Virginia Beach, Virginia · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Large city
Overview
Virginia Wesleyan University is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Its campus is in a large city. It enrolled 1,853 students in fall 2024, including 1,749 undergraduates and 104 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is United Methodist.
Virginia Wesleyan University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 42 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Psychology, General, and Biology. It awarded 295 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 5 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
74% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1.
Key figures
1,853
Students enrolled
74%
First-year retention
295
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
42
Programs and majors
15:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociateBachelorMaster
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
74%
Student-to-faculty ratio
15:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
262
Associate degrees
1
Master's degrees
32
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
1,853
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,749
Graduate students, fall 2024
104
Full-time, fall 2024
68%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,164
Undergraduates, 2024-25
2,008
Graduate students, 2024-25
156
Full-time, 2024-25
62%
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
54%
Men
46%
White
32%
Hispanic or Latino
6%
Black or African American
15%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
4%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
4%
Race or ethnicity unknown
36%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
5
Programs with a fully online option
7
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
15%
Students taking some online courses
15%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Four-one-four plan
Religious affiliation
United Methodist
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Old Dominion Athletic Conference
President
Scott D Miller
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, 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, Student veteran organization