Delaware, OH · Private nonprofit

At a glance

55.6%

Acceptance rate

1,311

SAT Average

$21,619

Avg net price

1,450

Enrollment

Academic profile

SAT Average1,311

Degrees awarded

2024-25

	Bachelor’s
All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 327	327
Bachelor’s 64	64
Bachelor’s 56	56
Bachelor’s 29	29
Bachelor’s 28	28
Bachelor’s 28	28
Bachelor’s 28	28
Bachelor’s 21	21
Bachelor’s 14	14
Bachelor’s 9	9
Bachelor’s 8	8
Bachelor’s 7	7
Bachelor’s 7	7
Bachelor’s 6	6
Bachelor’s 5	5
Bachelor’s 4	4
Bachelor’s 4	4
Bachelor’s 3	3
Bachelor’s 3	3
Bachelor’s 2	2
Bachelor’s 1	1
Bachelor’s 0	0

College athletics

NCAA program details

Primary division: Division III
Primary conference: North Coast Athletic Conference

Projected sponsored sports24

BaseballField HockeyFootball — Non-Division IMen's BasketballMen's Cross CountryMen's GolfMen's LacrosseMen's Soccer

Athletic participation

590 unique student-athletes · 20 varsity teams

Application deadlines

For fall 2027 entry

Early Decision

Binding

Nov 15, 2026

Early Action

Dec 1, 2026

Priority Scholarship Deadline

Jan 15, 2027

Regular Decision

Mar 1, 2027

FAFSA due Feb 15

· Apply with the college's application or Common App

Cost

Published on-campus price, 2024–25

Tuition: $53,264
Required fees: $624
Food and housing: $14,684
Books and supplies: $1,000
Other expenses: $1,870
Total: $71,442

Total by year

$63,3602019–2019–20
$63,2762020–2120–21
$65,0202021–2221–22
$66,6072022–2322–23
$69,3832023–2423–24
$71,4422024–2524–25

Net price by family income, 2022–23

Students of all incomes paid $21,619 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, 2024–25

First-years with need-based aid: 79%
Average share of need met: 91.5%
Average need-based grant: $49,615
Required forms: FAFSA

Graduation and Retention

4-year graduation55%

6-year graduation62%

Retention rate84%

Earnings and Debt

Median earnings (10yr)$55,624

Median debt$27,000

Campus

Enrollment1,450

Student-faculty ratio11:1

SettingSuburb

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
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 Ohio Wesleyan University’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 4 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2024–25).

Ohio Wesleyan University admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 4 years of Common Data Set filings.

Applicant funnel and admit rateHover or arrow-key a year for exact values

Students and applicationsAdmit rate

ApplicationsAdmittedEnrolledAdmit rate

Ohio Wesleyan University runs one binding Early Decision round and a nonbinding Early Action plan. ED applicants were admitted at versus for the regular pool, a edge, and ED admits fill of the class.

Early Decision bindingApply by Nov 15 · decision Dec 1

Early Action nonbindingApply by Dec 1 · decision Dec 15

Early DecisionRegular Decision

The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. Ohio Wesleyan University admits in-state applicants at 88.6%, out-of-state applicants at 88.6%, and international applicants at 14.4%.

Enrolled first-years by geography

474 first-years

Out-of-state (domestic)≈108In-state (domestic)≈343International≈23

Admit odds by pool

Test scores are not used in admission. Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT, up from 7% in 2021–22, and an ACT.

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

13% of the class submitted an SAT

Score range: Not disclosed

ACT composite

31% of the class submitted an ACT

Score range: Not disclosed

Ohio Wesleyan University’s enrolled first-years averaged a high-school GPA, among the 100% who submitted one. ranked in the top tenth of their high-school class, among the 47% who submitted class rank.

High-school GPA

shares of all enrolled first-years

Average 3.60

High-school class rank

Among the 47% of first-years who submitted class rank. Shares are cumulative — students in the top tenth also count in the top quarter and top half.

Ohio Wesleyan University rates 2 factors "very important." Each column reads strongest first.

Academic

Rigor of secondary school record: Very important
Academic GPA: Very important
Application essay: Important
Recommendation(s): Important
Class rank: Considered
Standardized test scores: Not considered

Nonacademic

Character / personal qualities: Important
Interview: Considered
Extracurricular activities: Considered
Talent / ability: Considered
First generation: Considered
Alumni/ae relation: Considered
Geographical residence: Considered
State residency: Considered
Religious affiliation/commitment: Considered
Volunteer work: Considered
Work experience: Considered
Level of applicant's interest: Considered

Ohio Wesleyan University leaves 2 Common Data Set answers blank — each one hidden below with what it would tell you.

GPA distributionCDS C11Not disclosed

Without the GPA spread, a family can’t see where their transcript lands within the class.

Waitlist offers & acceptancesCDS C2Not disclosed

With the pool size hidden, a student’s odds of clearing the waitlist can’t be computed.

Does disclose: Admissions factor grid (C7) · Early Decision applicants & admits (C21)

Ohio 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 $71,376 sticker. Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $21,619 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 373 of 474 first-years in the 2024–25 Common Data Set.

How need-based aid is determined

Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need

Forms a family files to be considered

FAFSA

What that meant in 2024–25

Cost of attendance $71,376

Average aid package, 74% of stickerEst. remaining family/student contribution, 26% of sticker

Averages among the 373 first-years awarded need-based aid.

Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, Ohio Wesleyan University offers both need-based and merit aid: nonresidents received aid, averaging .

Waitlist activity, as reported to the Common Data Set.

Offered a place

Not disclosed

Accepted a place

Not disclosed

Admitted off waitlist

Not disclosed

Waitlist ranked

Not disclosed

84.3% of Ohio Wesleyan University’s first-years return for a second year and 61.7% 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
College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03

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NCAA program details

Projected sponsored sports24

Athletic participation

Published on-campus price, 2024–25

Net price by family income, 2022–23

Need-based aid, 2024–25

Sources

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