Wesleyan University
Middletown, CT · Private nonprofit16.5%
Acceptance rate
1,513
SAT Average
$27,888
Avg net price
2,973
Enrollment
| All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 880Master’s 66Doctoral 12 |
| Bachelor’s 225Master’s 0Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 127Master’s 8Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 95Master’s 13Doctoral 3 |
| Bachelor’s 88Master’s 0Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 58Master’s 6Doctoral 5 |
| Bachelor’s 55Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 47Master’s 4Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 36Master’s 12Doctoral 0 |
| Bachelor’s 31Master’s 0Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 30Master’s 1Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 27Master’s 1Doctoral 4 |
| Bachelor’s 19Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 18Master’s 0Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 12Master’s 5Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 9Master’s 16Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 3Master’s 0Doctoral None reported |
| Bachelor’s 0Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported |
NCAA program details
NCAA program
Wesleyan University (Connecticut)
- Primary division
- Division III
- Primary conference
- New England Small College Athletic Conference
Projected sponsored sports27
Athletic participation
745 unique student-athletes · 26 varsity teams
Early Decision I
Due to the extremely selective nature of admission for non-U.S. citizens applying for financial aid, we do not consider this group for admission in Early Decision.
Binding · FAFSA, CSS Profile due Nov 15
Early Decision II
Due to the extremely selective nature of admission for non-U.S. citizens applying for financial aid, we do not consider this group for admission in Early Decision.
Binding · FAFSA, CSS Profile due Jan 1
Regular Decision
FAFSA, CSS Profile due Jan 15
· Apply with Common App or Coalition
Published on-campus price, 2024–25
- Tuition
- $69,652
- Required fees
- $690
- Food and housing
- $19,872
- Books and supplies
- $1,200
- Other expenses
- $1,550
- Total
- $92,964
- $75,7232019–2019–20
- $78,7352020–2120–21
- $82,2452021–2221–22
- $85,1722022–2322–23
- $89,0202023–2423–24
- $92,9642024–2524–25
Net price by family income, 2022–23
Students of all incomes paid $27,888 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.
Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid.
Need-based aid, 2025–26
- First-years with need-based aid
- 41%
- Average share of need met
- 100%
- Average need-based grant
- $71,740
- Required forms
- FAFSA and CSS Profile
Sources
- IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
- IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
- Application process · College websites · 2026–27
- NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
- Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
Every figure below is read directly from Wesleyan University’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 5 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2025–26).
Wesleyan University admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 5 years of Common Data Set filings.
Wesleyan University runs two binding Early Decision rounds. ED applicants were admitted at versus for the regular pool, a edge, and ED admits fill of the class.
The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. Wesleyan University admits in-state applicants at 12.9%, out-of-state applicants at 23.9%, and international applicants at 4.9%.
Enrolled first-years by geography
825 first-years
Admit odds by pool
Test scores are considered but not required. SAT or ACT scores must arrive by Feb 15. Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT, down from 51% in 2021–22, and an ACT, down from 27%.
Some students submit both an SAT and an ACT, so the two shares overlap. They don’t add up to a single “submitted a test” rate.
SAT composite
43.5% of the class submitted an SAT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
ACT composite
15.2% of the class submitted an ACT
Middle 50%
Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands
ranked in the top tenth of their high-school class, among the 18.3% who submitted class rank.
High-school class rank
Among the 18.3% of first-years who submitted class rank. Shares are cumulative — students in the top tenth also count in the top quarter and top half.
Wesleyan University rates 1 factor "very important." Each column reads strongest first.
Academic
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Very important
- Class rank
- Important
- Academic GPA
- Important
- Application essay
- Important
- Recommendation(s)
- Important
- Standardized test scores
- Considered
Nonacademic
- Talent / ability
- Important
- Character / personal qualities
- Important
- First generation
- Important
- Extracurricular activities
- Considered
- Geographical residence
- Considered
- State residency
- Considered
- Volunteer work
- Considered
- Work experience
- Considered
- Interview
- Not considered
- Alumni/ae relation
- Not considered
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Not considered
- Level of applicant's interest
- Not considered
Wesleyan University leaves 2 Common Data Set answers blank — each one hidden below with what it would tell you.
Without the GPA spread, a family can’t see where their transcript lands within the class.
Without the average GPA, there’s no single midpoint to place a transcript against.
Does disclose: SAT / ACT score bands (C9) · Admissions factor grid (C7) · Early Decision applicants & admits (C21) · Students admitted off the waitlist (C2)
Wesleyan University’s sticker drops once grant aid is applied, and what a family actually pays depends on income. of first-years received need-based aid; a family with no aid pays the full sticker. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .
What aid recipients pay, by income
net price
Bars read against the $94,996 sticker. Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $27,888 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 342 of 825 first-years in the 2025–26 Common Data Set.
How need-based aid is determined
Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need
Forms a family files to be considered
What that meant in 2025–26
Cost of attendance $94,996
Averages among the 342 first-years awarded need-based aid.
Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, Wesleyan University offers both need-based and merit aid: nonresidents received aid, averaging .
Wesleyan University admitted students off the waitlist, about of the class.
95.4% of Wesleyan University’s first-years return for a second year and 91.6% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.
Sources
- Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03