Ohio Wesleyan University

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation United Methodist
Population 800,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,305 (17%)
Days Without Precipitation 227 (15%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,534
Men / Women 44% / 56%
From State 72%
From Region 6%
Athletes 590 (39.1%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 71%
Black 10%
Hispanic 6%
International 6%
Mixed 4%
Asian 2%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Ohio Wesleyan University 327 41% 75% 2% 6% 6% 6% $60,902 12 -0.45 28 97%
Computer Science 7 +2 71% 29% 14% 0% 0% 57% $88,685 9 -1.06 82 — — — — —
Data Analytics 2 +2 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $81,041 10 -1.37 74 — — — — —
Astronomy — — — — — — — — $77,200 28 -0.46 68 — — — — —
Astrophysics 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $77,443 29 -0.44 68 — — — — —
Chemistry 2 — 50% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $68,904 38 -0.26 50 — — — — —
Geological/Earth Sciences — — — — — — — — $64,320 53 -0.07 37 — — — — —
Mathematics 3 +3 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $71,782 36 -0.51 57 — — — — —
Physics 2 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $78,393 34 -0.37 70 — — — — —
Biochemistry 6 +2 50% 67% 0% 17% 0% 17% $66,646 23 -0.43 44 — — — — —
Biology 17 +3 24% 65% 6% 12% 6% 6% $62,967 33 -0.40 34 — — — — —
Botany — +1 — — — — — — $46,838 12 -1.05 5 — — — — —
Genetics 4 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,365 22 -0.46 43 — — — — —
Microbiology 4 +3 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,002 16 -0.84 36 — — — — —
Neuroscience 7 +2 43% 57% 0% 14% 0% 0% $62,057 22 -0.43 31 — — — — —
Environmental Science 5 +1 20% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,516 13 -1.02 8 — — — — —
Environmental Studies 4 +2 50% 25% 0% 0% 50% 0% $50,106 12 -1.07 7 — — — — —
Human Nutrition 3 +4 33% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $56,458 17 -0.72 17 — — — — —
Zoology 18 +4 28% 89% 0% 0% 6% 0% $44,581 8 -1.10 4 93% — — — —
Exercise Science 13 +1 46% 92% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,593 55 +0.09 32 100% — — — —
Kinesiology 9 +1 56% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $62,593 55 +0.09 32 100% — — — —
Pre-Medicine 5 +6 40% 60% 0% 0% 20% 0% $65,806 47 -0.18 41 — — — — —
Public Health 2 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,445 46 -0.16 35 — — — — —
Accounting 6 +1 17% 50% 17% 0% 17% 0% $90,917 64 +0.25 84 100% — — — —
Accounting and Finance 4 — 100% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $90,917 64 +0.25 84 100% — — — —
Business Administration 16 +1 88% 69% 0% 0% 12% 19% $68,257 33 -0.49 48 100% — — — —
Business Economics 5 +2 80% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $81,109 28 -0.63 74 — — — — —
Business Management 21 +1 57% 86% 5% 0% 5% 0% $68,257 33 -0.49 48 100% — — — —
Finance 15 +2 93% 80% 7% 7% 0% 7% $84,907 33 -0.49 79 — — — — —
International Business — — — — — — — — $81,760 61 -0.08 75 — — — — —
Managerial Economics 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $85,667 36 -0.46 79 — — — — —
Quantitative Economics 1 +3 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $79,811 27 -0.68 72 — — — — —
Sports Management 7 +2 57% 71% 14% 0% 14% 0% $62,593 56 +0.14 32 100% — — — —
African American Studies — +1 — — — — — — $50,786 23 -0.67 8 — — — — —
Ancient Studies/Civilization 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $50,102 23 -0.67 7 — — — — —
Classical Languages — — — — — — — — $38,407 1 -1.75 2 — — — — —
Comparative Literature — — — — — — — — $42,509 6 -1.21 3 — — — — —
Creative Writing 4 +3 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $45,586 16 -0.83 4 — — — — —
East Asian Studies — — — — — — — — $50,780 23 -0.67 8 — — — — —
English 2 +3 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,769 28 -0.57 5 — — — — —
French — — — — — — — — $35,321 1 -2.03 2 91% — — — —
History 14 — 64% 79% 0% 0% 7% 0% $45,734 6 -1.09 4 — — — — —
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,222 42 -0.32 15 — — — — —
Medieval and Renaissance Studies — — — — — — — — $49,953 21 -0.68 7 — — — — —
Philosophy — +3 — — — — — — $53,781 31 -0.58 12 — — — — —
Religious Studies — — — — — — — — $47,926 33 -0.36 6 — — — — —
Spanish 1 +3 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $35,321 1 -2.03 2 91% — — — —
Womens Studies 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,018 10 -1.25 4 — — — — —
Communication 8 +9 38% 75% 0% 12% 0% 0% $68,216 75 +0.59 48 — — — — —
Geography 2 +2 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,778 60 +0.08 33 — — — — —
International Studies — +1 — — — — — — $61,568 22 -0.58 30 — — — — —
Journalism — — — — — — — — $62,794 62 +0.05 33 — — — — —
Political Science 9 +3 33% 67% 0% 11% 11% 11% $71,460 52 -0.06 56 100% — — — —
Psychology 28 +14 18% 71% 0% 4% 4% 11% $59,286 78 +0.64 24 93% — — — —
Sociology 11 +6 27% 45% 0% 27% 27% 0% $55,448 51 -0.13 15 — — — — —
Adolescence to Young Adult 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,151 23 -0.89 6 — — — — —
Education 5 +6 20% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,449 18 -0.78 6 — — — — —
Elementary Education 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,682 26 -0.54 6 — — — — —
Elementary Special Education 13 — 8% 92% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,914 11 -1.06 6 — — — — —
History Education 2 +1 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,405 9 -1.01 7 — — — — —
Middle School Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,400 17 -0.78 6 — — — — —
Science Education 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,223 12 -0.82 7 — — — — —
Special Education 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,071 12 -1.03 6 — — — — —
Art Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,012 67 +0.34 7 — — — — —
Art History 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $34,908 5 -1.31 2 — — — — —
Dance — — — — — — — — $33,636 6 -1.26 1 — — — — —
Film Studies 3 +3 0% 67% 0% 0% 0% 33% $35,451 4 -1.99 2 — — — — —
Music 3 +4 0% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $34,236 6 -1.34 1 — — — — —
Music Education — — — — — — — — $50,747 66 +0.43 8 — — — — —
Music Performance — — — — — — — — $32,781 4 -1.50 1 — — — — —
Studio Art 8 +2 0% 88% 0% 0% 0% 12% $33,217 4 -1.46 1 94% — — — —
Theater 5 — 0% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $32,621 4 -1.40 1 — — — — —
Pre-Law 4 +7 50% 50% 25% 0% 25% 0% $61,403 64 +0.21 29 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $55,653
ROI Percentile 28th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 85%
4-Year Graduation Rate 51%
6-Year Graduation Rate 59%
Transfer-Out Rate 27%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 23.5% 77 71% 75% 5% 1% 9% 6% $75,365 40 -0.35 64 100% —
Social Sciences 17.7% 58 26% 67% 0% 10% 9% 7% $61,799 63 +0.36 30 94% —
Life & Natural Sciences 11.6% 38 29% 71% 3% 11% 3% 5% $63,847 32 -0.47 36 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 9.2% 30 30% 80% 0% 3% 10% 0% $47,495 5 -1.04 5 93% —
Health Sciences 8.9% 29 45% 79% 0% 10% 3% 0% $63,206 7 +0.03 34 100% —
Education 8.3% 27 22% 93% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,866 18 -0.93 6 — —
Humanities 7.6% 25 40% 76% 0% 12% 4% 0% $46,034 5 -1.01 4 91% —
Arts 6.7% 22 0% 82% 0% 5% 5% 9% $34,442 3 -1.41 1 94% —
Computer Science 2.8% 9 67% 44% 11% 0% 0% 44% $86,986 13 -1.13 81 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.4% 8 75% 62% 0% 12% 0% 25% $73,423 35 -0.41 61 — —
Professional 1.2% 4 50% 50% 25% 0% 25% 0% $61,403 33 +0.21 29 — —

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 103 $139K $139K $0
Football 94 $638K $638K $0
Lacrosse 50 $338K $338K $0
Baseball 41 $192K $192K $0
Soccer 34 $201K $201K $0
Basketball 24 $223K $223K $0
Wrestling 15 $143K $143K $0
Tennis 12 $35K $35K $0
Golf 9 $81K $81K $0
Swimming & Diving 9 $98K $98K $0
Total 362 $2.1M $2.1M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 98 $133K $133K $0
Soccer 31 $182K $182K $0
Field Hockey 30 $201K $201K $0
Lacrosse 25 $171K $171K $0
Softball 24 $175K $175K $0
Basketball 23 $205K $205K $0
Volleyball 19 $192K $192K $0
Swimming & Diving 14 $100K $100K $0
Golf 7 $78K $78K $0
Tennis 7 $35K $35K $0
Total 228 $1.5M $1.5M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 201 $272K $272K $0
Football 94 $638K $638K $0
Lacrosse 75 $509K $509K $0
Soccer 65 $384K $384K $0
Basketball 47 $428K $428K $0
Baseball 41 $192K $192K $0
Field Hockey 30 $201K $201K $0
Softball 24 $175K $175K $0
Swimming & Diving 23 $199K $199K $0
Tennis 19 $71K $71K $0
Volleyball 19 $192K $192K $0
Golf 16 $160K $160K $0
Wrestling 15 $143K $143K $0
Total 590 $4.4M $4.4M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 64%
Yield (non-ED) 12%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 88% 88% 23%
Early Decision 56% 56% 14%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional