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800
TWU received ACT scores from 81% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 18 and 24. Math scores were between 16 and 23. Composite scores were between 18 and 23.

ACT English Scores for Tennessee Wesleyan University  ( 18 to 24 )
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ACT Math Scores for Tennessee Wesleyan University  ( 16 to 23 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Tennessee Wesleyan University  ( 18 to 23 )
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36

Can I Afford Tennessee Wesleyan University?

$21,610 Net Price
62% Take Out Loans
2.5% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of TWU is $21,610. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

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 2.5%. 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.

Tennessee Wesleyan University Undergraduate Student Diversity

895 Full-Time Undergraduates
64% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 974 undergraduate students at TWU, with 895 being full-time and 79 being part-time.

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There are also 112 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 895 full-time undergraduates at TWU, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Tennessee Wesleyan University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 10
Black or African American 67
Hispanic or Latino 52
White 640
International Students 66
Other Races/Ethnicities 60

Geographic Diversity

Tennessee students aren't the only ones who study at Tennessee Wesleyan University. At this time, 18 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 33 countries are represented at TWU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are United Kingdom, Spain, and Brazil.

Online Learning at Tennessee Wesleyan University

92 Took All Classes Online
859 Took At Least One Class Online
36.2% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 859 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at TWU has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 32nd most popular in Tennessee for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of TWU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Tennessee Wesleyan University was 36.2%. This is the #809 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at TWU regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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