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North Carolina Wesleyan University

Rocky Mount, North Carolina Private nonprofit 4-year Small city

Overview

Located in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, North Carolina Wesleyan University is a private nonprofit four-year institution. The campus sits in a small city. It enrolled 1,419 students in fall 2024, including 1,262 undergraduates and 157 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is United Methodist.

North Carolina Wesleyan University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 32 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Organizational Leadership, and Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration. It awarded 434 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 11 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

59% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 13 to 1.

Key figures

1,419
Students enrolled
59%
First-year retention
434
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
32
Programs and majors
13:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 32

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Business, Management and Marketing 6
Health Professions 3
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Psychology 1
Computer and Information Sciences 2
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 2
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 2
Communication and Journalism 1
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Social Sciences 2
Education 3
English Language and Literature 1
Philosophy and Religious Studies 1
Visual and Performing Arts 2
History 1
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Physical Sciences 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
59%
First-year retention, part-time students
50%
Student-to-faculty ratio
13:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
320
Master's degrees
114

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,419
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,262
Graduate students, fall 2024
157
Full-time, fall 2024
80%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,744
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,464
Graduate students, 2024-25
280
Full-time, 2024-25
75%
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
56%
Men
44%
White
24%
Hispanic or Latino
4%
Black or African American
42%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
4%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
11%
Race or ethnicity unknown
12%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
11
Programs with a fully online option
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
41%
Students taking some online courses
23%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
United Methodist
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
USA South Athletic Conference
President
Evan Duff
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training

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