Athens, Tennessee · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Town
Overview
Tennessee Wesleyan University is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Athens, Tennessee. The campus sits in a town setting. It enrolled 1,198 students in fall 2024, including 918 undergraduates and 280 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is United Methodist.
Tennessee Wesleyan University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 56 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Registered Nursing, Business Administration and Management, and Occupational Therapy/Therapist. It awarded 376 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 4 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
72% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 12 to 1.
Key figures
1,198
Students enrolled
72%
First-year retention
376
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
56
Programs and majors
12:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMaster
Programs and majors offered 56
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
72%
Student-to-faculty ratio
12:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
257
Master's degrees
119
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
1,198
Undergraduates, fall 2024
918
Graduate students, fall 2024
280
Full-time, fall 2024
88%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,516
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,049
Graduate students, 2024-25
467
Full-time, 2024-25
86%
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
62%
Men
38%
White
60%
Hispanic or Latino
5%
Black or African American
4%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
2%
International (U.S. nonresident)
23%
Race or ethnicity unknown
4%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
4
Programs with a fully online option
7
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
33%
Students taking some online courses
60%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Town
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
United Methodist
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Athletic association
NAIA
Athletic conference
Appalachian Athletic Conference
President
Tyler Forrest
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact