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Middletown, CTSee your chances →private nonprofitBaccalaureate Colleges

Acceptance Rate

16.5%

Total Profiles

16

SAT Range

1415–1540

User Accept Rate

31.3%

Tuition

$67,316

Undergrad Enrollment

2,973

Applicants

14,500

Yield Rate

31.5%

Student:Faculty

7:1

Applicant Profiles

Includes estimated profiles based on IPEDS data. Contribute yours to improve accuracy.

Class of 2023REJECTED
GPA
3.51
SAT
1350
ACT
26
Round: EA
Class of 2024WAITLISTED
GPA
3.67
SAT
1360
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2025REJECTED
GPA
3.36
SAT
1220
ACT
33
Round: ED
Class of 2023REJECTED
GPA
3.59
SAT
1430
ACT
31
Round: RD
Class of 2024ACCEPTED
GPA
3.00
SAT
ACT
35
Round: EA
Class of 2025ACCEPTED
GPA
3.26
SAT
ACT
Round: ED
Class of 2025REJECTED
GPA
3.66
SAT
1510
ACT
Round: ED2
Class of 2026REJECTED
GPA
3.44
SAT
1310
ACT
Round: ED2
Class of 2025REJECTED
GPA
3.72
SAT
1530
ACT
35
Round: REA
Class of 2026REJECTED
GPA
3.15
SAT
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2025ACCEPTED
GPA
3.32
SAT
1270
ACT
30
Round: REA
Class of 2025ACCEPTED
GPA
3.27
SAT
1370
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2025WAITLISTED
GPA
2.73
SAT
ACT
Round: ED2
Class of 2025REJECTED
GPA
3.71
SAT
1330
ACT
Round: RD
Class of 2024REJECTED
GPA
2.99
SAT
ACT
27
Round: ED
Class of 2024ACCEPTED
GPA
3.74
SAT
1510
ACT
Round: RD

What you pay

$30,177/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $120,708 over four years.

What grads earn

$71,932/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$69,426 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 4% above average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 1.7 years of pay.

79% 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

4.2%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

47%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

2.0%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of 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$4,871
$30–48k$3,604
$48–75k$6,175
$75–110k$17,294
Over $110k$51,140

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

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

91%

Completion · all

92%

Completion · Pell

93%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

88%

Median debt

$17,000

Classification

Four-year, small, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied
14,500
Admitted
2,47917.1%
Enrolled
78232% yield
Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024
CategoryOn-CampusResidence HallNon-CampusPublic Property
Arson1
Motor Vehicle Theft2
Rape2
Robbery1

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

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation58% / 42%
MenWomen

Men's

Baseball38Basketball19Football108Golf11Ice Hockey33Lacrosse59Rowing40Soccer31Squash11Swimming19Tennis8Track & Field104Wrestling32

Women's

Basketball11Field Hockey26Golf12Ice Hockey23Lacrosse35Rowing40Soccer27Softball20Squash16Swimming30Tennis10Track & Field99Volleyball24
Research Activity
FY 2024
$11Mtotal R&D expenditure#368 in US

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Econometrics and Quantitative Economics90 grads
Psychology, General73 grads
Political Science and Government, General59 grads
English Language and Literature, General45 grads
Film/Cinema/Video Studies40 grads
Molecular Biochemistry30 grads
Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology29 grads
Computer Science29 grads
Biology/Biological Sciences, General28 grads
Fine/Studio Arts, General24 grads

4yr Grad Rate

86%

6yr Grad Rate

91%

Retention Rate

95%

Median Earnings

$73,897