- The Inkwell
- Tennessee
- Tennessee Wesleyan University
Athens, TNTown: distantZIP 37303Founded 1857
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1857
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: diverse fields
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.tnwesleyan.edu
- Member of
- ACA
TennesseeReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Tennessee Wesleyan University
Tennessee Wesleyan University is a private nonprofit university in Athens, Tennessee, with 846 undergraduates. It admits 69% of applicants, graduates 49% within six years and costs $14,965 a year after aid.
49%graduate
Admission rate69%
Retention72%
4-year graduation43%
Pell Grant share47%
Federal loans51%
$14,965net price / year
69%admission rate
1090average SAT
49%graduate in 6 years
$53,474median earnings, 10 yrs
$20,000median debt
#1,097 of 1,704 for earnings#499 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,096 of 1,738 for graduation rate#532 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
- $40,873tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $32,050
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $32,050
- Average net price
- $14,965national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$12,454
$30,001–48,000$10,515
$48,001–75,000$13,928
$75,001–110,000$17,159
$110,001+$21,033
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 69%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1090
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 19–23
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college69%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college72%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college49%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college47%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 49%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 43%
- First-year retention
- 72%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 54%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $46,782
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $53,474middle 50%: $35,082–$80,597
- Median debt at graduation
- $20,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$80,597
Median, Tennessee Wesleyan University$53,474
Lower quarter$35,082
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
- 846
- Part-time
- 7.3%
- Women / men
- 64% / 36%
- Average age at entry
- 23.6
- First-generation students
- 42%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 47%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $5,870 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $7,980
- Endowment, end of year
- $18,064,301
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White74%
Hispanic6.5%
Black4.9%
Asian1.2%
Two or more races2.6%
U.S. nonresident7.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown3.7%
16 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions44%
Business & management22%
Parks, recreation & fitness7.8%
Psychology7.8%
Education5.1%
Biological & biomedical sciences3.9%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting3.5%
Mathematics & statistics1.2%
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|---|---|---|---|
| Milligan University Milligan, TN | $20,000 | 62% | $57,255 |
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| Christian Brothers University Memphis, TN | $16,842 | 56% | $55,642 |
| Tusculum University Greeneville, TN | $20,508 | 38% | $48,636 |
| King University Bristol, TN | $22,416 | 44% | $65,781 |
| Baptist Health Sciences University Memphis, TN | $10,165 | 33% | $70,235 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brescia University Owensboro, KY | $14,909 | 49% | $49,034 |
| Catawba College Salisbury, NC | $15,993 | 48% | $52,260 |
| St. Francis College Brooklyn, NY | $14,219 | 51% | $66,961 |
| Valley City State University Valley City, ND | $13,748 | 50% | $53,886 |
| Lander University Greenwood, SC | $16,659 | 50% | $45,360 |
| University of the Ozarks Clarksville, AR | $17,192 | 48% | $44,113 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 221731. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7700242.