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Wesleyan University

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Wesleyan University

Overview

  • Wesleyan is a co-ed liberal arts college located in Middletown, Connecticut, two hours north of New York City. Map.
  • Wesleyan enrolls 2,900 undergraduate students.
  • During the 2010-2011 school year, 48% of first year students received some form of financial aid. Over the past four years, an average of 47% of all students received aid. Learn more.
  • Visit Wesleyan’s website at www.wesleyan.edu
  • Request that Wesleyan mail you additional information.
  • View Wesleyan’s Class of 2016 profile.
  • Connect with Wesleyan student blogs.

Socio-economic Diversity

  • 19% of students who applied for financial aid at Wesleyan come from families who make less than $60,000 per year.
  • 15% of students at Wesleyan receive Federal Pell Grants, which typically go to students whose family incomes are below $40,000.
  • 15% of admitted students in the class of 2016 are the first in their family to attend a four-year college.

 

Racial Diversity
Asian / Asian American 10%
Black / African American 7%
Caucasian 57%
Latino / Hispanic 9%
Native American <1%
Race unreported 9%

 

Gender Ratio
Female 51%
Male 49%