- The Inkwell
- South Dakota
- Dakota Wesleyan University
Mitchell, SDTown: remoteZIP 57301Founded 1885
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1885
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: diverse fields
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.dwu.edu
South DakotaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Dakota Wesleyan University
Dakota Wesleyan University is a private nonprofit university in Mitchell, South Dakota, with 670 undergraduates. It admits 73% of applicants, graduates 54% within six years and costs $24,039 a year after aid.
54%graduate
Admission rate73%
Retention75%
4-year graduation42%
Pell Grant share27%
Federal loans71%
$24,039net price / year
73%admission rate
—average SAT
54%graduate in 6 years
$57,757median earnings, 10 yrs
$26,859median debt
#902 of 1,704 for earnings#1,168 of 1,739 for lowest net price#877 of 1,738 for graduation rate#661 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $45,259tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $34,540
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $34,540
- Average net price
- $24,039national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$24,500
$30,001–48,000$25,545
$48,001–75,000$24,247
$75,001–110,000$22,897
$110,001+$24,105
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 73%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college73%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college75%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college54%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college27%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 54%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 42%
- First-year retention
- 75%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 51%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $54,157
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $57,757middle 50%: $44,924–$79,599
- Median debt at graduation
- $26,859
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$79,599
Median, Dakota Wesleyan University$57,757
Lower quarter$44,924
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 670
- Part-time
- 3.9%
- Women / men
- 50% / 50%
- Average age at entry
- 22.5
- First-generation students
- 29%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 27%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 52%
- Average faculty salary
- $6,962 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $7,028
- Endowment, end of year
- $42,834,214
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White80%
Hispanic7.0%
Black2.1%
Asian0.4%
Two or more races5.2%
U.S. nonresident3.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native1.3%
Unknown0.3%
13 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management29%
Health professions24%
Education19%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting7.9%
Biological & biomedical sciences5.0%
Parks, recreation & fitness4.3%
Visual & performing arts3.6%
Natural resources & conservation2.9%
keep comparing
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Union Adventist University Lincoln, NE | $22,158 | 55% | $58,875 |
| Barton College Wilson, NC | $24,367 | 47% | $52,876 |
| Point University West Point, GA | $24,955 | 60% | $46,450 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 219091. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5210062.