- The Inkwell
- Virginia
- Virginia Wesleyan University
Virginia Beach, VACity: largeZIP 23455Founded 1961
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1961
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: arts & sciences focus
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1967
- Website
- www.vwu.edu
VirginiaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Virginia Wesleyan University
Virginia Wesleyan University is a private nonprofit university in Virginia Beach, Virginia, with 1,256 undergraduates. It admits 73% of applicants, graduates 45% within six years and costs $20,237 a year after aid.
45%graduate
Admission rate73%
Retention74%
4-year graduation39%
Pell Grant share29%
Federal loans43%
$20,237net price / year
73%admission rate
—average SAT
45%graduate in 6 years
$54,390median earnings, 10 yrs
$25,000median debt
#1,049 of 1,704 for earnings#888 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,205 of 1,738 for graduation rate#648 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
- $51,940tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $38,780
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $38,780
- Average net price
- $20,237national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$17,353
$30,001–48,000$18,467
$48,001–75,000$17,823
$75,001–110,000$18,631
$110,001+$25,153
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 college74%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college45%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college29%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 45%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 39%
- First-year retention
- 74%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 52%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $43,271
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $54,390middle 50%: $37,599–$73,547
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$73,547
Median, Virginia Wesleyan University$54,390
Lower quarter$37,599
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
- 1,256
- Part-time
- 6.0%
- Women / men
- 57% / 43%
- Average age at entry
- 21.7
- First-generation students
- 31%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 29%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 15 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 70%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,756 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $10,936
- Endowment, end of year
- $121,820,249
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White39%
Hispanic8.3%
Black20%
Asian2.7%
Two or more races5.2%
U.S. nonresident3.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native1.6%
Unknown20%
22 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management14%
Psychology13%
Biological & biomedical sciences11%
Health professions9.1%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies8.4%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting8.0%
Visual & performing arts6.1%
Parks, recreation & fitness5.3%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 234173. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7934661.