The student-faculty ratio at Wesleyan University is 8:1, and the school has 72.5 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Wesleyan University include: Social Sciences; Psychology; Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies; Visual and Performing Arts; and Biological and Biomedical Sciences. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 95 percent.
Faculty & classes
Faculty
Total faculty
367 full time
71 part time
Minority
21% full time
27% part time
Full-time faculty with Ph.D or terminal degree
92%
Classes taught by graduate assistants
0%
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution
Class Size
Class sizes
Classes with fewer than 20 students72.5%
20-4924.8%
50 or more2.7%
Requirements
General education/core curriculum required
No
Coursework required for graduation
-
Graduation & retention
Freshmen Retention
Average first-year student retention rate
95%
International Student Retention
International student retention rate
98%
Graduation Rates
6-year graduation rate of students who received a Pell grant
89%
6-year graduation rate of students who received a subsidized Stafford loan
89%
6-year graduation rate of students who did not receive a Pell grant or subsidized Stafford loan
89%
6-year graduation rate of international students
87%
Degrees Awarded (July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2018)
Post-bachelor's certificates
-
Post-master's certificates
-
Doctoral degrees - research/scholarship
20
Doctoral degrees - professional practice
-
Doctoral degrees - other
-
2017-2018 Graduates Employed Full-time
Employed as entrepreneur
0.5%
Employed in temporary/contract work
3.1%
Postgraduate internship/fellowship
0.5%
Graduates reporting salaries
-
Graduates reporting bonuses
-
2017-2018 Graduates Employed Part-time
Employed as entrepreneur
0.3%
Employed in temporary/contract work
0.7%
Postgraduate internship/fellowship
-
Graduates reporting salaries
-
Graduates reporting bonuses
-
2017-2018 Graduates Other
Enrolled in a volunteer service program
1.5%
Enlisted in the military
0%
Enrolled in continuing education
11.7%
Attended a graduate education program
0.3%
Attended a graduate engineering program
0.3%
Attended medical school
0.3%
Attended a graduate nursing program
0%
Graduate schools most often attended by recent graduates
American University
Boston College
Boston University
Columbia University
Dartmouth College
Seeking continuing education
2.6%
Not seeking employment
0.9%
No information provided by graduate
14.4%
Prominent Alumni
School's most prominent alumni
Lin-Manuel Miranda: Pulitzer Prize, Tony, Grammy, and MacArthur Genius Award winning actor, writer, composer, and rapper best known for Hamilton., Michael Bennet: Senior United States Senator from Colorado, previously superintendent of the Denver public school system., Michele Roberts: Former Washington litigator, now the first female executive director for the National Basketball Players Association.
Majors
General Information
Declare major deadline
end of second year
Credits apply to multiple majors
-
Five Most Popular Majors
Five most popular majors for 2018 graduates
Social Sciences 24%
Psychology 13%
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies 12%
Visual and Performing Arts 11%
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 8%
Alumni Starting Salaries by Major
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Neurobiology and Neurosciences$47,600
Biology$47,200
English Language and Literature/Letters
English Language and Literature$57,600
Mathematics and Statistics
Social Sciences
Economics$63,100
Political Science and Government$51,600
Sociology$50,000
Visual and Performing Arts
Fine and Studio Arts$49,600
Film, Video and Photographic Arts$47,800
Majors Offered at This School
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
African-American/Black Studies
American/United States Studies/Civilization
East Asian Studies
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
French Studies
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Molecular Biochemistry
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
English Language and Literature/Letters
English Language and Literature, General
English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
Humanities/Humanistic Studies
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
Mathematics and Statistics
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
Ancient Studies/Civilization
Biological and Physical Sciences
Science, Technology and Society
Natural Resources and Conservation
Philosophy and Religious Studies
Philosophy
Religion/Religious Studies
Physical Sciences
Astronomy
Chemistry, General
Physical Sciences
Physics, General
Psychology
Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology
Psychology, General
Social Sciences
Anthropology
Archeology
Economics, General
Political Science and Government, General
Social Sciences, Other
Sociology
Visual and Performing Arts
Art History, Criticism and Conservation
Dance, General
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
Film/Cinema/Video Studies
Fine/Studio Arts, General
Music, Other
Minors
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
East Asian Studies
French Studies
German Studies
Visual and Performing Arts
Art History, Criticism and Conservation
Film/Cinema/Video Studies
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
Humanities/Humanistic Studies
Physical Sciences
Planetary Astronomy and Science
Social Sciences
Archeology
Economics, General
Academic programs
Academic Programs
Degrees offered
Bachelor's, Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's, Doctorate - research/scholarship
Combined-degree programs
BA/MA Program in the Sciences
Student participation in special study options
Study abroad
Student-designed major
Internships
Independent study
Honors program
Student participation in special academic programs
Undergraduate research/creative projects
Writing in the disciplines
Senior capstone or culminating academic experience
Service learning
First-year experiences
Qualified undergraduate students may take graduate-level classes
Yes
Pre-professional programs
Pre-law, pre-dentistry, pre-medicine, pre-veterinary science
Cooperative education programs
-
Teacher certification is offered in
-
Subject areas offering education certification
0
Counseling services offered
academic
birth control
career
minority student
older student
personal
psychological
religious
veteran student
international students
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Honors college 2018 enrollment
-
Honors program 2018 enrollment
-
Online bachelor's degree program offered
No
Percentage of bachelor's degree programs that are available online
0%
Individual online courses offered for bachelor's degree credit
No
Domestic Study Away
Semester/term-away programs
Sea Semester, New York Studio Program (AICAD)
Student exchange programs offered with
Amherst College
Bowdoin College
Connecticut College
Dartmouth College
Mount Holyoke College
Percent of 2018 graduates participating in domestic student exchange programs
-
Study Abroad
Countries where study abroad opportunities are available
Argentina
Australia
Botswana
Brazil
Cameroon
Chile
China
Colombia
Costa Rica
Czech Republic
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2018 graduates participating in study abroad programs
-
Consortia
Consortia
Consortium on Financing Higher Education
Veterans
Institution is G.I. Bill certified
Yes
Institution participates in Yellow Ribbon Program
Yes
