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Ranking

#17   National Liberal
  Arts College
Source:
2013 U.S.News Rankings
 

GEOGRAPHIC
Diversity

  • 93% of  students are from outside the state of Connecticut. 
  • 7% of students are from outside the US.
 

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Wesleyan University


Overview

  • Wesleyan is a co-ed liberal arts college located in Middletown, Connecticut, two hours north of New York City. Map.
  • Wesleyan enrolls 2,800 undergraduate students. 
  • During the 2010-2011 school year, 48% of first year students received some form of financial aid. Over the past four years, an average of 47% of all students received aid. Learn more.
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Socio-economic Diversity

  • 19% of students who applied for financial aid at Wesleyan come from families who make less than $60,000 per year.
  • 15% of students at Wesleyan receive Federal Pell Grants, which typically go to students whose family incomes are below $40,000.
  • 15% of admitted students in the class of 2016 are the first in their family to attend a four-year college. 

 

    Racial Diversity
    Asian / Asian American 10%
    Black / African American 7%
    Caucasian 57%
    Latino / Hispanic 9%
    Native American <1%
    Race unreported 9%

     

    Gender Ratio
    Female 51%
    Male 49%

     

 
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School Profile

Campus Setting

  • Suburban
  • Town population: 47,438

Size

  • 2,800 undergraduates 
  • 745 freshmen

Admissions

  • 20% applicants admitted 
  • 69% in top 10% of HS class 
  • SAT CR middle 50%: 670-780 
  • SAT M middle 50%: 680-760
  • SAT W middle 50%: 680-780 
  • ACT middle 50%: 30-34
 

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