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Tennessee Wesleyan University

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Athens, TNSee your chances →private nonprofitBaccalaureate Colleges

Acceptance Rate

68.8%

Total Profiles

1

SAT Range

960–1100

User Accept Rate

N/A

Tuition

$29,264

Undergrad Enrollment

832

Applicants

988

Yield Rate

28.6%

Student:Faculty

12:1

Applicant Profiles

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What you pay

$14,836/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $59,344 over four years.

What grads earn

$61,564/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion — $67,012 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 8% below average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 1.0 years of pay.

73% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

14.1%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

7%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

1.0%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Tennessee Wesleyan University’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$11,609
$30–48k$11,088
$48–75k$12,647
$75–110k$16,043
Over $110k$18,980

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

52%

Completion · all

54%

Completion · Pell

44%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

62%

Median debt

$20,000

Classification

Four-year, small, primarily residential

Application Funnel

Applied
988
Admitted
58759.4%
Enrolled
16829% yield

4-year historical data from IPEDS & College Scorecard

Acceptance Rate

60.7%▲ -0.7pp

Application Volume

968 applicants▲ 10%

Tennessee Wesleyan University has become significantly more selective over the past 3 years.

Clery Act

Campus Safety

No campus safety data available.

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation58% / 42%
MenWomen

Men's

Baseball50Basketball30Bowling16Golf10Lacrosse19Soccer54Tennis18Track & Field51

Women's

Basketball15Bowling9Golf10Lacrosse21Soccer41Softball26Tennis14Track & Field29Volleyball18

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse63 grads
Business Administration and Management, General30 grads
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist18 grads
Marketing/Marketing Management, General11 grads
Health and Physical Education/Fitness, General10 grads
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management10 grads
Biology/Biological Sciences, General9 grads
Social Work9 grads
43.04068 grads
Special Education and Teaching, General8 grads

4yr Grad Rate

44%

6yr Grad Rate

52%

Retention Rate

72%

Median Earnings

$45,989