Tennessee Wesleyan University
Athens, Tennessee
- Private nonprofit
- Town
- 846 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 69%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $14,965per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 48%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $53,47410 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Under the TWU Pledge, incoming Tennessee freshmen who qualify for the HOPE Scholarship and have a family adjusted gross income of $50,000 or less attend tuition-free.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 69%About 7 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 19–23Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $14,965full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $40,873sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $32,050Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 48%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 72%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $53,47410 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $20,000federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 846Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 47%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 41%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- King University Bristol, TN — admits 100%
- Christian Brothers University Memphis, TN — admits 87%
- Carson-Newman University Jefferson City, TN — admits 90%
- University of Saint Mary Leavenworth, KS — admits 87%
Also worth a look
- Milligan University Milligan, TN — admits 72%
- Lane College Jackson, TN
- Tusculum University Greeneville, TN — admits 72%
- Lake Erie College Painesville, OH — admits 70%
- Christian Brothers University Memphis, TN — admits 87%
- Cumberland University Lebanon, TN — admits 67%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Tennessee Wesleyan University, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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