Ohio Wesleyan University | Data USA (2024)

Ohio Wesleyan University is a higher education institution located in Delaware County, OH. In 2021, the most popular Bachelors Degree concentrations at Ohio Wesleyan University were General Psychology (31 degrees awarded), Zoology (24 degrees), and (20 degrees).

In 2021, the cost of tuition at Ohio Wesleyan University was $48,272. The cost of tuition at Ohio Wesleyan University is $19,767 more than than the overall (public and private) national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($28,505).

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In 2021 Ohio Wesleyan University had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $25,522. Between 2020 and 2021, the average net price of Ohio Wesleyan University grew by 4.15%.

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Average net price is calculated from full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded a grant or scholarship from federal, state or local governments, or the institution.

The average yearly cost of room and board at Ohio Wesleyan University was of $9,873 in 2021. The cost of room and board decreased by 0.424% between 2020 and 2021.

During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,200. The cost of books and supplies did not change during the same period.

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99% of undergraduate students at Ohio Wesleyan University received financial aid through grants or loans in 2021. This represents a growth of 0% with respect to 2020, when 99% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

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The average award discount is the ratio between the average grant or scholarship value, and the cost, which is the sum of out-of-state tuition, room, board, book, supplies, and other expenses.

In 2019 the default rate for borrower's at Ohio Wesleyan University was 1.82%, which represents 7 out of the 385 total borrowers.

A cohort default rate is the percentage of a school's borrowers who enter repayment on certain Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program loans during a particular federal fiscal year (FY), October 1 to September 30, and default or meet other specified conditions prior to the end of the second following fiscal year.

In 2021, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Ohio Wesleyan University was 74% (2,695 admissions from 3,641 applications). This is higher than the acceptance rate of 2020, which was 68.4%. Between 2020 and 2021, the number of applicants grew by 8.1%, while admissions declined by −0.554%..

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14% of enrolled first-time students at Ohio Wesleyan University in 2021 submitted SAT scores with their applications.

This chart shows the SAT scores for the 25th and 75th percentile of applicants broken out into each section of the test that their are evaluated on.

The total enrollment at Ohio Wesleyan University in 2021, both undergraduate and graduate, is 1,339 students. The full-time enrollment at Ohio Wesleyan University is 1,333 and the part-time enrollment is 6. This means that 99.6% of students enrolled at Ohio Wesleyan University are enrolled full-time compared with 79.9% at similar Baccalaureate Colleges.

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Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Ohio Wesleyan University was 79%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Baccalaureate Colleges (72%), Ohio Wesleyan University had a retention rate higher than its peers.

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The enrolled student population at Ohio Wesleyan University is 70.9% White, 6.5% Black or African American, 6.35% Hispanic or Latino, 5.08% Two or More Races, 2.99% Asian, and 0.149% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Baccalaureate Colleges is 55% White, 13.5% Black or African American, and 13.4% Hispanic or Latino.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 14 students (1.05%) did not report their race.

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The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Ohio Wesleyan University is General Psychology (31 degrees awarded), followed by Zoology (24 degrees) and (20 degrees).

In 2021, the most common bachelors degree concentration at Ohio Wesleyan University was General Psychology with 31 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from bachelors degree programs at Ohio Wesleyan University according to their major.

In 2021, 135 degrees were awarded to men at Ohio Wesleyan University, which is 0.565 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (239).

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In 2021, 59% of students graduating from Ohio Wesleyan University completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 65% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 65% within 200%.

The following chart shows these completion rates over time compared to the average for the Baccalaureate Colleges Carnegie Classification group.

Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2021 at Ohio Wesleyan University is Male and Asian (100% graduation rate). Across all Baccalaureate Colleges, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (72.9%).

The department of education defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within 150% of "normal time" to completion.

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) categorizes any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the graduation rate of those students is shown in the chart below. Additionally, 3.62% of graduates (10 students) did not report their race.

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The most common race/ethnicity at Ohio Wesleyan University is white (273 degrees awarded). There were 10.5 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (26 degrees).

0.802% of degree recipients (3 students) did not report their race.

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Ohio Wesleyan University is white female (174 degrees awarded). There were 1.76 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (99 degrees).

Ohio Wesleyan University has an endowment valued at about $308M, as of the end of the 2021 fiscal year. The endowment of Ohio Wesleyan University grew 30.3% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $256M higher than than the median endowment of Baccalaureate Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

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In 2021, Ohio Wesleyan University paid a median of $23.4M in salaries, which represents 37.4% of their overall expenditure ($62.4M) and a 14.9% decline from the previous year.

In 2021, Ohio Wesleyan University paid a total of $7.25M to 97 employees working as instructors, which represents 31.1% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $4.92M (32.5%) for similar Baccalaureate Colleges.

In 2021, the most common positions for instructional staff at Ohio Wesleyan University were Associate professor with 34 employees, Professor with 32 employees, and Assistant professor with 31 employees.

In 2021, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Ohio Wesleyan University were Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 73 employees, Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 31 employees, and Management with 28 employees.

In 2021, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Ohio Wesleyan University was Male Professor with 24 employees, Female Assistant professor with 18 employees, and Male Associate professor with 17 employees.

This chart shows the sex split between each academic rank present at Ohio Wesleyan University.