Wesleyan University
Middletown, Connecticut
- Private nonprofit
- City
- 3,067 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 16%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $23,014per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 91%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $86,81110 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Wesleyan University does not include loans in undergraduate financial aid packages, covering 100% of remaining demonstrated need across tuition, housing, books, supplies, and personal expenses.
Wesleyan University features an open curriculum where General Education Expectations provide a framework for exploration instead of a rigid set of requirements.
Source: Our Open Curriculum | Academics - Wesleyan University
All undergraduate students at Wesleyan University are required to live on campus for all four years.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 16%About 2 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%)
- 1415–1540Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 33–35Composite, 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
- $23,014full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $92,964sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $73,128Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 91%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 95%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $86,81110 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $14,000federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 3,067Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 14%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 20%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Fairfield University Fairfield, CT — admits 33%
- Connecticut College New London, CT — admits 37%
- St Olaf College Northfield, MN — admits 48%
- Yeshiva University New York, NY — admits 56%
Also worth a look
- Wellesley College Wellesley, MA — admits 14%
- Trinity University San Antonio, TX — admits 26%
- Smith College Northampton, MA — admits 21%
- Carleton College Northfield, MN — admits 20%
- Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA — admits 14%
- Hamilton College Clinton, NY — admits 14%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for 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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