Salina, Kansas · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Remote town
Overview
Located in Salina, Kansas, Kansas Wesleyan University is a private nonprofit four-year institution. The campus sits in a remote town. It enrolled 1,021 students in fall 2024, including 962 undergraduates and 59 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is United Methodist.
Kansas Wesleyan University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 37 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Corrections and Criminal Justice, Other, and Sport and Fitness Administration/Management. It awarded 257 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 5 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
60% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1.
Key figures
1,021
Students enrolled
60%
First-year retention
257
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
37
Programs and majors
16:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMaster
Programs and majors offered 37
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
60%
Student-to-faculty ratio
16:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
196
Master's degrees
27
Certificates under 1 year
34
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
1,021
Undergraduates, fall 2024
962
Graduate students, fall 2024
59
Full-time, fall 2024
94%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,080
Undergraduates, 2024-25
992
Graduate students, 2024-25
88
Full-time, 2024-25
93%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
42%
Men
58%
White
58%
Hispanic or Latino
17%
Black or African American
11%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
7%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
5%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
5
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
6%
Students taking some online courses
70%
Campus and services
Setting
Remote town
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
United Methodist
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Athletic association
NAIA
Athletic conference
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
President and CEO
Matt Thompson
Services and opportunities
ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact