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Virginia Wesleyan University

Virginia Beach, VA · Private · Large city · Marlins · VA Wesleyan · VWU · Wesleyan

Private institution in Virginia Beach, VA · 1,243 undergraduates · 71% acceptance rate · $50,074 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
$20,5831,131st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$36,9601,540th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$36,9601,496th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$51,1921,505th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$27,0001,593rd lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$50,0741,058th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$39,2001,274th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
49.0%1,191st highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
66.8%1,385th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
71.3%639th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1281229th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
29132nd highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
1,2431,237th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
13.0:1979th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
26.2%1,400th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 145 mi (DCA)

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 33 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$39,009$37,208
MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors$38,289$48,432
Mathematics and Computer ScienceMultidisciplinary Studiesbachelors$37,779—
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors$35,060$29,685
Parks, Recreation and Leisure StudiesParks, Recreation & Fitnessbachelors$30,771$31,851
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMultidisciplinary Studiesbachelors$29,685$35,330
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$29,685$26,643
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors$28,236$28,598
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$23,649$20,140
SociologySocial Sciencesbachelors$22,999$21,508
Social WorkPublic Administrationbachelors$20,824—
English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literaturebachelors$18,771$19,227

Campus facts

Athletics — 11 sports

NCAA Division III without 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 Virginia Wesleyan University’s 1,243 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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