Basic Information
Type
Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach
Regional
Religious Affiliation
United Methodist
Population
25,000
Weather
Comfortable Days
95 (20%) very dry
Sunshine Hours
2,750 (74%)
Days Without Precipitation
270 (85%)
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
656
Men / Women
50% / 50%
From State
56%
From Region
28%
Athletes
45.3%
Racial/Ethnic
White
80%
Hispanic
7%
Mixed
5%
International
4%
Black
2%
Native American
1%
Asian
0%
Men in the Entering Class
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 53.3% 53.3%
2012 Men: 53.0% 53.0%
2013 Men: 55.4% 55.4%
2014 Men: 52.1% 52.1%
2015 Men: 52.8% 52.8%
2016 Men: 54.6% 54.6%
2017 Men: 51.8% 51.8%
2018 Men: 52.4% 52.4%
2019 Men: 51.5% 51.5%
2020 Men: 56.8% 56.8%
2021 Men: 54.4% 54.4%
2022 Men: 61.9% 61.9%
2023 Men: 54.9% 54.9%
2024 Men: 58.3% 58.3%
Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Native: 4.0% 4.0%
2012 Native: 2.8% 2.8%
2013 Native: 6.5% 6.5%
2014 Native: 3.7% 3.7%
2015 Native: 2.4% 2.4%
2016 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2017 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2018 Native: 1.1% 1.1%
2019 Native: 2.4% 2.4%
2020 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2021 Native: 1.1% 1.1%
2022 Native: 2.2% 2.2%
2023 Native: 1.8% 1.8%
2024 Native: 4.7% 4.7%
2011 Asian: 3.2% 3.2%
2012 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2013 Asian: 0.6% 0.6%
2014 Asian: 0.6% 0.6%
2015 Asian: 1.8% 1.8%
2016 Asian: 1.2% 1.2%
2017 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2018 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2019 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2020 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2021 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2022 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2023 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2024 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2011 Black: 3.2% 3.2%
2012 Black: 3.4% 3.4%
2013 Black: 1.9% 1.9%
2014 Black: 2.5% 2.5%
2015 Black: 1.8% 1.8%
2016 Black: 1.8% 1.8%
2017 Black: 3.7% 3.7%
2018 Black: 0.0% 0.0%
2019 Black: 1.2% 1.2%
2020 Black: 2.9% 2.9%
2021 Black: 0.6% 0.6%
2022 Black: 0.6% 0.6%
2023 Black: 3.0% 3.0%
2024 Black: 2.7% 2.7%
2011 Hispanic: 4.8% 4.8%
2012 Hispanic: 6.7% 6.7%
2013 Hispanic: 3.2% 3.2%
2014 Hispanic: 6.2% 6.2%
2015 Hispanic: 4.8% 4.8%
2016 Hispanic: 4.1% 4.1%
2017 Hispanic: 2.5% 2.5%
2018 Hispanic: 3.8% 3.8%
2019 Hispanic: 6.0% 6.0%
2020 Hispanic: 2.9% 2.9%
2021 Hispanic: 6.3% 6.3%
2022 Hispanic: 5.1% 5.1%
2023 Hispanic: 3.0% 3.0%
2024 Hispanic: 7.4% 7.4%
2011 White: 81.6% 81.6%
2012 White: 85.5% 85.5%
2013 White: 83.8% 83.8%
2014 White: 80.1% 80.1%
2015 White: 84.3% 84.3%
2016 White: 90.6% 90.6%
2017 White: 86.3% 86.3%
2018 White: 92.3% 92.3%
2019 White: 83.1% 83.1%
2020 White: 84.3% 84.3%
2021 White: 84.6% 84.6%
2022 White: 87.1% 87.1%
2023 White: 89.9% 89.9%
2024 White: 81.2% 81.2%
2011 International: 0.8% 0.8%
2012 International: 0.6% 0.6%
2013 International: 2.6% 2.6%
2014 International: 1.9% 1.9%
2015 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2016 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2017 International: 1.9% 1.9%
2018 International: 0.5% 0.5%
2019 International: 3.0% 3.0%
2020 International: 4.3% 4.3%
2021 International: 2.9% 2.9%
2022 International: 0.6% 0.6%
2023 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2024 International: 0.7% 0.7%
Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.
Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2020 Native: 2.2% 2.2%
2021 Native: 2.9% 2.9%
2022 Native: 2.5% 2.5%
2023 Native: 1.4% 1.4%
2024 Native: 1.8% 1.8%
2025 Native: 1.4% 1.4%
2020 Asian: 0.8% 0.8%
2021 Asian: 1.1% 1.1%
2022 Asian: 1.5% 1.5%
2023 Asian: 0.7% 0.7%
2024 Asian: 0.6% 0.6%
2025 Asian: 0.3% 0.3%
2020 Black: 1.2% 1.2%
2021 Black: 2.3% 2.3%
2022 Black: 1.5% 1.5%
2023 Black: 1.6% 1.6%
2024 Black: 1.6% 1.6%
2025 Black: 2.0% 2.0%
2020 Hispanic: 8.2% 8.2%
2021 Hispanic: 9.5% 9.5%
2022 Hispanic: 6.5% 6.5%
2023 Hispanic: 7.3% 7.3%
2024 Hispanic: 8.9% 8.9%
2025 Hispanic: 6.9% 6.9%
2020 White: 82.6% 82.6%
2021 White: 79.1% 79.1%
2022 White: 79.4% 79.4%
2023 White: 80.8% 80.8%
2024 White: 80.2% 80.2%
2025 White: 80.3% 80.3%
2020 International: 1.9% 1.9%
2021 International: 1.8% 1.8%
2022 International: 2.6% 2.6%
2023 International: 3.3% 3.3%
2024 International: 2.4% 2.4%
2025 International: 3.5% 3.5%
Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.
IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Schools & Majors
⇅
Dakota Wesleyan University
134
44% / 56%
3%
$65,763
67
96%
Mathematics
2 —
100% / 0%
0%
—
—
—
Biochemistry
5 —
40% / 60%
0%
$63,161
61
—
Biology
2 —
50% / 50%
0%
$63,014
61
—
Wildlife Management
4 —
100% / 0%
0%
$54,011
36
—
Exercise Science
6 —
83% / 17%
17%
$55,541
41
—
Nursing
33 —
12% / 88%
0%
$85,586
89
97%
Accounting
5 —
80% / 20%
20%
$73,328
78
—
Business Administration
14 —
71% / 29%
14%
$67,429
70
—
Entrepreneurship
9 —
89% / 11%
0%
$67,368
70
—
Nonprofit Management
— —
—
—
$68,127
71
—
Organizational Leadership
6 —
50% / 50%
0%
$67,693
70
—
Behavioral Sciences
2 —
50% / 50%
0%
$53,580
35
—
Communication
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$53,409
35
—
History
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$53,952
36
—
Human Services
— —
—
—
$49,882
24
100%
Liberal Studies
— —
—
—
$54,093
37
—
Psychology
2 +2
50% / 50%
0%
$52,273
31
—
Education
— —
—
—
$55,762
42
—
Elementary Education
15 —
20% / 80%
0%
$51,238
28
—
English Education
4 —
0% / 100%
0%
$54,922
39
—
History Education
3 —
100% / 0%
0%
$54,669
38
—
Mathematics Teacher Education
2 —
0% / 100%
0%
$55,173
40
—
Special Education
1 +4
0% / 100%
0%
$55,789
42
—
Digital Arts
5 —
40% / 60%
0%
$41,353
8
—
Music
— —
—
—
$41,620
8
—
Music Teacher Education
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$55,390
41
—
Theatre
— —
—
—
$40,003
7
—
Criminal Justice
11 —
55% / 45%
0%
$58,418
49
96%
Financial
Tuition & Fees
$34,480
ROI Percentile
67th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
75%
4-Year Graduation Rate
43%
6-Year Graduation Rate
48%
Transfer-Out Rate
22%
Six-Year Graduation Rate
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Graduated: 41.6% 41.6%
2012 Graduated: 42.5% 42.5%
2013 Graduated: 42.2% 42.2%
2014 Graduated: 44.1% 44.1%
2015 Graduated: 44.6% 44.6%
2016 Graduated: 47.6% 47.6%
2017 Graduated: 51.6% 51.6%
2018 Graduated: 59.9% 59.9%
2019 Graduated: 53.6% 53.6%
2020 Graduated: 44.3% 44.3%
2021 Graduated: 54.9% 54.9%
2022 Graduated: 53.4% 53.4%
2023 Graduated: 46.4% 46.4%
2024 Graduated: 48.3% 48.3%
Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 37.9% 37.9%
2012 Men: 38.5% 38.5%
2013 Men: 34.9% 34.9%
2014 Men: 36.2% 36.2%
2015 Men: 41.3% 41.3%
2016 Men: 39.5% 39.5%
2017 Men: 40.7% 40.7%
2018 Men: 57.1% 57.1%
2019 Men: 44.1% 44.1%
2020 Men: 39.7% 39.7%
2021 Men: 52.1% 52.1%
2022 Men: 44.8% 44.8%
2023 Men: 40.0% 40.0%
2024 Men: 43.4% 43.4%
2011 Women: 45.8% 45.8%
2012 Women: 46.6% 46.6%
2013 Women: 50.7% 50.7%
2014 Women: 51.9% 51.9%
2015 Women: 48.6% 48.6%
2016 Women: 56.0% 56.0%
2017 Women: 64.0% 64.0%
2018 Women: 63.1% 63.1%
2019 Women: 65.8% 65.8%
2020 Women: 49.3% 49.3%
2021 Women: 58.0% 58.0%
2022 Women: 63.4% 63.4%
2023 Women: 53.0% 53.0%
2024 Women: 53.4% 53.4%
IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Hispanic: 16.7% 16.7%
2012 Hispanic: 16.7% 16.7%
2013 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0%
2014 Hispanic: 20.0% 20.0%
2015 Hispanic: 25.0% 25.0%
2016 Hispanic: 71.4% 71.4%
2017 Hispanic: 25.0% 25.0%
2018 Hispanic: 28.6% 28.6%
2019 Hispanic: 40.0% 40.0%
2020 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0%
2021 Hispanic: 54.5% 54.5%
2022 Hispanic: 66.7% 66.7%
2023 Hispanic: 40.0% 40.0%
2024 Hispanic: 45.5% 45.5%
2011 White: 47.1% 47.1%
2012 White: 45.1% 45.1%
2013 White: 46.5% 46.5%
2014 White: 51.2% 51.2%
2015 White: 48.6% 48.6%
2016 White: 46.8% 46.8%
2017 White: 56.1% 56.1%
2018 White: 61.3% 61.3%
2019 White: 57.2% 57.2%
2020 White: 43.2% 43.2%
2021 White: 55.4% 55.4%
2022 White: 54.2% 54.2%
2023 White: 47.7% 47.7%
2024 White: 52.1% 52.1%
Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.
IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Earnings by Major Category
Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).
Academics
⇅
Health Sciences
29.1%
39
23% / 77%
3%
$80,964
86
97%
Business & Economics
25.4%
34
74% / 26%
9%
$68,327
71
—
Education
18.7%
25
24% / 76%
0%
$52,736
32
—
Professional
8.2%
11
55% / 45%
0%
$58,418
49
96%
Life & Natural Sciences
5.2%
7
43% / 57%
0%
$63,119
61
—
Arts
4.5%
6
33% / 67%
0%
$43,693
11
—
Humanities & Social Sciences
4.5%
6
33% / 67%
0%
$53,178
34
—
Agriculture & Food Science
3.0%
4
100% / 0%
0%
$54,011
36
—
Physical Sciences & Math
1.5%
2
100% / 0%
0%
—
—
—
Admissions
Uses Common App
No
Acceptance Rate
76%
Yield (Unbound)
21%
Acceptance Rates
In-State
Out-of-State
International
Regular Decision
76%
76%
76%
Acceptance & Yield
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Acceptance: 76.0% 76.0%
2012 Acceptance: 73.3% 73.3%
2013 Acceptance: 70.2% 70.2%
2014 Acceptance: 73.4% 73.4%
2015 Acceptance: 74.4% 74.4%
2016 Acceptance: 72.7% 72.7%
2017 Acceptance: 76.0% 76.0%
2018 Acceptance: 73.6% 73.6%
2019 Acceptance: 66.7% 66.7%
2020 Acceptance: 64.2% 64.2%
2021 Acceptance: 75.7% 75.7%
2022 Acceptance: 74.8% 74.8%
2023 Acceptance: 72.8% 72.8%
2024 Acceptance: 73.4% 73.4%
2011 Yield: 42.2% 42.2%
2012 Yield: 41.8% 41.8%
2013 Yield: 36.0% 36.0%
2014 Yield: 30.5% 30.5%
2015 Yield: 37.2% 37.2%
2016 Yield: 36.6% 36.6%
2017 Yield: 37.5% 37.5%
2018 Yield: 36.2% 36.2%
2019 Yield: 27.0% 27.0%
2020 Yield: 22.5% 22.5%
2021 Yield: 21.3% 21.3%
2022 Yield: 18.6% 18.6%
2023 Yield: 21.9% 21.9%
2024 Yield: 21.0% 21.0%
Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Applicants: 526 526
2012 Applicants: 659 659
2013 Applicants: 665 665
2014 Applicants: 651 651
2015 Applicants: 644 644
2016 Applicants: 655 655
2017 Applicants: 676 676
2018 Applicants: 639 639
2019 Applicants: 916 916
2020 Applicants: 1,218 1,218
2021 Applicants: 1,047 1,047
2022 Applicants: 1,209 1,209
2023 Applicants: 1,153 1,153
2024 Applicants: 1,247 1,247
2011 Admitted: 400 400
2012 Admitted: 483 483
2013 Admitted: 467 467
2014 Admitted: 478 478
2015 Admitted: 479 479
2016 Admitted: 476 476
2017 Admitted: 514 514
2018 Admitted: 470 470
2019 Admitted: 611 611
2020 Admitted: 782 782
2021 Admitted: 793 793
2022 Admitted: 904 904
2023 Admitted: 839 839
2024 Admitted: 915 915
2011 Enrolled: 169 169
2012 Enrolled: 202 202
2013 Enrolled: 168 168
2014 Enrolled: 146 146
2015 Enrolled: 178 178
2016 Enrolled: 174 174
2017 Enrolled: 193 193
2018 Enrolled: 170 170
2019 Enrolled: 165 165
2020 Enrolled: 176 176
2021 Enrolled: 169 169
2022 Enrolled: 168 168
2023 Enrolled: 184 184
2024 Enrolled: 192 192
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Published SAT Distribution
SAT Composite
400
700
1000
1300
1600
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 710 710
2012 25th: 820 820
2013 25th: 810 810
2014 25th: 850 850
2015 25th: 776 776
2016 25th: 800 800
2017 25th: 750 750
2018 25th: 900 900
2019 25th: 890 890
2020 25th: 950 950
2021 25th: 860 860
2022 25th: 950 950
2011 75th: 1160 1160
2012 75th: 1200 1200
2013 75th: 1170 1170
2014 75th: 1220 1220
2015 75th: 1029 1029
2016 75th: 1010 1010
2017 75th: 1170 1170
2018 75th: 1060 1060
2019 75th: 1150 1150
2020 75th: 1110 1110
2021 75th: 1100 1100
2022 75th: 1420 1420
SAT Math
200
350
500
650
800
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 370 370
2012 25th: 400 400
2013 25th: 410 410
2014 25th: 420 420
2015 25th: 423 423
2016 25th: 420 420
2017 25th: 390 390
2018 25th: 460 460
2019 25th: 440 440
2020 25th: 490 490
2021 25th: 460 460
2022 25th: 480 480
2011 75th: 620 620
2012 75th: 600 600
2013 75th: 590 590
2014 75th: 630 630
2015 75th: 508 508
2016 75th: 530 530
2017 75th: 570 570
2018 75th: 530 530
2019 75th: 560 560
2020 75th: 540 540
2021 75th: 550 550
2022 75th: 720 720
SAT Reading & Writing
300
400
500
600
700
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 340 340
2012 25th: 420 420
2013 25th: 400 400
2014 25th: 430 430
2015 25th: 353 353
2016 25th: 380 380
2017 25th: 360 360
2018 25th: 440 440
2019 25th: 450 450
2020 25th: 460 460
2021 25th: 400 400
2022 25th: 470 470
2011 75th: 540 540
2012 75th: 600 600
2013 75th: 580 580
2014 75th: 590 590
2015 75th: 521 521
2016 75th: 480 480
2017 75th: 600 600
2018 75th: 530 530
2019 75th: 590 590
2020 75th: 570 570
2021 75th: 550 550
2022 75th: 700 700
Submitting a Test Score
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2020 Submitted: 98.0% 98.0%
2021 Submitted: 63.0% 63.0%
2022 Submitted: 68.0% 68.0%
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.
