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Wesleyan College

Macon, Georgia Private nonprofit 4-year Midsize city

Overview

Wesleyan College is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Macon, Georgia. The campus sits in a midsize city. It enrolled 531 students in fall 2024, including 496 undergraduates and 35 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is United Methodist.

Wesleyan College offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 38 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Elementary Education and Teaching, and Registered Nursing. It awarded 122 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 11 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

76% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 8 to 1.

Key figures

531
Students enrolled
76%
First-year retention
122
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
38
Programs and majors
8:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 38

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 7
Psychology 3
Education 1
Health Professions 3
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 2
Visual and Performing Arts 4
Communication and Journalism 1
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 1
History 1
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Philosophy and Religious Studies 2
English Language and Literature 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 4
Physical Sciences 1
Computer and Information Sciences 3
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 1
Social Sciences 1

Outcomes

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

First-year retention, full-time students
76%
Student-to-faculty ratio
8:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Bachelor's degrees
88
Master's degrees
34

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
531
Undergraduates, fall 2024
496
Graduate students, fall 2024
35
Full-time, fall 2024
73%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
746
Undergraduates, 2024-25
680
Graduate students, 2024-25
66
Full-time, 2024-25
54%
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
85%
Men
15%
White
29%
Hispanic or Latino
9%
Black or African American
32%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
8%
Race or ethnicity unknown
16%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
11
Programs with a fully online option
2
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
36%
Students taking some online courses
27%

Campus and services

Setting
Midsize city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
United Methodist
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Collegiate Conference of the South
President
Meaghan Blight
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
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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