University

Wesleyan University

Middletown, Connecticut, United States

Verified · last verified 2026-09-02

University details

Institution type: Private, nonprofit
Campus setting: Urban
Application platforms: Not available
Testing policy: Not available
In-state tuition: $70,342
Out-of-state tuition: $70,342
Cost of attendance: Not available (2024–2025)
Undergraduate enrollment: 3,067

Website

Common Data Set

Institution-reported facts by reporting cycle. Missing and withheld values are shown explicitly.

2024–2025 · most recent available

First-year admission rate

16.5%

Calculated from applications and admissions reported in CDS C1. This is a factual calculation, not a CollegePath rating.

First-year admission

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 4.0 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.75-3.99 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.50-3.74 (C11): Not reported by institution
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.25-3.49 (C11): Not reported by institution

Majors

Anthropology
Social Sciences
Archeology
Social Sciences
Area Studies
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Physical Sciences
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Biological and Physical Sciences
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
Biology, General
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Chemistry
Physical Sciences
Classical and Ancient Studies
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Deadlines

Early decision · 2026–2027
2026-11-15 — First-year deadline listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-14.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Early decision II · 2026–2027
2027-01-01 — First-year deadline listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-14.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Regular decision · 2026–2027
2027-01-01 — First-year deadline listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-14.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf

Supplemental essays

No supplemental essays are required for this university.

Application requirements

2026–2027

Application fee · Required
Value: $65
First-year U.S. application fee listed in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-28.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Fee waiver · Optional
Value: Accepted
Common App fee-waiver availability listed in the 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-28.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Personal essay · Required
The Common App personal essay is marked required in the Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid, updated 2026-08-28.
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Supplemental essays · Not required

Sources

Direct sources supporting this university’s facts, with retrieval dates.

Secondary source · supports requirements:2026–2027
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Retrieved 2026-09-02 — Common App member-reported first-year fee, waiver, and personal-essay fields; grid updated 2026-08-28.
Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid · supports deadlines:2026–2027
https://content.commonapp.org/Files/ReqGrid.pdf
Retrieved 2026-08-20 — Common App member-reported first-year deadlines; grid updated 2026-08-14.
Official source
https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?130697
Retrieved 2026-06-10

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.00-3.24 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.50-2.99 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.00-2.49 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA 1.00-1.99 (C11)

Not reported by institution

High-school GPA distribution · GPA below 1.0 (C11)

Not reported by institution

Average high-school GPA (C12)

Not reported by institution

First-year applications (C1)

14,389 applicants

IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

First-year students admitted (C1)

2,373 students

IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

First-year students enrolled (C1)

825 students

IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

Academics and class size

Student-to-faculty ratio (I2): Not reported by institution

Enrollment

Undergraduate enrollment (B1): 3,805 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
Full-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 3,064 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
Part-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 741 students; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

Testing

Enrolled students submitting scores · SAT (C9): 29%; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
Enrolled students submitting scores · ACT (C9): 16%; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 25th percentile (C9): 705 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 75th percentile (C9): 760 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Math · 25th percentile (C9): 710 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
SAT Math · 75th percentile (C9): 780 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
ACT Composite · 25th percentile (C9): 33 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS
ACT Composite · 75th percentile (C9): 35 score; IPEDS 2024 provisional statistic discovered via CollegeData.FYI; verify against the institution CDS

Source: Wesleyan University Common Data Set 2024-2025 (institutional data not reported) · Retrieved 2026-09-02

Open the official institutional source

Document ID: url:https://www.wesleyan.edu/ · Import: cds-2026-09-v85

2021–2022 · earlier reporting cycle

First-year admission rate

19.4%

Calculated from applications and admissions reported in CDS C1. This is a factual calculation, not a CollegePath rating.

Enrollment

Undergraduate enrollment (B1): 3,385 students; Official CDS B1 total undergraduate enrollment as of the Fall 2021 reporting date.
Full-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 3,238 students; Official CDS B1 full-time undergraduate enrollment.
Part-time undergraduate enrollment (B1): 147 students; Official CDS B1 part-time undergraduate enrollment.

First-year admission

First-year applications (C1): 13,067 applicants; Official CDS C1 total first-time, first-year applicants for Fall 2021.
First-year students admitted (C1): 2,540 students; Official CDS C1 total first-time, first-year admits for Fall 2021.
First-year students enrolled (C1): 910 students; Official CDS C1 total first-time, first-year enrollees for Fall 2021.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 4.0 (C11): Not reported by institution; The official CDS does not provide a reportable GPA distribution; preserved as not_reported.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.75-3.99 (C11): Not reported by institution; The official CDS does not provide a reportable GPA distribution; preserved as not_reported.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.50-3.74 (C11): Not reported by institution; The official CDS does not provide a reportable GPA distribution; preserved as not_reported.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.25-3.49 (C11): Not reported by institution; The official CDS does not provide a reportable GPA distribution; preserved as not_reported.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 3.00-3.24 (C11): Not reported by institution; The official CDS does not provide a reportable GPA distribution; preserved as not_reported.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.50-2.99 (C11): Not reported by institution; The official CDS does not provide a reportable GPA distribution; preserved as not_reported.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 2.00-2.49 (C11): Not reported by institution; The official CDS does not provide a reportable GPA distribution; preserved as not_reported.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA 1.00-1.99 (C11): Not reported by institution; The official CDS does not provide a reportable GPA distribution; preserved as not_reported.
High-school GPA distribution · GPA below 1.0 (C11): Not reported by institution; The official CDS does not provide a reportable GPA distribution; preserved as not_reported.
Average high-school GPA (C12): Not reported by institution; The official CDS does not provide a reportable average high-school GPA; preserved as not_reported.

Testing

Enrolled students submitting scores · SAT (C9): 51%; Official CDS C9 reports 51 percent of enrolled first-year students submitted SAT scores.
Enrolled students submitting scores · ACT (C9): 27%; Official CDS C9 reports 27 percent of enrolled first-year students submitted ACT scores.
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 25th percentile (C9): 650 score; Official CDS C9 SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 25th percentile.
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing · 75th percentile (C9): 750 score; Official CDS C9 SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 75th percentile.
SAT Math · 25th percentile (C9): 650 score; Official CDS C9 SAT Math 25th percentile.
SAT Math · 75th percentile (C9): 760 score; Official CDS C9 SAT Math 75th percentile.
ACT Composite · 25th percentile (C9): 31 score; Official CDS C9 ACT Composite 25th percentile.
ACT Composite · 75th percentile (C9): 34 score; Official CDS C9 ACT Composite 75th percentile.

Academics and class size

Student-to-faculty ratio (I2): 8:1; Official CDS I2 reports an 8-to-1 Fall 2021 student-to-faculty ratio, based on 3419 students and 407.3333 faculty FTE.

Source: Wesleyan University Common Data Set 2021-2022 · Retrieved 2026-09-02

Open the official institutional source

Document ID: url:https://www.wesleyan.edu/ir/data-sets/CDS_2021-2022.pdf · Import: cds-2026-09-v122-wesleyan

Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Computer Science

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services

Dance

Visual and Performing Arts

Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft

Visual and Performing Arts

Economics

Social Sciences

Engineering, Other

Engineering

English Language and Literature, General

English Language and Literature/Letters

English Language and Literature/Letters, Other

English Language and Literature/Letters

Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies

Film/Video and Photographic Arts

Visual and Performing Arts

Fine and Studio Arts

Visual and Performing Arts

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

Mathematics

Mathematics and Statistics

Medieval and Renaissance Studies

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Music

Visual and Performing Arts

Natural Resources Conservation and Research

Natural Resources and Conservation

Philosophy

Philosophy and Religious Studies

Physical Sciences, General

Physical Sciences

Physics

Physical Sciences

Political Science and Government

Social Sciences

Psychology, General

Psychology

Religion/Religious Studies

Philosophy and Religious Studies

Research and Experimental Psychology

Psychology

Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Science, Technology and Society

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education

Education

Social Sciences, Other

Social Sciences

Sociology

Social Sciences

No supplemental essays are required for this university.