Description

At Wesleyan we prepare our students to face a rapidly changing world with confidence and the sense of responsibility to want to make the world a better place. This strategic plan for the period 2005-2010 describes continuing curricular innovations and renewed commitments to international studies and to science. It outlines priorities for academics, campus life, student aid, and physical infrastructure.

Wesleyan University was founded in 1831 by Methodist leaders and Middletown citizens. Instruction began with 48 students of varying ages, the president, three professors, and one tutor; tuition was $36 per year.

Today Wesleyan offers instruction in 39 departments and 46 major fields of study and awards the bachelor of arts and graduate degrees. The master of arts degree and the doctor of philosophy are regularly awarded in six fields of study. Students may choose from more than 900 courses each year and may be counted upon to devise, with the faculty, some 900 individual tutorials and lessons.

The student body is made up of approximately 2,700 full-time undergraduates and 200 graduate students, as well as more than 400 part-time students in the Graduate Liberal Studies Program. An ongoing faculty of more than 300 is joined each semester by a distinguished group of visiting artists and professors. But despite Wesleyan’s growth, today’s student/instructor ratio remains at 9 to 1, and about two thirds of all courses enroll fewer than 20 students.

Quick Facts

Location

Northeast

Setting

Large Town Setting

Type

Private

Size

Medium (2,000 to 5,000 Undergrad)

Mascot

Cardinals

On-Campus Housing Available

Yes

In-State Tuition

$40,092

Out-of-State Tuition

$40,092

Selectivity

Most Selective

Enrollment

3,148

Students

Full-Time Undergrad Students
2,772
Freshman Class
715
Total Students (Undergrads & Graduate Students)
3,148

Undergraduate vs. Graduate

Undergraduate
88%
Graduate
12%

Full-Time vs. Part-time Students

Full-Time
100%
Part-Time
0%

Students Coming From In-State vs. Out-of-State

In-State
6%
Out-of-State
94%

Gender of Students

Women
50%
Men
50%

Ethnic Diversity

African-American
7%
Asian
9%
Caucasian
62%
Latino
8%
Other
14%

Students State Origin

New York
23%
Massachusetts
11%
California
10%
New Jersey
6%
Connecticut
6%
Other
44%

International Students

International
8%
Domestic
92%