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Wesleyan University

Middletown, Connecticut Private nonprofit 4-year Small city

Overview

Wesleyan University is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Middletown, Connecticut. The campus sits in a small city. It enrolled 4,011 students in fall 2024, including 3,805 undergraduates and 206 graduate students.

Wesleyan University offers bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 52 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Psychology, General, Econometrics and Quantitative Economics, and Political Science and Government. It awarded 958 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

95% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 8 to 1.

Key figures

4,011
Students enrolled
95%
First-year retention
958
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
52
Programs and majors
8:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusHybrid

Program levels

BachelorMasterPhD

Programs and majors offered 52

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Social Sciences 6
Psychology 2
Visual and Performing Arts 8
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 11
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 3
Physical Sciences 5
English Language and Literature 2
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 4
History 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Education 1
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Philosophy and Religious Studies 2
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 2
Engineering 1

Outcomes

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

First-year retention, full-time students
95%
Student-to-faculty ratio
8:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Bachelor's degrees
880
Master's degrees
66
Doctoral degrees (research)
12

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
4,011
Undergraduates, fall 2024
3,805
Graduate students, fall 2024
206
Full-time, fall 2024
80%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
4,303
Undergraduates, 2024-25
4,042
Graduate students, 2024-25
261
Full-time, 2024-25
79%
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
53%
Men
47%
White
46%
Hispanic or Latino
17%
Black or African American
9%
Asian
9%
Two or more races
6%
International (U.S. nonresident)
9%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
16%
Students taking some online courses
7%

Campus and services

Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Research designation
Research Colleges and Universities
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
New England Small College Athletic Conference
President
Michael S. Roth
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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