Roberts Wesleyan University
Rochester, NY · Private · Large suburb · RWU
Private institution in Rochester, NY · 1,065 undergraduates · 78% acceptance rate · $55,031 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 14%Student-faculty ratio
- Top 16%Median earnings, 6 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
- $23,4611,365th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $37,5041,561st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $37,5041,520th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $49,6211,462nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $23,7501,107th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $55,031789th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $56,275315th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 63.9%625th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 77.3%820th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 77.8%830th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1205390th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 26270th highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,0651,330th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 9.0:1298th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 39.7%716th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 251 mi (EWR)
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
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 40 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $65,194 | $63,005 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $45,277 | $32,925 |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $41,565 | — |
| Special Education and TeachingEducation | bachelors | $40,188 | — |
| Education, OtherEducation | bachelors | $38,289 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $37,748 | — |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $32,925 | — |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | $30,771 | — |
| Social WorkPublic Administration | bachelors | $29,322 | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Arts | bachelors | $28,212 | — |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $26,353 | — |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: Free Methodistsource
- Founded in 1866source
- Athletic nickname: "Redhawks"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIsource
- School colors: Red and Blacksource
- Mascot: Reggie the Redhawksource
- Motto: "Education for Character"source
- Formerly known as "Chili Seminary" (1866–1885)source
- Formerly known as "A.M. Chesbrough Seminary" (1885–1945)source
- Formerly known as "Roberts Junior College" (1945–1949)source
- Formerly known as "Roberts Wesleyan College" (1949–2022)source
- Athletic conference: ECCsource
- Notable alum: Jennifer Suhrsource
Athletics — 11 sports
NCAA Division II without football · NCAA Division II
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $2,358,806 (M $1,286,501 · W $1,072,305)
- Basketball
- Bowling
- Cross Country
- Field Hockey
- Lacrosse
- Other Sports
- Soccer
- Swimming
- Track and Field (Indoor)
- Track and Field (Outdoor)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Roberts Wesleyan University’s 1,065 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In NY
- Russell Sage CollegeTroy, NY · 1,075 undergrads
- Dominican University New YorkOrangeburg, NY · 1,083 undergrads
- Hartwick CollegeOneonta, NY · 1,099 undergrads
- Vaughn College of Aeronautics and TechnologyFlushing, NY · 1,104 undergrads
- St. Thomas Aquinas CollegeSparkill, NY · 1,009 undergrads
- LIM CollegeNew York, NY · 1,133 undergrads
Elsewhere
- AdventHealth UniversityOrlando, FL · 1,068 undergrads
- Central CollegePella, IA · 1,062 undergrads
- Bethel UniversityMishawaka, IN · 1,069 undergrads
- Regis CollegeWeston, MA · 1,061 undergrads
- Saint Mary's University of MinnesotaWinona, MN · 1,061 undergrads
- William Woods UniversityFulton, MO · 1,061 undergrads
Key links
- Official websiteroberts.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 194958)
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