Wesleyan University Overview

Wesleyan University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Middletown, Connecticut. Middletown is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

What Is Wesleyan University Known For?

• Students who want to work more closely with their professors have an easier time at Wesleyan U since the student to facuty ratio is 7 to 1.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Wesleyan U.
• In a recent academic period90% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from Wesleyan U with a bachelor's degree make about $73,897 a year. That's 81% more than those who graduate from other schools.
• The average Wesleyan U student graduates in 4.1 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

Where Is 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

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How Do I Get Into Wesleyan U?

You can apply to Wesleyan U online at: https://www.wesleyan.edu/admission/apply/application-process.html

Admission Requirements for Wesleyan U

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	5
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Wesleyan U?

The acceptance rate at Wesleyan U is 14%, which means the school is highly selective when deciding who will be admitted and who won't. Even if you have great grades and test scores, that may not be enough. So be sure to look for ways to make your application memorable.

Approximately 48% of accepted students are men and 52% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 19%, and the acceptance rate for women is 12%.

Average Test Scores

About 52% 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 660 and 750. Math scores were between 660 and 760.

Wesleyan U received ACT scores from 24% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 31 and 35. Math scores were between 27 and 0. Composite scores were between 31 and 34.

Can I Afford Wesleyan University?

The overall average net price of Wesleyan U is $56,713. 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

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 Wesleyan U, approximately 20% of students took out student loans averaging $9,716 a year. That adds up to $38,864 over four years for those students.

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Wesleyan University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,852 undergraduate students at Wesleyan U, with 2,836 being full-time and 16 being part-time.

There are also 201 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,836 full-time undergraduates at Wesleyan U, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	223
Black or African American	163
Hispanic or Latino	327
White	1,547
International Students	325
Other Races/Ethnicities	251

Geographic Diversity

Connecticut students aren't the only ones who study at Wesleyan University. At this time, 41 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 64 countries are represented at Wesleyan U. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Canada.

Wesleyan University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Economics	146	0	0	146
General Psychology	120	10	0	130
Political Science & Government	84	0	0	84
Area Studies	81	0	0	81
Computer Science	62	1	0	63
General English Literature	55	0	0	55
General Biology	46	4	4	54
Child Development & Psychology	52	1	0	53
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	50	0	0	50
Mathematics	37	0	3	40
Fine & Studio Arts	40	0	0	40
Science, Technology & Society	35	0	0	35
Natural Resources Conservation	33	0	0	33
Physics	27	2	1	30
Music	22	6	0	28
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	22	5	0	27
History	27	0	0	27
Other Social Sciences	25	0	0	25
Sociology	24	0	0	24
Education Philosophy	20	3	0	23
Liberal Arts General Studies	10	11	0	21
Chemistry	12	6	3	21
Anthropology	21	0	0	21
General Physical Sciences	17	3	0	20
Drama & Theater Arts	17	0	0	17
Philosophy	16	0	0	16
English Literature (Other)	14	0	0	14
Astronomy & Astrophysics	8	2	0	10
Ethnic Studies	7	0	0	7
Biological & Physical Science	4	0	0	4
Classical & Ancient Studies	4	0	0	4
Dance	4	0	0	4
Romance Languages	3	0	0	3
Archeology	3	0	0	3
Classical Languages & Literature	1	0	0	1
Medieval Studies	1	0	0	1
Religious Studies	1	0	0	1
Other Engineering	0	0	0	0
Geological & Earth Sciences	0	0	0	0
Arts & Media Management	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	1,151	54	11	1,216

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Steadyjohn under License

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