Southern Wesleyan University is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Central, South Carolina. The campus sits in a midsize suburban area. It enrolled 980 students in fall 2024, including 784 undergraduates and 196 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Wesleyan.
Southern Wesleyan University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 42 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research, Other, and Psychology, General. It awarded 235 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 14 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
69% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 10 to 1.
Mission
Southern Wesleyan University is a Christ-centered, student-focused learning community devoted to transforming lives by challenging students to be dedicated scholars and servant leaders who impact the world for Christ.
Key figures
980
Students enrolled
69%
First-year retention
235
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
42
Programs and majors
10:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhD
Programs and majors offered 42
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
69%
First-year retention, part-time students
0%
Student-to-faculty ratio
10:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
184
Associate degrees
1
Master's degrees
28
Doctoral degrees (research)
22
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
980
Undergraduates, fall 2024
784
Graduate students, fall 2024
196
Full-time, fall 2024
65%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,108
Undergraduates, 2024-25
867
Graduate students, 2024-25
241
Full-time, 2024-25
60%
Size category
Under 1,000 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
66%
Men
34%
White
68%
Hispanic or Latino
7%
Black or African American
18%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
1%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
14
Programs with a fully online option
2
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
47%
Students taking some online courses
41%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Midsize suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Wesleyan
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Athletic association
NCAA, NCCAA
Athletic conference
Conference Carolinas
President
William Barker
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, 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