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North Carolina Wesleyan University

Rocky Mount, NC · Private · Small city · NCWU

Private institution in Rocky Mount, NC · 1,169 undergraduates · 78% acceptance rate · $45,873 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$18,165908th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$35,5361,496th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$35,5361,444th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$48,2631,425th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$25,0001,238th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$45,8731,306th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$38,9391,295th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
40.4%1,498th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
65.5%1,437th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
78.0%837th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
—
Median ACT
18912th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
1,1691,270th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
13.0:1979th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
46.9%457th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 187 mi (CLT)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 26 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$45,500$42,123
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$41,937$41,937
MarketingBusinessbachelors$41,193$39,369
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$39,535$40,222
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$33,281—
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$31,585$31,773
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors$31,133$31,133
Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitnessbachelors$19,227$21,052
Biological and Physical SciencesMultidisciplinary Studiesbachelors——
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors——
ChemistryPhysical Sciencesbachelors——
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 10 sports

NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to North Carolina Wesleyan University’s 1,169 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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