Roberts Wesleyan University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Free Methodist
Population 700,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,207 (8% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation 198 (4% ☔)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,554
Men / Women 42% / 58%
From State 78%
From Region 8%
Athletes 408 (41.3%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 70%
Black 9%
Hispanic 9%
Mixed 4%
International 4%
Asian 1%
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
School of Arts and Sciences 84 38% 67% 0% 13% 12% 1% $52,410 2 -1.00 27 93%
Computer Science 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $87,241 8 -1.10 88 — — — — —
Chemistry 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,007 11 -0.93 53 — — — — —
Mathematics 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $64,990 19 -0.77 60 — — — — —
Physics 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,291 10 -1.17 65 — — — — —
Biochemistry 4 — 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,029 9 -1.02 48 — — — — —
Biology 8 — 38% 62% 0% 25% 0% 0% $59,083 16 -0.85 46 — — — — —
Biomedical Sciences 3 — 0% 33% 0% 33% 33% 0% $59,441 12 -0.91 46 — — — — —
Exercise Science 6 — 17% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0% $47,887 3 -1.62 17 — — — — —
Biblical Studies — — — — — — — — $47,918 33 -0.36 17 — — — — —
English 5 — 0% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $46,365 20 -0.74 14 — — — — —
General Studies 11 — 91% 45% 0% 9% 0% 9% $58,308 64 +0.09 44 81% — — — —
History 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,923 28 -0.59 24 — — — — —
Liberal Arts and Sciences — — — — — — — — $58,308 64 +0.09 44 81% — — — —
Philosophy and Religious Studies — — — — — — — — $49,438 16 -0.90 20 — — — — —
Spanish 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,293 25 -0.60 25 — — — — —
Communication 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,673 7 -1.23 18 — — — — —
Psychology 9 +4 33% 44% 0% 44% 11% 0% $45,392 4 -1.47 12 100% — — — —
Social Work 13 — 8% 69% 0% 23% 0% 0% $55,668 64 +0.29 36 95% — — — —
Criminal Justice 5 — 40% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $45,615 1 -1.97 12 — — — — —
Forensic Science and Technology 2 — 50% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $45,420 1 -2.00 12 — — — — —
Homeland Security 9 — 67% 78% 0% 0% 22% 0% $38,784 0 -2.91 5 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Business 43 51% 65% 2% 12% 12% 5% $58,789 7 -1.13 45 100%
Accounting 5 — 60% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $68,700 10 -1.19 67 — — — — —
Applied Management 2 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% $61,021 11 -0.86 51 — — — — —
Business Administration 29 — 45% 66% 3% 14% 10% 3% $56,283 4 -1.11 38 100% — — — —
Human Resources Management — — — — — — — — $68,953 30 -0.51 68 96% 3.6% — — —
Marketing 7 — 57% 57% 0% 14% 29% 0% $61,459 8 -1.25 52 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Education 63 16% 79% 0% 8% 11% 0% $46,866 1 -1.00 15 98%
Early Childhood Special Education 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $42,852 5 -1.40 9 88% — — — —
Education 37 — 11% 70% 0% 14% 16% 0% $46,601 12 -0.99 14 100% — — — —
English Education 3 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,234 23 -0.87 20 — — — — —
Mathematics Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,262 12 -0.81 20 — — — — —
Physical Education 4 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,355 12 -1.03 20 — — — — —
Social Studies Education 5 — 40% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,854 7 -1.11 19 — — — — —
Spanish Language Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $49,355 23 -0.86 20 — — — — —
Special Education 6 — 0% 67% 0% 0% 17% 0% $42,852 2 -1.97 9 89% — — — —
Teaching English as a Second Language — — — — — — — — $49,311 23 -0.86 20 — — — — —
Art Education 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,278 59 +0.16 18 — — — — —
Music Education 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,100 64 +0.36 22 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Music and Fine Arts 12 42% 42% 17% 8% 8% 17% $44,108 0 -0.28 10
Digital Arts — — — — — — — — $46,604 22 -0.61 14 — — — — —
Fine Arts 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $42,490 31 -0.46 8 — — — — —
Keyboard Instruments — — — — — — — — $43,258 37 -0.37 9 — — — — —
Music 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $43,162 36 -0.39 9 — — — — —
Music Performance 5 — 100% 20% 40% 0% 0% 40% $43,395 37 -0.36 9 — — — — —
Music Therapy 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $54,691 86 +0.85 34 — — — — —
Voice and Opera 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $43,165 36 -0.38 9 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Nursing and Health Sciences 74 9% 69% 3% 18% 7% 1% $83,012 80 -0.33 85 100% 3.7%
Clinical Laboratory Science — — — — — — — — $73,097 30 -0.41 74 — — — — —
Nursing 58 — 10% 72% 3% 10% 9% 2% $88,524 41 -0.37 89 100% 3.1% — — —
Health Administration 16 — 6% 56% 0% 44% 0% 0% $63,033 52 -0.17 56 100% 5.8% — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $41,543
ROI Percentile 48th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 84%
4-Year Graduation Rate 57%
6-Year Graduation Rate 67%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

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
Health Sciences 23.2% 64 11% 73% 3% 9% 9% 2% $84,714 75 -0.49 86 100% 3.1%
Business & Economics 21.4% 59 39% 63% 2% 20% 8% 3% $59,941 4 -0.87 48 100% 5.8%
Education 21.0% 58 14% 78% 0% 9% 12% 0% $46,650 12 -1.11 14 98% —
Social Sciences 8.3% 23 17% 61% 0% 30% 4% 0% $51,343 15 -0.47 25 97% —
Humanities 6.9% 19 58% 63% 0% 5% 5% 5% $54,019 46 -0.23 32 81% —
Arts 6.2% 17 41% 59% 12% 6% 6% 12% $45,656 21 -0.12 13 — —
Professional 5.8% 16 56% 69% 0% 0% 31% 0% $41,748 0 -2.50 7 100% —
Life & Natural Sciences 5.4% 15 27% 67% 0% 20% 7% 0% $59,407 15 -0.91 46 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.4% 4 50% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $65,395 13 -1.01 61 — —
Computer Science 0.4% 1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $87,241 13 -1.10 88 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D2

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (outdoor) 63 $207K $167K $40K
Track & Field (indoor) 62 $207K $164K $43K
Soccer 51 $471K $453K $17K
Lacrosse 41 $521K $507K $14K
Cross Country 33 $164K $155K $8K
Basketball 32 $406K $394K $12K
Volleyball 22 $278K $242K $35K
Swimming 18 $201K $166K $35K
Other Sports 11 $10K $10K $0
Total 218 $2.5M $2.3M $207K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 48 $407K $397K $9K
Track & Field (indoor) 42 $159K $138K $21K
Track & Field (outdoor) 41 $195K $138K $57K
Basketball 30 $342K $330K $11K
Lacrosse 22 $257K $252K $5K
Swimming 19 $164K $147K $17K
Cross Country 18 $133K $115K $17K
Field Hockey 18 $170K $157K $12K
Volleyball 12 $205K $205K $0
Bowling 10 $83K $77K $6K
Other Sports 8 $59K $58K $840
Total 190 $2.2M $2.0M $159K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (indoor) 104 $367K $302K $65K
Track & Field (outdoor) 104 $403K $305K $98K
Soccer 99 $878K $851K $27K
Lacrosse 63 $779K $759K $19K
Basketball 62 $748K $725K $23K
Cross Country 51 $297K $271K $26K
Swimming 37 $366K $313K $52K
Volleyball 34 $483K $448K $35K
Other Sports 19 $70K $69K $840
Field Hockey 18 $170K $157K $12K
Bowling 10 $83K $77K $6K
Total 408 $6.1M $5.1M $958K

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 87%
Yield (non-ED) 19%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 87% 87% 87%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 11%
SAT Range 990 – 1300
SAT Math Range 480 – 630
SAT RW Range 500 – 670