#54 Wesleyan University

#54 Wesleyan University

CITY & STATE
Middletown, CT
PUBLIC/PRIVATE
Private
UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION*
3,631
STUDENT POPULATION*
3,904
AVERAGE GRANT AID*
$59,825
TOTAL ANNUAL COST*
$85,172
ALUMNI SALARY
$149,200
ACCEPTANCE RATE*
14%
SAT COMPOSITE RANGE*
1320-1510
ACT COMPOSITE RANGE*
31-34
  • * Per the 2022-2023 final release data in IPEDS
  • The median salary for workers with 10 or more years of experience per Payscale.
Founded in 1831, Wesleyan University is a rural private liberal arts institution located in the heart of Middletown, Connecticut. The highly selective university offers undergraduate, graduate, and Ph.D. degree programs from 45 majors and 31 minors, and students can receive specialized learning from its 8:1 student-faculty ratio. Wesleyan has a small but mighty network of about 3,000 full-time undergraduates and offers 800 individual tutorials and private music lessons to students. The 316-acre campus has more than 300
buildings including an observatory, an athletic center, and an ice rink for skating or hockey. Wesleyan’s student engagement remains high, with about 900 students taking part in intercollegiate sports every year. Just as robust as its athletic profile are the number of extracurricular activities available to students. More than 200 organizations are available from the seemingly endless range of opportunities including martial arts, acapella singing, and even a stand-up comedy club. Famous alumni include Hamilton playwright Lin-Manuel Miranda and film director Michael Bay.
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On forbes lists
#38
In Private Colleges
#12
In Liberal Arts Universities
#23
In The Northeast
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Carnegie Classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Retention Rate
95%
4-Year Graduation Rate
89%
6-Year Graduation Rate
93%
Per the 2022-2023 final release data in IPEDS
BY THE NUMBERS
Attendance
FULL-TIME
91%
PART-TIME
9%
*Per the 2022-2023 final release data in IPEDS
Enrollment By Race/ Ethnicity
WHITE
53.3%
HISPANIC/LATINO
11.5%
NON-RESIDENT ALIEN
11.1%
BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN
7.9%
ASIAN
7.2%
TWO OR MORE RACES
6.3%
RACE/ETHNICITY UNKNOWN
2.3%
AMERICAN INDIAN OR ALASKAN NATIVE
0.3%
NATIVE HAWAIIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER
0.1%
*Per the 2022-2023 final release data in IPEDS
Enrollment By Gender
MALE
43%
FEMALE
57%
*Per the 2022-2023 final release data in IPEDS
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