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Wesleyan University

Wesleyan University is a private campus in Middletown proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. International students are a visible presence at Wesleyan University — 9.9% of its 3,067 undergraduates come from outside the U.S.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$4,432

family income
under $30k

$5,898

$30–48k

$10,310

$48–75k

$10,905

$75–110k

$50,788

over $110k

Average net price

$30,1772023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Wesleyan University rose from $25,233 (2008) to $30,177 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$25,233
2009	$23,876
2010	$26,105
2011	$25,178
2012	$24,520
2013	$30,052
2014	$25,290
2015	$24,626
2016	$29,956
2017	$26,291
2018	$26,527
2019	$28,813
2020	$26,080
2021	$28,340
2022	$27,888
2023	$30,177

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$89,0202024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Wesleyan University rose from $51,935 (2009) to $89,020 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$51,935
2010	$53,797
2011	$56,641
2012	$58,671
2013	$61,167
2014	$62,849
2015	$64,163
2016	$65,443
2017	$67,527
2018	$69,905
2019	$72,639
2020	$75,693
2021	$78,735
2022	$82,245
2023	$85,172
2024	$89,020

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$26,180
2001	$27,100
2002	$28,320
2003	$29,998
2004	$31,436
2005	$32,976
2006	$34,630
2007	$36,806
2008	$38,634
2013	$47,244
2014	$48,272
2015	$49,274
2016	$50,912
2017	$52,804
2018	$54,944
2019	$57,334
2020	$59,686
2021	$62,049
2022	$64,322
2023	$67,316

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Reported tuition is $70,342 before grants and other attendance costs. At Wesleyan University, aid and other costs change the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

At 3,067 undergrads, Wesleyan University is a mid-sized campus by U.S. standards.

92.6% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Wesleyan University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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92.6%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Wesleyan University has held near 92.6% from Fall 1991 to Fall 2018 entering cohorts.

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	86.6%
1992 cohort	86.5%
1993 cohort	88.3%
1994 cohort	87.7%
1995 cohort	89.6%
1996 cohort	89%
1997 cohort	91%
1998 cohort	92%
1999 cohort	89.8%
2000 cohort	90.1%
2001 cohort	92.2%
2002 cohort	92.7%
2003 cohort	92.7%
2004 cohort	94.4%
2005 cohort	92.2%
2006 cohort	90.6%
2007 cohort	91.5%
2008 cohort	92.7%
2009 cohort	94.3%
2010 cohort	91.4%
2011 cohort	90.2%
2012 cohort	89.4%
2013 cohort	91.6%
2014 cohort	90.9%
2015 cohort	91%
2016 cohort	93.2%
2017 cohort	91.6%
2018 cohort	92.6%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$14,500	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$14,500	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$14,500	$4,050
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$14,500	$14,375
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$15,375	$15,375
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$15,813	$14,500
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$15,813	$3,924
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$15,629	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$15,000	$3,485
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$14,500	$2,750
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$14,500	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$15,885	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$17,462	$4,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$19,912	$5,559
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$19,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$17,575	$5,022
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$18,500	$5,126
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$18,213	$5,750
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$17,500	$6,800
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$16,875	$6,750
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$17,231	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$16,103	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$15,500	$6,523
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$17,000	$6,477

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$60,385

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$70,640

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$73,897

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Wesleyan University admitted 2,373 of 14,389 applicants in Fall 2024. The 16.5% rate describes that application pool.

16.5%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $67,316 tuition · 2023–24 3,067 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1415–15401600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Wesleyan University received 14,389 applications and admitted 2,373 (16.5%), with 825 enrolling.

Wesleyan University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Wesleyan University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 705–760 and Math was 710–780 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1415–1540 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	705	740	760
SAT Math	710	750	780
ACT Composite	33	34	35

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

Acceptance rate

16.5%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Read Wesleyan University's change from 25.6% to 16.5% as a share of applications, not an explanation of admissions decisions. This describes Fall 2001 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	25.6%
Fall 2002	28.1%
Fall 2003	28.1%
Fall 2004	28.1%
Fall 2005	28.1%
Fall 2006	27.7%
Fall 2007	27.8%
Fall 2008	27.4%
Fall 2009	27.2%
Fall 2010	22%
Fall 2011	20.5%
Fall 2012	24.2%
Fall 2013	20.9%
Fall 2014	23.9%
Fall 2015	22.2%
Fall 2016	17.8%
Fall 2017	16.3%
Fall 2018	17.5%
Fall 2019	16.5%
Fall 2020	20.9%
Fall 2021	19.4%
Fall 2022	14.4%
Fall 2023	17.1%
Fall 2024	16.5%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1415–1540Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	1270	1460
Fall 2002	1290	1470
Fall 2003	1290	1470
Fall 2004	1310	1490
Fall 2005	1310	1490
Fall 2006	1300	1490
Fall 2007	1290	1480
Fall 2008	1300	1490
Fall 2009	1300	1480
Fall 2010	1290	1500
Fall 2011	1295	1480
Fall 2012	1300	1480
Fall 2013	1300	1480
Fall 2021	1300	1510
Fall 2022	1320	1510
Fall 2023	1450	1540
Fall 2024	1415	1540

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

33–35Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	28	32
Fall 2002	29	32
Fall 2003	29	32
Fall 2005	28	32
Fall 2006	28	32
Fall 2007	28	32
Fall 2008	27	32
Fall 2009	30	32
Fall 2010	29	33
Fall 2011	30	33
Fall 2012	29	33
Fall 2013	29	33
Fall 2021	31	34
Fall 2022	31	34
Fall 2023	33	35
Fall 2024	33	35

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

3,067Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Wesleyan University rose from 2,721 (Fall 2002) to 3,067 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	2,721
Fall 2003	2,692
Fall 2004	2,755
Fall 2005	2,737
Fall 2006	2,790
Fall 2007	2,787
Fall 2008	2,748
Fall 2009	2,766
Fall 2010	2,837
Fall 2011	2,870
Fall 2012	2,924
Fall 2013	2,888
Fall 2014	2,907
Fall 2015	2,819
Fall 2016	2,913
Fall 2017	2,887
Fall 2018	2,922
Fall 2019	2,933
Fall 2020	2,838
Fall 2021	3,250
Fall 2022	3,006
Fall 2023	2,973
Fall 2024	3,067

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

95%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Wesleyan University has held near 95% from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	95%
Fall 2003 cohort	96%
Fall 2004 cohort	96%
Fall 2005 cohort	95%
Fall 2006 cohort	94%
Fall 2007 cohort	95%
Fall 2008 cohort	95%
Fall 2009 cohort	98%
Fall 2010 cohort	94%
Fall 2011 cohort	95%
Fall 2012 cohort	95%
Fall 2013 cohort	96%
Fall 2014 cohort	95%
Fall 2015 cohort	94%
Fall 2016 cohort	95%
Fall 2017 cohort	96%
Fall 2018 cohort	97%
Fall 2019 cohort	87%
Fall 2020 cohort	95%
Fall 2021 cohort	95%
Fall 2022 cohort	95%
Fall 2023 cohort	95%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Wesleyan University

14.2% of Wesleyan University's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Wesleyan University as a primarily residential campus of 3,067 undergraduates — and 94.9% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Wesleyan University's SAT section-percentile sums are 1415–1540 — their midpoint is above the CT four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Wesleyan University's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Wesleyan University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Wesleyan University16.5%

Connecticut median76%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Wesleyan University$70,342

Connecticut median$30,207

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Wesleyan University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Wesleyan University$73,897

Connecticut median$64,209

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Wesleyan University, Connecticut and national reference values
Metric & basis	Wesleyan University	Connecticut median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	16.5%	76%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$70,342	$30,207	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$73,897	$64,209	$53,781

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Wesleyan University report?

Wesleyan University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1415–1540 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Wesleyan University's acceptance rate?

16.5% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 2,373 admitted from 14,389 applicants.

How much does Wesleyan University cost?

At Wesleyan University, tuition is $70,342. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Wesleyan University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $73,897. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Connecticut

United States Coast Guard Academy — 22.4% admitted
Trinity College — 29.2% admitted
Fairfield University — 33.3% admitted
Western Connecticut State University — 87% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Read the date and population definitions.