- The Inkwell
- Georgia
- Wesleyan College
Macon, GACity: midsizeZIP 31210Founded 1836
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1836
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: diverse fields
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1975
- Website
- www.wesleyancollege.edu
- Member of
- WCC
GeorgiaWomen's collegeReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Wesleyan College
Wesleyan College is a private nonprofit college in Macon, Georgia, with 400 undergraduates. It admits 59% of applicants, graduates 43% within six years and costs $12,113 a year after aid.
43%graduate
Admission rate59%
Retention76%
4-year graduation29%
Pell Grant share51%
Federal loans53%
$12,113net price / year
59%admission rate
1075average SAT
43%graduate in 6 years
$44,623median earnings, 10 yrs
$24,738median debt
#1,460 of 1,704 for earnings#299 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,283 of 1,738 for graduation rate#353 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
- $40,104tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $27,650
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $27,650
- Average net price
- $12,113national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$10,962
$30,001–48,000$8,422
$48,001–75,000$12,395
$75,001–110,000$13,795
$110,001+$19,827
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 59%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1075
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 518–573
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 450–543
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 20–24
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college59%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college76%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college43%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college51%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 43%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 29%
- First-year retention
- 76%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 62%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $44,751
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $44,623middle 50%: $26,567–$66,701
- Median debt at graduation
- $24,738
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$66,701
Median, Wesleyan College$44,623
Lower quarter$26,567
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
- 400
- Part-time
- 12%
- Women / men
- 100% / 0%
- Average age at entry
- 22.5
- First-generation students
- 35%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 51%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 8 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $6,243 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $13,544
- Endowment, end of year
- $60,668,915
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White34%
Hispanic12%
Black36%
Asian1.2%
Two or more races6.0%
U.S. nonresident9.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.5%
Unknown0.5%
15 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management25%
Health professions17%
Psychology15%
Biological & biomedical sciences9.1%
Communication & journalism6.8%
Visual & performing arts6.8%
Education4.5%
History3.4%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 141325. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q3446272.