Wesleyan College
Macon, GA · Private · Midsize city
Private institution in Macon, GA · 466 undergraduates · 62% acceptance rate · $44,317 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 7%Student-faculty ratio
- Top 25%Pell Grant share
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
- $14,528640th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $27,6501,286th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $27,6501,163rd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $40,5911,229th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $24,0941,148th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $44,3171,399th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $35,6301,503rd highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 60.6%756th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 75.2%958th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 62.1%438th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 9051,016th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 24421st highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 4661,702nd largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 7.0:1146th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 44.5%543rd highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 67 mi (ATL)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
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 34 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $59,011 | $60,325 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Applied MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | — | — |
| Arts, Entertainment,and Media ManagementVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| ChemistryPhysical Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyPsychology | bachelors | — | — |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | — | — |
| Data ProcessingComputer Science | bachelors | — | — |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | — | — |
| EconomicsSocial Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- A women's collegesource
- Religious affiliation: United Methodistsource
- Founded in 1836source
- Athletic nickname: "Wolves"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIIsource
- School colors: #6C3082 and #E6E6FAsource
- Motto: "Scientia et pietas (Latin); "Knowledge and loyalty""source
- Formerly known as "Georgia Female College" (1836–1843)source
- Formerly known as "Wesleyan Female College" (1843–1917)source
- Notable alum: Soong Ching-lingsource
- Notable alum: Soong May-lingsource
- Notable alum: John Pembertonsource
Key links
- Official websitewesleyancollege.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 141325)
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- The Most Selective Colleges in GeorgiaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: Wesleyan College vs LaGrange CollegeHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
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