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Wesleyan University

Middletown, CT · Private · Small city

Private institution in Middletown, CT · 2,973 undergraduates · 17% acceptance rate · $73,897 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
$27,8881,644th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$67,3162,031st cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$67,3162,031st cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Cost of attendance
$85,1721,980th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
Median graduate debt
$17,000408th lowest of 1,880 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$73,897219th highest of 1,969 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$60,385245th highest of 1,964 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
91.6%70th highest of 2,031 reporting
Full-time retention
95.4%125th highest of 1,853 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
17.1%68th most selective of 1,608 reporting
Average SAT
151327th highest of 1,024 reporting
Median ACT
3334th highest of 954 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
2,973702nd largest of 2,162 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
7.0:1146th smallest of 2,159 reporting
Pell Grant share
15.0%1,934th highest of 2,140 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 83 mi (LGA)

On 4 of our 111 lists

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

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$65
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 36 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Artsbachelors$38,458$36,334
AnthropologySocial Sciencesbachelors——
ArcheologySocial Sciencesbachelors——
Area StudiesArea & Ethnic Studiesbachelors——
Astronomy and AstrophysicsPhysical Sciencesbachelors——
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciencesbachelors——
Biological and Physical SciencesMultidisciplinary Studiesbachelors——
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors——
ChemistryPhysical Sciencesbachelors——
Classical and Ancient StudiesMultidisciplinary Studiesbachelors——
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsForeign Languagesbachelors——
Computer Sciencebachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 17 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.