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Ohio Wesleyan University

Delaware, OH · Private · Large suburb · OWU

Private institution in Delaware, OH · 1,450 undergraduates · 51% acceptance rate · $55,624 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
$21,6191,242nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$52,3571,845th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$52,3571,843rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$66,3991,773rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$27,0001,593rd lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$55,624755th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$42,4951,057th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
61.7%698th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
84.3%465th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
50.7%277th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1311179th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
25346th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
1,4501,137th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
11.0:1608th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
24.6%1,475th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 134 mi (DTW)

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
Required
Writing supplement
Yes

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 60 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$55,693$51,273
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$49,655—
Business/Managerial EconomicsBusinessbachelors$40,896$43,798
SociologySocial Sciencesbachelors$32,925—
Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciencesbachelors$31,423$30,409
Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchNatural Resourcesbachelors$30,771—
International/Global StudiesMultidisciplinary Studiesbachelors$29,685—
Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitnessbachelors$28,753$31,848
Fine and Studio ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$28,598$23,649
Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsForeign Languagesbachelors$28,309—
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$28,055$26,585
English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literaturebachelors$26,353—

Campus facts

Athletics — 13 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 Ohio Wesleyan University’s 1,450 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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