Delaware, Ohio · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Large suburb
Overview
Ohio Wesleyan University is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Delaware, Ohio. The campus sits in a large suburban area. It enrolled 1,525 students in fall 2024. Its religious affiliation is United Methodist.
Ohio Wesleyan University offers certificates and bachelor's degrees across 70 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Psychology, General, Zoology/Animal Biology, and Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other. It awarded 327 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.
85% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 12 to 1.
Key figures
1,525
Students enrolled
85%
First-year retention
327
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
70
Programs and majors
12:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelor
Programs and majors offered 70
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
85%
Student-to-faculty ratio
12:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
327
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
1,525
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,525
Full-time, fall 2024
99%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,557
Full-time, 2024-25
99%
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
71%
Hispanic or Latino
6%
Black or African American
9%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
6%
Race or ethnicity unknown
1%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Students studying fully online
1%
Students taking some online courses
9%
Campus and services
Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
United Methodist
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
North Coast Athletic Conference
President
Matthew P. vandenBerg
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience