- The Inkwell
- Ohio
- Ohio Wesleyan University
Delaware, OHSuburb: largeZIP 43015Founded 1842
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1842
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: arts & sciences focus
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.owu.edu
OhioReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Ohio Wesleyan University
Ohio Wesleyan University is a private nonprofit university in Delaware, Ohio, with 1,516 undergraduates. It admits 56% of applicants, graduates 64% within six years and costs $20,196 a year after aid.
64%graduate
Admission rate56%
Retention85%
4-year graduation59%
Pell Grant share37%
Federal loans60%
$20,196net price / year
56%admission rate
—average SAT
64%graduate in 6 years
$61,905median earnings, 10 yrs
$27,000median debt
#694 of 1,704 for earnings#883 of 1,739 for lowest net price#540 of 1,738 for graduation rate#300 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
- $70,351tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $54,953
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $54,953
- Average net price
- $20,196national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$13,801
$30,001–48,000$13,070
$48,001–75,000$15,602
$75,001–110,000$20,269
$110,001+$29,218
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 56%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college56%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college85%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college64%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college37%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 64%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 59%
- First-year retention
- 85%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 62%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $47,700
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $61,905middle 50%: $43,772–$89,228
- Median debt at graduation
- $27,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$89,228
Median, Ohio Wesleyan University$61,905
Lower quarter$43,772
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
- 1,516
- Part-time
- 0.5%
- Women / men
- 56% / 44%
- Average age at entry
- 19.6
- First-generation students
- 22%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 37%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 58%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,792 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $15,050
- Endowment, end of year
- $306,030,062
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White71%
Hispanic6.3%
Black9.5%
Asian2.4%
Two or more races4.2%
U.S. nonresident5.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown1.0%
20 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management20%
Biological & biomedical sciences17%
Parks, recreation & fitness8.9%
Education8.6%
Psychology8.6%
Social sciences8.6%
Visual & performing arts6.4%
History4.3%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 204909. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q194266.