Wesleyan University
Common Data Set 2024-25
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Acceptance Rate
16.5%
Applications
14,389
Admitted
2,373
Enrolled
825
SAT Composite
1300-1500
SAT Math
630-760
SAT Reading
660-750
ACT Composite
31-34
How the class gets assembled.
Early Decision offeredNo Early Action reportedSecond binding round indicated; ED rate is blended.
Likely ED share of class61%502 ED admits / 825 enrolled first-years
ED admit-rate multiple2.7x38% ED vs 14% all other rounds
Seats left after ED323of 825 enrolled first-year seats
All-other admit rate14%1,871 admitted from 13,080 applicants
Applicants, admits, and class seats use separate stage scales so Early Decision and all other rounds stay readable.
Each column is scaled within that stage. Labels show exact counts.
Applicants1,309reported count
Admits50238%
Class seats502assumes ED admits enroll
Applicants13,080reported count
Admits1,87114%
Class seats32317% estimated yield
Exact admission data
| Path | Applicants | Admitted | Admit rate | Class seats | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early Decision | 1,309 | 502 | 38% | 502 | Likely class seats assume ED admits enroll. |
| All other rounds | 13,080 | 1,871 | 14% | 323 | All other rounds are residual CDS totals, not exact Regular Decision. |
Class-seat estimate assumes ED admits enroll. CDS does not report confirmed ED enrollment, so likely ED class seats are calculated as the smaller of ED admits and enrolled first-years.
Overall yield: 35%. Published yield blends high-commitment ED admits with the rest of the admitted pool.
Read the ED rate carefully. Published ED rates can include recruited athletes, legacy applicants, and institutional-priority applicants. The general-pool ED rate can be lower.
Offered a spot2,844
Accepted a spot1,734
Admitted from wait list5
61% joined after being offered a spot. 0% of students who joined were admitted. 20% of applicants were offered the wait list.
Exact wait-list data
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Offered a wait-list spot | 2,844 |
| Accepted a wait-list spot | 1,734 |
| Admitted from wait list | 5 |
| Joined after being offered | 61% |
| Admitted after joining | 0% |
Wait-list outcomes can change sharply year to year.
First generation: Important
Application fee: $65.
Federal outcomes
Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.
$73,897
10 yrs after enrollment
93%
6-year completion
$30,177
sticker minus grants
$17,000
federal loans only
All Extracted Fields
554fields parsed from this CDS.
General Information
7 TABLESName:Rick
Title:Shoup
Office:Institutional Research Analyst
Mailing Address:Office of Institutional Research
City/State/Zip/Country:237 High St., 327 North College Bldg.
E-mail Address:Middletown
Are your responses to the CDS posted for reference on your institution's Web site?CT
If yes, please provide the URL of the corresponding Web page:06459
Country:United States
Phone:860.69
Email Address:rshoup@wesleyan.edu
Are your responses to the CDS posted for reference on your institution's Website?Yes
If yes, please provide the URL of the corresponding Web page:http://wesleyan.edu/ir/common-data-sets.html
Name of College/University:Wesleyan University
Mailing Address:45 Wyllys Avenue
City/State/Zip/Country:Middletown
Main Phone Number:CT
WWW Home Page Address:06459
Admissions Phone Number:United States
Admissions Toll-Free Phone Number:860
Admissions Office Mailing Address:685-2000
Admissions E-mail Address:www.wesleyan.edu
Admissions Phone Number (Area Code):860
Admissions Phone Number:685-3000
Admissions Email Address:admission@wesleyan.edu
PublicPrivate (nonprofit)
Coeducational collegeCoeducational college
SemesterSemester
Bachelor'sX
Postbachelor's certificateX
Master'sX
Post-master's certificateX
Doctoral degree research/scholarshipX
Enrollment And Persistence
5 TABLESFirst-Time, First-Year Admission
7 TABLESIn addition, does your institution use applicants' test scores for academic advising?Yes
APX
Institutional ExamX
Does your institution make use of SAT or ACT scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants?Yes
Total first-time, first-year who applied956
Total first-time, first-year who were admitted162
Total first-time, first-year who enrolled69
Total first-time, first-year who applied9,488
Total first-time, first-year who were admitted1,957
Total first-time, first-year who enrolled661
Total first-time, first-year who applied3,945
Total first-time, first-year who were admitted254
Total first-time, first-year who enrolled95
Do you have a policy of placing students on a waiting list?Yes
Number of qualified applicants offered a place on waiting list:2,844
Number accepting a place on the waiting list:1,734
Number of wait-listed students admitted:5
Total academic units4
Mathematics4
Science4
Of these, units that must be lab3
Foreign language4
Social studies4
History4
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 700-80057.91
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 600-69933.73
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 500-5997.46
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 400-4990.90
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 300-3990.00
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 200-2990.00
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: Total100.00
SAT Math: 700-80053.13
SAT Math: 600-69930.15
SAT Math: 500-59914.33
SAT Math: 400-4992.39
SAT Math: 300-3990.00
SAT Math: 200-2990.00
SAT Math: Total100.00
SAT Composite: 1400-16000.5582
SAT Composite: 1200-13990.3284
SAT Composite: 1000-11990.1044
SAT Composite: 800-9990.009
SAT Composite: 600-7990
SAT Composite: 400-5990
ACT Composite: 30-3684.62
ACT Composite: 24-2911.19
ACT Composite: 18-234.19
ACT Composite: 12-170.00
ACT Composite: 6-110.00
ACT Composite: Below 60.00
ACT Composite: Total100.00
Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class78
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class94
Percent in top half of high school graduating class99
Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class1
Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class0
Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school class rank:23
Total0.00
Total0.00
Total0.00
Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who submitted GPA:0.00
Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school GPA:0.00
Does your institution have an application fee?Yes
Amount of application fee:65
Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?Yes
Same feeX
Application closing date (fall)1
Priority Date1
DateX
Yes, other:4
Other Date1
Other Date1
Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission?Yes
If yes, maximum period of postponement:1 year
Does your institution allow high school students to enroll as full-time, first-time, first-year students one year or more before high school graduation?No
Does your institution offer an early decision plan (an admission plan that permits students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date and that asks students to commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year applicants for fall enrollment?Yes
Other early decision plan closing date1/1
Other early decision plan notification date2/15
Number of early decision applications received by your institution1,309
Number of applicants admitted under early decision plan502
Do you have a nonbinding early action plan whereby students are notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date but do not have to commit to attending your college?No
Transfer Admission
3 TABLESIf yes, may transfer students earn advanced standing credit by transferring credits earned from course work completed at other colleges/universities?Yes
FallX
Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of credits completed or else must apply as an entering first-year student?Yes
High school transcriptRequired of Some
College transcript(s)Required of All
Essay or personal statementNot Required
InterviewNot Required
Standardized test scoresNot Required
Statement of good standing from prior institution(s)Not Required
List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:D9 List application priority, closing, notification, and candidate reply dates for transfer students. If applications are reviewed on a continuous or rolling basis, place a check mark in the “Rolling admission” column.
Fall3
Winter15
Fall5
Winter1
Describe additional requirements for transfer admission, if applicable:- D12 Report the lowest grade earned for any course that may be transferred for credit: C- Number Unit Type - D13 Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution: Number Unit Type - D14 Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a four-year institution: - D15 Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn an associate degree: - D16 Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor's degree: 16.00 1 Wesleyan credit equals - D17 Describe other transfer credit policies: ## D18-D22: Military Service Transfer Credit Policies - D18 Does your institution accept the following military/veteran transfer credits: Yes No Number Unit Type - D19 Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred based on military education evaluated by the American Council on Education (ACE): Number Unit Type - D20 Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred based on Department of Defense supported prior learning assessments (College Level Examination Program (CLEP) or DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST)): Yes No - D21 Are the military/veteran credit transfer policies published on your website? - D22 Describe other military/veteran transfer credit policies unique to your institution: ##
Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor’s degree:16
American Council on Education (ACE)No
College Level Examination Program (CLEP)No
DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST)No
Are the military/veteran credit transfer policies published on your website?No
Describe other military/veteran transfer credit policies unique to your institution:CDS-D Page 78 Common Data Set 2024-2025
Academic Offerings and Policies
1 TABLEAccelerated programX
Cross-registrationX
Double majorX
Dual enrollmentX
Exchange student program (domestic)X
Honors ProgramX
Independent studyX
InternshipsX
Student-designed majorX
Study abroadX
Undergraduate ResearchX
Student Life
4 TABLESPercent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)90%
Percent of men who join fraternities0%
Percent of women who join sororities0%
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing100%
Percent who live off campus or commute0%
Percent of students age 25 and older0%
Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)90%
Percent of men who join fraternities4%
Percent of women who join sororities0%
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing99%
Percent who live off campus or commute1%
Percent of students age 25 and older1%
Average age of full-time students19
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)19
Average age of full-time students20
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)20
Campus MinistriesX
Choral groupsX
Concert bandX
DanceX
Drama/theaterX
International Student OrganizationX
Jazz bandX
Literary magazineX
Model UNX
Music ensemblesX
Pep bandX
Radio stationX
Student governmentX
Student newspaperX
Student-run film societyX
Symphony orchestraX
YearbookX
Coed dormsX
Men's dormsX
Women's dormsX
Apartments for single studentsX
Special housing for disabled studentsX
Fraternity/sorority housingX
Theme housingX
Wellness housingX
Living Learning CommunitiesX
Financial Aid
14 TABLESBoth FM and IM4127254
Federal$11,700
State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$87,042,256
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$2,426,139
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$93,607,349
Total Scholarships/Grants$584,809
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$1,504,145
Federal Work-Study$1,377,612
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$3,466,566
Total Self-Help$0
Parent Loans$0
Athletic Awards$0
Federal$0
State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$755,783
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$2,525,900
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$3,281,683
Total Scholarships/Grants$4,635,708
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$0
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$4,635,708
Total Self-Help$3,497,612
Parent Loans$0
Provide the number of students in the 2024 undergraduate class who started at your institution as first-time students and received a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. Exclude students who transferred into your institution.718
Institutional need-based scholarship or grant aid is availableX
Institutional non-need-based scholarship or grant aid is availableX
If institutional financial aid is available for undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents, provide the number of undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents who were awarded need-based or non-need-based aid:108
Average dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:$90,106
Total dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:$9,731,485
CSS ProfileX
Other (specify):X
Specify:International Student Financial Aid Application (ISFAA); Noncustodial
FAFSAX
CSS PROFILEX
Other (specify):X
Priority date for filing required financial aid forms:X
Deadline for filing required financial aid forms:1
No deadline for filing required forms (applications processed on a rolling basis)15
Deadline for filing required financial aid forms:X
Deadline for filing required financial aid forms (Month):1
Deadline for filing required financial aid forms (Day):15
Students must reply by (date):5
or within____weeks of notification.1
Federal Direct Subsidized Stafford LoansX
Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford LoansX
Federal Direct PLUS LoansX
College/university loans from institutional fundsX
Federal Pell GrantsX
Federal SEOGX
State scholarships/grantsX
Private scholarshipsX
College/university scholarship or grant aid from institutional fundsX
If your institution has recently implemented any major financial aid policy, program, or initiative to make your institution more affordable to incoming students such as replacing loans with grants, or waiving costs for families below a certain income level please provide details:Continuing its efforts to improve the affordability and accessibility of higher education, starting in the fall of 2024, Wesleyan University will no longer include loans as part of its financial aid packages. The University will meet all students’ demonstrated financial need without the burden of borrowing.
Instructional Faculty And Class Size
3 TABLESFall 2024 Student to Faculty ratio7
based on ____ students67