Wesleyan College

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2017 Undergraduate Tuition

$21,370

2.99% growth from 2016

2017 Average Net Price

$15,237

After Financial Aid

2016 Student Loan

6.25%

Default Rate

2017 Acceptance Rate

46.6%

309 Applicants

2017 Enrolled Students

603

71.5% Full-Time

2017 Graduation Rate

55.9%

57 Graduates

About

Wesleyan College is a higher education institution located in Bibb County, GA. In 2016, the most popular Bachelor's Degree concentrations at Wesleyan College were Registered Nursing (24 degrees awarded), General Business Administration & Management (21 degrees), and General Biological Sciences (12 degrees).

In 2017, 173 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Wesleyan College. 97.7% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 2.31% awarded men. The majority of degree recipients were white (65 degrees), 1.2 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (54 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Wesleyan College is $21,370, which is $-3,824 less than the national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($25,194).

Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus Baccalaureate Colleges

Costs

The median undergraduate tuition at Wesleyan College is $21,370, which is $-3,824 less than the national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($25,194).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $15,237.

In 2017, 80% of undergraduate students received federal grants, while 51% of undergraduate students received federal loans.

Student Expenses

Tuition Costs

$21,370

2017 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2017, the cost of tuition at Wesleyan College was $21,370. The cost of tuition at Wesleyan College is $-3,824 less than than the overall (public and private) national average for Baccalaureate Colleges ($25,194).

This chart compares the tuition costs of Wesleyan College (in red) with those of other similar universities.

Average Net Price

$15,237

2017 Value

6.53%

1 Year Growth

In 2017 Wesleyan College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $15,237. Between 2016 and 2017, the average net price of Wesleyan College grew by 6.53%.

This chart compares the average net price of Wesleyan College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

Average net price is calculated from full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded a grant or scholarship from federal, state or local governments, or the institution.

Other Student Expenses

$9,625

Room and Board

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Wesleyan College was of $9,625 in 2017. During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $0. The cost of room and board increased by 1.42% between 2016 and 2017. The cost of books and supplies decreased by 100% during the same period.

This chart compares the average student costs at Wesleyan College (in red) with that of similar universities.

Financial Aid

Financial Aid by Income Level

80%

Of Undergraduates Receive Grants

51%

Of Undergraduates Receive Federal Loans

80% of undergraduate students at Wesleyan College received grants or loans in 2017. This represents a growth of 8.11% with respect to 2016, when 74% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at Wesleyan College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

The average award discount is the ratio between the average grant or scholarship value, and the cost, which is the sum of out-of-state tuition, room, board, book, supplies, and other expenses.

Student Loan Default Rate

Cohort default rates only account for borrowers who default in the first three years, and some schools only have a small proportion of borrowers entering repayment. These rates should be interpreted with caution, as they may not be reflective of the entire school population.

6.25%

2016 Default Rate

Number of Defaults

In 2016 the default rate for borrower's at Wesleyan College was 6.25%, which represents 10 out of the 160 total borrowers.

A cohort default rate is the percentage of a school's borrowers who enter repayment on certain Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program loans during a particular federal fiscal year (FY), October 1 to September 30, and default or meet other specified conditions prior to the end of the second following fiscal year.

Admissions

Wesleyan College received 309 undergraduate applications in 2017, which represents a 63.3% annual decline. Out of those 309 applicants, 144 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 46.6% acceptance rate.

There were 603 students enrolled at Wesleyan College in 2017, and 77% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

Wesleyan College has an overall enrollment yield of 51.4%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

46.6%

Acceptance Rate in 2017

144

Accepted Out of 309

In 2017, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Wesleyan College was 46.6% (144 admissions from 309 applications). This is higher than the acceptance rate of 2016, which was 37.6%. Between 2016 and 2017, the number of applicants declined by -63.3%, while admissions declined by -54.6%.

This chart compares the acceptance rate of Wesleyan College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

SAT Scores

77%

Submission Percentage

Scores Submitted

77% of enrolled first-time students at Wesleyan College in 2017 submitted SAT scores with their applications.

This chart shows the SAT scores for the 25th and 75th percentile of applicants broken out into each section of the test that their are evaluated on.

Enrollment

Wesleyan College has a total enrollment of 603 students. The full-time enrollment at Wesleyan College is 431 students and the part-time enrollment is 172. This means that 71.5% of students enrolled at Wesleyan College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Wesleyan College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 40.6% White, 32.5% Black or African American, 4.64% Hispanic or Latino, 3.81% Two or More Races, 1.99% Asian, 0.166% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders, and 0.166% American Indian or Alaska Native.

Students enrolled at Wesleyan College in full-time Undergraduate programs are majority White Female (39.2%), followed by Black or African American Female (26.5%) and Hispanic or Latino Female (5.8%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are majority N/A, followed by N/A and N/A.

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

71.5%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Wesleyan College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 603 students. The full-time enrollment at Wesleyan College is 431 and the part-time enrollment is 172. This means that 71.5% of students enrolled at Wesleyan College are enrolled full-time compared with 80.6% at similar Baccalaureate Colleges.

This chart shows the full-time vs part-time enrollment status at Wesleyan College (in red) compares to similar universities.

Retention Rate over Time

67%

2017 Retention Rate

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Wesleyan College was 67%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Baccalaureate Colleges (73%), Wesleyan College had a retention rate lower than its peers.

This chart shows the retention rate over time at Wesleyan College (highlighted in red) compares to similar universities.

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

White
245
Black or African American
196
Hispanic or Latino
28

The enrolled student population at Wesleyan College is 40.6% White, 32.5% Black or African American, 4.64% Hispanic or Latino, 3.81% Two or More Races, 1.99% Asian, 0.166% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders, and 0.166% American Indian or Alaska Native. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Baccalaureate Colleges is 54.9% White, 14% Black or African American, and 12.6% Hispanic or Latino.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 8 students (1.33%) did not report their race.

Graduates

In 2017, 165 more women than men received degrees from Wesleyan College. The majority of degree recipients at Wesleyan College are white (65 degrees awarded). There were 1.2 times more white graduates than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (54 degrees).

The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Wesleyan College is Registered Nursing (24 degrees awarded), followed by General Business Administration & Management (21 degrees) and General Biological Sciences (12 degrees).

The most specialized majors across all degree types at Wesleyan College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Philosophy and Religious Studies (2 degrees awarded), Biology (19 degrees), and Language & Linguistics (4 degrees).

Workforce

Common Jobs by Major

Physicians

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Wesleyan College are Physicians (399,280 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (290,487 people), Other managers (270,342 people), Postsecondary teachers (229,129 people), and Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (123,330 people).

The most specialized majors at Wesleyan College are Philosophy and Religious Studies (2 degrees awarded), Biology (19 degrees), Language & Linguistics (4 degrees), Communications (11 degrees), and Visual & Performing Arts (13 degrees).

Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Surgeons

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Wesleyan College are Surgeons, Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents, Dentists, Magnetic resonance imaging technologists, and Physicians

Common Industries by Major

General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals

Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Wesleyan College are General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (552,591 people), Elementary & secondary schools (530,450 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (523,525 people), Offices of physicians (198,395 people), and Computer Systems Design (194,667 people).

Degrees

Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Wesleyan College.

Most Common

Registered Nursing
24 degree-majorss awarded
General Business Administration & Management
21 degree-majorss awarded
General Biological Sciences
12 degree-majorss awarded

In 2017, the most common bachelors degree concentration at Wesleyan College was Registered Nursing with 24 degree-majorss awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from bachelors degree programs at Wesleyan College according to their major.

Gender Breakdown for Common Majors

Degrees Awarded to Men

In 2017, 4 degrees were awarded to men at Wesleyan College, which is 0.0237 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (169).

This chart displays the gender disparity between the top 5 majors at Wesleyan College by degrees awarded.

Most Common Male Majors

In 2017, 4 degrees were awarded to men at Wesleyan College in General Business Administration & Management, which is 0.087 times less than the 46 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2017, 46 degrees were awarded to women at Wesleyan College in General Business Administration & Management, which is 11.5 times more than the 4 male recipients with that same degree.

Time to Complete

56%

100% Completion Time

59%

150% Completion Time

In 2017, 56% of students graduating from Wesleyan College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 59% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 61% within 200%.

The following chart shows these completion rates over time compared to the average for the Baccalaureate Colleges Carnegie Classification group.

Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

Diversity

Graduation Rate by Race and Gender

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.

Two or More Races Female

Highest Graduation Rate (100%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate at Wesleyan College is Female and Two or More Races (100% graduation rate). Across all Baccalaureate Colleges, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (68.1%).

The department of education defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within 150% of "normal time" to completion.

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) categorizes any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the graduation rate of those students is shown in the chart below. Additionally, 0% of graduates (0 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity

White
65 degrees awarded
Black or African American
54 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
8 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Wesleyan College is white (65 degrees awarded). There were 1.2 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (54 degrees).

0% of degree recipients (0 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Gender

Most Common Gender Demographic

White Female
64 degrees awarded
Black or African American Female
51 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino Female
8 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and gender grouping at Wesleyan College is white female (64 degrees awarded). There were 1.25 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american female (51 degrees).

Operations

Wesleyan College has an endowment valued at nearly $61.5M, as of the end of the 2017 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of $5.9M (9.6%), compared to the 7.76% average return ($2.88M on $37.1M) across all Baccalaureate Colleges.

In 2017, Wesleyan College had a total salary expenditure of $18.5M. Wesleyan College employs 23 Professors, 19 Assistant professors, and 13 Associate professors. Most academics at Wesleyan College are Female Professors (14), Female Assistant professors(14), and Male Professors (9).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Wesleyan College are: Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services, with 22 employees, Management, with 16 employees, and Office and Administrative Support with 16 employees.

Finances

Endowment

$61.5M

2017 Endowment

4.9%

growth from 2016

Wesleyan College has an endowment valued at about $61.5M, as of the end of the 2017 fiscal year. The endowment of Wesleyan College grew 4.9% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $24.4M higher than than the median endowment of Baccalaureate Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

This line chart shows how the endowment at Wesleyan College (in red) compares to that of some similar universities.

The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus Carnegie Classification grouping.

Government Grants and Contracts

Grants & Contracts

$281k - Federal
$0 - State
$0 - Local

As of 2017, Wesleyan College received $281k in grants and contracts from the federal government, $0 from state grants and contracts, and $0 from local grants and contracts.

Expenses

Salary Expenditure

$7.74M

2017 Salaries

0.727%

decline from 2016

In 2017, Wesleyan College paid a median of $7.74M in salaries, which represents 41.8% of their overall expenditure ($18.5M) and a 0.727% decline from the previous year. This is compared to a 0.5% growth from 2015 and a 1.81% growth from 2014.

The median for similar Baccalaureate Colleges is 14.2M (38.9% of overall expenditures).

Instructional Salaries

$3.4M

Instructional Salaries

Number of Employees

In 2017, Wesleyan College paid a total of $3.4M to 55 employees working as instructors, which represents 43.9% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $4.89M (34.4%) for similar Baccalaureate Colleges.

Faculty and Staff

Occupations by Share

Professor

Most Common Instructor

23 Employees

Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

22 Employees

In 2017, the most common positions for instructional staff at Wesleyan College were Professor with 23 employees; Assistant professor with 19 employees; and Assistant professor with 13 employees.

In 2017, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Wesleyan College were Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 22 employees; Management with 16 employees; and Office and Administrative Support with 16 employees.

Instructors by Academic Rank and Gender

Most Common Demographic

Female Professor
Female Assistant professor
Male Professor

In 2017, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Wesleyan College was Female Professor with 14 employees, Female Assistant professor with 14 employees, and Male Professor with 9 employees.

This chart shows the gender split between each academic rank present at Wesleyan College.

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