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Ohio Wesleyan University

  • B
    Overall Grade
  • 4 Year
  • Delaware, OH
  • 617 reviews
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    B
    Overall Niche Grade
    How are grades calculated?Data Sources
    1. Academics
      B+
    2. Value
      A-
    3. Diversity
      A
    4. Campus
      C-
    5. Athletics
      B
    6. Party Scene
      B-
    7. Professors
      B-
    8. Location
      C
    9. Dorms
      C+
    10. Campus Food
      C-
    11. Student Life
      C+
    12. Safety
      C
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    owu.edu
    61 S Sandusky Street
    Delaware, OH 43015
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    About Ohio Wesleyan...
    Athletic Division
    NCAA Division III (with football)
    Athletic Conference
    North Coast Athletic Conference
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    For everyone's well-being, Ohio Wesleyan is not hosting on-campus visits during the spring of 2020, but we invite you to take a virtual tour, create a custom viewbook, chat one-on-one with students, faculty, and staff, and connect in other ways as you search for the right school for you. Go to owu.edu/econnect for a full list of ways to reach us. We're here to help!
    Ohio Wesleyan students take advantage of vast opportunities: 90 majors, internships, mentored research, study abroad, 25 varsity sports, and fine and performing arts. The OWU Connection sets us apart, designed to help students gain the global knowledge and real-world experience employers and graduate schools value. Our historic 200-acre campus is a short walk from more than 25 restaurants and coffee shops in our Ohio-friendly hometown, and we're just north of Columbus, named America's #2 city for new grads. Our Branch Rickey Scholarship guarantees $30,000 to students with at least a 3.4 GPA and 23 ACT or 1150 SAT.

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    Admissions

    Application Deadline
    March 1
    Acceptance Rate
    69%
    SAT Range
    990-1250
    ACT Range
    23-28
    Application Fee
    $35
    SAT/ACT
    Recommended
    High School GPA
    Required
    Accepts Common App
    Yes
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    Cost

    Net Price
    $27,857/ year
    National
    $15,523
    Average cost after financial aid for students receiving grant or scholarship aid, as reported by the college.
    Average Total Aid Awarded
    $31,923/ year
    National
    $7,535
    Students Receiving Financial Aid
    100%
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    Academics

    Professors
    B-
    Based on faculty accomplishments, salary, student reviews, and additional factors.
    Student Faculty Ratio
    10:1
    Evening Degree Programs
    No
    82%
    of students agree that professors put a lot of effort into teaching their classes.38 responses
    70%
    of students agree that it is easy to get the classes they want.46 responses
    41%
    of students agree that the workload is easy to manage.46 responses
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    Majors

    Most Popular Majors
    • Psychology
      39 Graduates
    • Accounting
      30 Graduates
    • Political Science and Government
      23 Graduates
    • Zoology and Entomology
      22 Graduates
    • Business
      20 Graduates
    • Managerial Economics
      17 Graduates
    • Sport and Fitness Management
      17 Graduates
    • Economics
      13 Graduates
    • Kinesiology and Exercise Science
      13 Graduates
    • Biology
      12 Graduates
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    Students

    Full-Time Enrollment
    1,547Undergrads
    Part-Time Undergrads
    14
    Undergrads Over 25
    1%
    Pell Grant
    40%
    Varsity Athletes
    26%
    Poll
    What one word or phrase best describes the typical student at this school?
    Based on 24 responses
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    • Involved, Ambitious, and going places
      54%
    • Dedicated and determined
      29%
    • Kinda lazy, lots of potheads too
      13%
    • Going to change the world
      4%
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    Campus Life

    Freshmen Live On-Campus
    95%
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    56%
    of students say that Greek life is average, and no one will treat you differently if you don't join.50 responses
    Poll
    56%
    of students say varsity sporting events are attended, but not a huge part of campus life.55 responses
    Poll
    What one word or phrase best describes your school?
    Based on 25 responses
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    • Theory into Practice
      52%
    • Harvard of the MidWest
      12%
    • Prestigious
      12%
    • Highschool
      8%
    • Fast-paced
      4%
    • Non cookie-cutter
      4%
    • The opposite of ordinary
      4%
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      After College

      Median Earnings 6 Years After Graduation
      $45,300/ year
      National
      $33,028
      Graduation Rate
      67%
      National
      49%
      Employed 2 Years After Graduation
      92%
      National
      83%
      70%
      of students feel confident they will find a job in their field after graduation.23 responses
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      Ohio Wesleyan University Reviews

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      OWU has wonderful professors and I've made great friends on this campus. However truthfully the university continues to let down students and not provide enough safety. Sexual assault cases are rampant on this campus and though OWU claims to have resources for victims, those resources often do nothing for students. They avoid punishing rapists and provide little help to victims in the process.

      The dorms are disgusting yet all new/updated buildings are dedicated to freshman, assumably to help with OWU's terrible retention rate. In terms of housing, you're screwed as an upperclassmen. And the university purposefully makes it extremely difficult to live off campus.

      OWU also treats its minority students as "tokens" in order to brag about diversity but offer very few resources to minority students and the campus itself is incredibly segregated.

      The main redeeming thing about OWU is the professors. They are some of the best people I've ever met and the main reason I haven't left.
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      This school has a very good environment and the people are just generally lovely! Most of the professors seem like they actually care about their jobs and about students learning, which makes classes a lot more enjoyable. A few professors are terrible, but you'll find that at any university. In the first month I made so many friends, and the culture is just so wonderful.
      It is my first year of going here and I absolutely love it! I am currently studying zoology and music. I recently applied for a trip to Spain that is in May, so hopefully I get accepted to that. That's what I love about Ohio Wesleyan University, they have this thing called study abroad and travel learn courses that the school pays half for. It gives us a chance to experiment our majors into the fields we desire.
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