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Information Summary

Ranks 373rd overall and 13th in Ohio

Demographics – Main Campus and Surrounding Areas

Reported area around or near Delaware, OH 43015-2370

Carnegie Foundation Classification

Baccalaureate Colleges — Arts & Sciences

Undergraduate	Arts & sciences plus professions, no graduate coexistence
Graduate	N/A
Undergraduate Population	Full-time four-year, more selective, lower transfer-in
Enrollment	Exclusively undergraduate four-year
Size & Setting	Small four-year, highly residential

General Characteristics

Highest offering	Bachelor's degree
Calendar System	Semester
Years of college work required	N/A
Variable Tuition

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance Learning
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force	— / /
Study Abroad
Weekend College
Teacher Certification

Student Tuition Costs and Fees

What are the typical tuition costs and fees for attending Ohio Wesleyan University?

Ranks 174th for total cost of attendance

Student Tuition Cost History and Trends

Three year history and trends on the cost of attending

	In District	In State	Out of State
Published Tuition & Fees	$27,920  $31,930	$27,920  $31,930	$27,920  $31,930

	Cost (regardless of residency)
Books & Supplies	$1,000  $1,000
On-Campus – Room & Board	$7,550  $8,030
On-Campus – Other Expenses	$1,050  $1,050
Off-Campus w/out Family – Room & Board	$5,200  $5,700
Off-Campus w/out Family – Other Expenses	$1,050  $1,050
Off-Campus with Family – Room & Board	$1,050  $1,050

Admission Details

Admission Criteria

What criteria does Ohio Wesleyan University use for admissions?

= Required, = Recommended, = Neither required nor recommended

Open Admissions
Secondary School GPA / Rank / Record	/ N/A /
College Prep. Completion
Recommendations
Formal competency demo
Admission test scores
TOEFL
Other tests	N/A

Admission Credits Accepted

What types of credits does Ohio Wesleyan University accept?

Dual Credit
Life Experience
Advanced Placement (AP)

Athletics - Association Memberships

Student Services

Remedial Services
Academic / Career Counseling
PT Cost-defraying Employment
Career Placement
On-Campus Day Care
Library Facility

Student Living

First-time Room / Board Required
Dorm Capacity	1,698
Meals per Week	N/A
Room Fee	$4,000
Board Fee	$4,460

Student Financial Aid Details

How many students use Financial Aid, and how much do they use?

Ohio Wesleyan University Ranks 1833rd for the average student loan amount.

	Average	Users	% of Attendees
Federal Grant Aid	$5,588	119	20%
State & Local Grant Aid	$1,515	307	52%
Institutional Grant Aid	$15,831	578	97%
Student Loan Aid	$4,801	321	54%
Any financial aid type		591	100%

Student Enrollment Demographics

How many students are enrolled at Ohio Wesleyan University?

Student Graduation Demographics

How many students graduated at Ohio Wesleyan University?

Most Popular Fields of Study

The top 5 fields of study completed at Ohio Wesleyan University.

Student Completion / Graduation Demographics

How many students are successful graduates?

Accounting	7					3		10
African-American/Black Studies		1						1
Ancient Studies/Civilization
Art/Art Studies, General
Astrophysics						1		1
Biochemistry	2		1			1		4
Biology/Biological Sciences, General	1	1				7		9
Botany/Plant Biology						1		1
Business/Managerial Economics	10			1		27		38
Chemistry, General						6		6
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General						1		1
Computer Science	1					3		4
Creative Writing						3		3
Dance, General
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General						6		6
Early Childhood Education and Teaching						16		16
East Asian Studies
Economics, General	6					9	1	16
English Language and Literature, General		1				5		6
English Language and Literature/Letters, Other		1						1
Environmental Studies						3		3
Fine/Studio Arts, General			1			16		17
French Language and Literature		1				1		2
Genetics, General	1					1		2
Geography						6		6
Geology/Earth Science, General		1				2		3
German Language and Literature						1		1
German Studies						2		2
Health and Physical Education, General		1				6		7
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs, Other
History, General						16		16
Humanities/Humanistic Studies						1		1
International Business/Trade/Commerce	1					3	1	5
International Relations and Affairs	1	1		1		2	1	6
Journalism			1			11		12
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching						4		4
Kinesiology and Exercise Science				1				1
Latin American Studies
Mathematics, General	2					3		5
Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Microbiology, General	2					7		9
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
Music Performance, General						2		2
Music Teacher Education						7		7
Music, General						3		3
Neuroscience
Philosophy						3		3
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching						2		2
Physics, General						3		3
Political Science and Government, General		2				19		21
Pre-Dentistry Studies	1					1		2
Pre-Law Studies
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies						1		1
Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies						2		2
Psychology, General	3			1		27	2	33
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other
Religion/Religious Studies		1				3		4
Social Studies Teacher Education						5		5
Sociology		3				19	1	23
Spanish Language and Literature		1				8		9
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management		1				8		9
Urban Studies/Affairs
Women's Studies
Zoology/Animal Biology	2					15		17
Total	40	16	3	4		302	6	371

Faculty Compensation / Salaries

Ohio Wesleyan University Ranks 860th for the average full-time faculty salary.

Tenure system
Average FT Salary	$62,920 ($63,925 male / $60,999 female)
Number of FT Faculty	134 (88 male / 46 female)
Number of PT Faculty	48
FT Faculty Ratio	3 : 1
Total Benefits	$2,942,075

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Ohio Wesleyan University Summary

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Ohio Wesleyan University (also known as Wesleyan or OWU) is a private liberal arts college in Delaware, Ohio. It was founded in 1842 by Methodist leaders and Central Ohio residents as a non-sectarian institution, and is a member of the Ohio Five — a consortium of Ohio liberal arts colleges. Wesleyan has always admitted students irrespective of religion or race and maintained that the university “is forever to be conducted on the most liberal principles.” In 2005, Wesleyan had the ninth highest percentage of international students among liberal arts colleges for the twelfth straight year. World Report ranked Wesleyan 95th among U.S. liberal arts colleges in its 2007 edition. Ohio Wesleyan University, named after John Wesley, founder of Methodism, opened on November 13, 1844 as a Methodist-related but nonsectarian institution, with a College of Liberal Arts for male students. Wesleyan’s first president, Edward Thomson, stated in his inaugural address on August 5, 1846 that Wesleyan was “a product of the liberality of the local people.” During the mid-19th century, Wesleyan focused on attracting students, adding fields of study, and fundraising, by which it significantly increased its endowment. In 1873, Wesleyan added the Department of Natural History housed in Merrick Hall. The Ohio Wesleyan Female College, established in 1853, merged with Wesleyan in 1877. By the end of the 19th century, Wesleyan had added a School of Music (1877), School of Fine Arts (1877), School of Oratory (1894), and Business School (1895) to the original College of Liberal Arts (founded in 1844). In 1905, the Board of Trustees decided to keep Wesleyan a college, despite the expansion of the curriculum and campus and the word “university” in the institution’s name. Two Wesleyan students were selected as Rhodes Scholars in 1905 and 1909. In 1909, Wesleyan added Merrick Hall, housing the Music Department. In a study into the relationship between American educational institutions and the Christian denominations they were historically affiliated with, James Tunstead Burtuchell writes that it was during this period that “in its personnel, its resources, and its students”, Wesleyan lost its “symbiotic intimacy with the United Methodist Church.” In 1946, Wesleyan introduced a new “Centennial Curriculum”, which enacted seven distribution requirements across the sciences and humanities; Thomas Wenzlau’s presidency (1968-1984) began with the challenge of campus unrest: Wesleyan students took over the ROTC building, demanded its shut-down, and eventually eliminated ROTC in 1970. Students also demanded participation in departmental meetings and faculty committees, and the democratic process in the governance of Wesleyan grew in this period. A 1986 study, titled “Educating America’s Scientists: The Role of the Research Colleges,” identified Ohio Wesleyan as one of 48 highly selective “science-active” liberal arts institutions in the nation. Ohio Wesleyan University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission, and is a member of the Great Lakes Colleges Association, the Oberlin Group, and the Five Colleges of Ohio, a consortium of Ohio liberal arts colleges which also includes Kenyon College, Oberlin College, The College of Wooster, and Denison University. Fifty-nine percent of Wesleyan students claim no religious affiliation. Excluding independent studies and senior theses, nearly 60% of Wesleyan’s class sections have fewer than twenty students enrolled. Wesleyan is generally known for a strong “left-leaning” student body and an administration with a “permissive” attitude. Wesleyan admits students of all cultures, lifestyles, and socio-economic backgrounds. Nearly 18% of students at Wesleyan receive Federal Pell Grants, which mostly go to students whose family incomes are below $40,000. As measured by percentage of Pell Grant recipients, economic diversity at OWU compares to that of Vassar College, Reed College, Colorado College and Hampshire College. Scientific courses were added to Wesleyan’s curriculum in 1849, and since then, scientific subjects have become a foundation to the liberal arts curriculum. In 1879, Wesleyan alumna Elizabeth Russell founded Kwassui Women’s College in Nagasaki, Japan, when predominant Japanese culture considered women’s education unimportant. Since 1983, Ohio Wesleyan has been listed in U.S. News & In a study adjusted for school size, Wesleyan came ninth among 118 American colleges and universities in total aid awards to international students and 69th in average award per international student among both large universities and small liberal arts colleges. Under a Great Lakes Colleges Association agreement, OWU established an exchange program with Waseda University in 1962 to provide approximately 30 American students with opportunities to study in Japan and 30 Japanese students to study at Wesleyan each year. The Ohio Wesleyan campus is located adjacent to downtown Delaware, and is bisected by Sandusky Street, the main north/south street through the heart of the city. OWU operates several facilities outside campus: The Philadelphia Business Center, Wesleyan in Washington, The GLCA Arts Program in New York, Perkins Observatory, The Strand Theatre, and the Kraus Wilderness Preserve. One such program is Wesleyan in Washington, which allows students to study for a semester in Washington, D.C., in research and internship positions. More than 150 Wesleyan students from this program tutor and mentor underprivileged pupils from Columbus. The Wesleyan Ambassadors Program (ISAP) promotes cultural diversity and ethnic awareness within the local community, and exposes international students to American culture through the community. Progress OWU allows students from Wesleyan and local schools to express their voices on politics, public policy, and corporate and social issues, both on campus and in the local community. In the 1960s, Wesleyan donated the Arts Castle, then part of the Fine Arts department, to the City of Delaware. Ohio Wesleyan University has 95 student clubs and organizations. Socially-conscious students can join organizations such as the activist group “ProgressOWU” or participate in student government groups, such as the Campus Programming Board and the Wesleyan Council on Student Affairs. Fewer than a third of Wesleyan’s students are involved in Greek life, but that percentage has fluctuated significantly throughout the university’s history. OWU’s oldest student organizations are its literary clubs, including a number of student journals, magazines, and newspapers. Other student publications include The Civic Arts Review, the electronic Connect2OWU bulletin, and @Wesleyan, a quarterly online magazine.Radio station WSLN broadcasts from Slocum Hall and is run by students supervised by the journalism department. In the 1980s, Wesleyan’s administration, moved by student activism, pledged and eventually fully divested holdings connected to South Africa. OWU has partisan political groups ranging from liberal to conservative, such the College Republicans and the College Democrats, and several activism awareness groups such as ProgressOWU, Black Men of the Future, Student Union on Black Awareness, PRIDE, ECHO, Amnesty International, and Rafiki Wa Afrika. Many Ohio Wesleyan traditions originate from Wesleyan’s early years. In 1884, the Ohio Wesleyan held its first Mock Convention, which has reoccurred in every presidential election year since 1920. Its purpose is to inform participants, students, faculty staff, and Ohio residents about the presidential nominating convention, presidential candidates, and key issues in the upcoming election. Ohio Wesleyan’s Homecoming takes place in early October, while the Wesleyan football team plays one of its traditional rivals. Wesleyan can house up to 1,600 students on campus. A lottery system matches second to fourth-year students with dormitories and another lottery system determines how many students are allowed to live in off-campus housing. As of the 2006-2007 academic year, the SLUs consist of The Peace and Justice House, The International House, The House of Black Culture, The Creative Arts House, The Women’s House, The Modern Foreign Languages House, The House of Thought, The Habitat for Humanity House, and The Tree House. Most students assert Wesleyan’s policy of off-campus housing as one of the “worst things” about Ohio Wesleyan because of the resulting shortage of the number of lottery tickets allowing people to live off due to the off-campus lottery cap. Ohio Wesleyan participates in the NCAA’s Division III as a member of the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC). Ohio Wesleyan joined the Ohio Athletic Conference along with Oberlin College, Kenyon College, Ohio State, and Case Western in 1902. In 1983, Wesleyan joined with nine other colleges in Ohio, Indiana and Pennsylvania to create the North Coast Athletic Conference. Ohio Wesleyan has won several NCAA Division III titles in different sports, including men’s basketball (1988), men’s soccer (1998), and women’s soccer (2001 and 2002). In total, Ohio Wesleyan’s varsity athletic teams have been NCAC champions 100 times, leading the teams of Denison and Kenyon. Due to its ironic name, the Wesleyan mascot has been listed as one of the weirdest college mascots. Ohio Wesleyan maintains athletic rivalries with other NCAC institutions. In addition to the school’s varsity athletics, club sports teams, including chess, hockey, cricket, rugby, ski, and scuba, have been organized as student organizations under the auspices of the Office of Student Activities. Ohio Wesleyan’s intramural program includes 16 sports. Since Wesleyan’s beginnings, fifteen people have held the title of president, and a few have served as interim president. Before coming to Ohio Wesleyan, Huddleston served in the faculty of the University of Delaware for 24 years, ultimately as the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. For the 2005-2006 fiscal year, Ohio Wesleyan’s alumni giving rate was 35%. Numerous Ohio Wesleyan alumni have been associated with social justice. Athletics Ohio Five • Edwards Gymnasium • Branch Rickey Arena • Selby Field • Roy Rike Field • Littick Field • Denison Lax Rivalry Campus Libraries • Art Museum • Science Center • Arneson Institute • Plantations • Arts Castle • Strand Theatre • Perkins Observatory “W” Association University History • Ohio Wesleyan people • Ohio Wesleyan Sweetly and strong • Activism Student Life The Transcript • WSLN • The Owl • Babbling Bishops • Orchesis • President’s Ball • Unity Through Music • Fresh X • PRIDE Week

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