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Wesleyan University

Basic Information

Type Private
Location Middletown, CT
Population 900,000
Map of the United States

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,973
Men / Women 48% / 52%
White 46%
Hispanic 18%
Black 14%
International 10%
Asian 7%
Mixed 5%
Native American 1%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 54%
Arts 13%
Business & Economics 12%
Life & Natural Sciences 11%
Engineering, Computing & Math 9%
Education 2%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $70,342
Est. Cost of Attendance $89,020
10-Year ROI $193,000
ROI Percentile 79th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 95%
4-Year Graduation Rate 81%
6-Year Graduation Rate 93%
Transfer-Out Rate 5%

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,400 (26th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 235 (24th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 14%
Yield (Unbound) 17%
Early Decision Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Research

Research Level R3
Expenditure
Humanities & Social Sciences $1M #263
Life & Natural Sciences $6M #301
Engineering, Computing & Math $1M #338
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 1 #255
Life & Natural Sciences 4 #559
Humanities & Social Sciences 1 #596

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional
Submitted Test Scores 45%
SAT Range 1,415 – 1,540
ACT Range 33 – 35

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Wesleyan University 766 40% / 60% 9% $66,494
Astronomy 6 +5 67% / 33% 0%
Computer Science 29 +10 76% / 24% 21%
Mathematics 10 +10 70% / 30% 20%
Physical Sciences 6 +6 33% / 67% 0%
Physics 18 +10 83% / 17% 17%
Biological and Physical Sciences 1 +4 0% / 100% 0%
Biology 28 +12 18% / 82% 4%
Chemistry 9 +8 56% / 44% 11%
Environmental Studies 18 +15 39% / 61% 0%
Molecular Biology and Biochemistry 30 +8 40% / 60% 10%
Economics 90 +35 70% / 30% 17%
African American Studies 11 +8 36% / 64% 0%
American Studies 20 +8 20% / 80% 0%
Anthropology 10 +5 10% / 90% 10%
Archaeology 3 33% / 67% 0%
Chinese Studies
Classical Studies 3 +2 33% / 67% 0%
College of Social Studies 21 +7 29% / 71% 19%
East Asian Studies 10 +8 20% / 80% 40%
English 45 +18 27% / 73% 7%
Ethnic Studies 8 +5 12% / 88% 0%
French Studies 6 +5 17% / 83% 17%
History 17 +7 35% / 65% 12%
Italian Studies 1 +2 0% / 100% 0%
Latin American Studies 2 +2 0% / 100% 0%
Letters 6 +3 67% / 33% 0%
Liberal Studies 10 +1 60% / 40% 0% $66,494
Medieval and Renaissance Studies 1 100% / 0% 0%
Neuroscience and Behavior 29 +16 21% / 79% 10%
Philosophy 14 +4 50% / 50% 0%
Political Science 59 +20 39% / 61% 7%
Psychology 73 +48 32% / 68% 8%
Religion 5 +3 20% / 80% 20%
Romance Languages 3 +3 33% / 67% 33%
Russian Studies 2 +1 0% / 100% 0%
Science in Society 23 +10 13% / 87% 0%
Sociology 22 +10 5% / 95% 0%
Spanish and Iberian Studies 6 +7 0% / 100% 0%
Education Studies 13 +7 38% / 62% 8%
Art History 7 +6 29% / 71% 14%
Dance 4 +4 25% / 75% 0%
Film Studies 40 +17 60% / 40% 8%
Music 7 +5 57% / 43% 0%
Studio Art 24 +5 29% / 71% 0%
Theater 16 +9 44% / 56% 12%