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Summary
Ohio Wesleyan University is a private institution that was founded in 1842. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 1,829, its setting is suburban, and the campus size is 200 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Ohio Wesleyan University's ranking in the 2013 edition of Best Colleges is National Liberal Arts Colleges, 108. Its tuition and fees are $39,150 (2012-13).
Ohio Wesleyan University is a small, liberal arts school located in the city of Delaware, about 20 minutes north of the state capital of Columbus. Students at Ohio Wesleyan can choose from more than 90 majors in the fields of arts, humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences. Freshmen have the opportunity to make friends through the Fresh X program, in which they go on an organized retreat with their classmates the summer before their first semester of classes. More than 80 percent of Ohio Wesleyan University students volunteer through programs such as Habitat for Humanity, where they participate in building houses, and Buckeye Valley Reads, which tutors rural children in the county.
The university, often called OWU, also offers about 100 student organizations, Greek life, and intramural sports teams for students to join. More serious athletes can try out for the Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops varsity teams, which compete in the NCAA Division III North Coast Athletic Conference. The OWU basketball teams play in an arena named after alumnus Branch Rickey, who took one of the first steps in integrating baseball by signing Jackie Robinson, the first African-American to play in Major League Baseball.
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Founded by the United Methodist Church in 1842, Ohio Wesleyan is a national liberal arts university with a major international presence. It is remarkable for the depth of its academic and preprofessional programs, the international dimension of its curriculum, its focus on community through leadership and service, and its unwavering commitment to linking theory and practice in a global context and in every field of study. The university's commitment to uniting theory and practice is exemplified by its program of competitive grants, which allow students to propose and conduct original research, serve internships, participate in service, or experience cultural immersion throughout the world. Additionally, an increasing number of travel-learning courses invites students to travel internationally with their classmates and professors as part of the course curriculum, thus giving students an up-close look at the issues they are studying in the classroom. Travel-learning courses have traveled to locales as disparate as Bangladesh and Brazil, studying topics ranging from economics to tectonics. Ohio Wesleyan also provides a large offering of traditional study-abroad options. Students can arrange individual projects, but formal programs are offered in more than twenty countries. Ohio Wesleyan Course Connections networks provide opportunities for students to study a topic of interest in depth and over a protracted period of time by taking topical courses in a variety of disciplines and departments The university offers more than 90 majors, sequences, and courses of study, far more than most institutions of its size. Honors study offers unusual opportunities to talented students, while all students are encouraged to pursue internships and research. Classes are small, and all full-time tenure track-professors hold a Ph.D. or equivalent. Ohio Wesleyan is located on an attractive 200-acre campus, and students come from more than 40 states and more than 50 countries. Housing options include six large residence halls; a number of smaller special-interest living units, and seven fraternity houses. Sorority houses are nonresidential. Located only 20 miles from Columbus, Ohio's capital and the nation's 16th-largest city, Ohio Wesleyan offers the best of small-town living with the abundant opportunities for learning, internships, and cultural opportunities found in a major urban center. Students can participate in nearly 100 campus organizations as well as 23 NCAA Division III men's and women's athletic teams. In 2011, the men's soccer team won its second Division III national championship and the team's coach, Jay Martin, became the winningest coach in men's collegiate soccer across all NCAA divisions. OWU has won the North Coast Athletic Conference All-Sports Trophy nine times and boasts more conference championships and Academic All-America scholar-athletes than any other school in the conference. Ohio Wesleyan also has an active intramural and club sports scene. Ohio Wesleyan has been on the President's Honor Roll for Community Service , with Distinction, for the last four consecutive years, and in 2009 was one of only three colleges in the United States to win the President's Award for Excellence in General Community Service. |
General Information
| School type | private, coed college |
| Year founded | 1842 |
| Religious affiliation | Methodist |
| Academic calendar | semester |
| Setting | suburban |
| 2011 Endowment | $186,719,779 |
Applying
When applying to Ohio Wesleyan University, it's important to note the application deadline is rolling, and the early action deadline is December 15. Scores for either the ACT or SAT test are due March 1. The application fee at Ohio Wesleyan University is $35. It is more selective, with an acceptance rate of 69.8 percent.
For more information about the tests, essays, interviews, and admissions process, visit the Applying to College knowledge center.
| Selectivity | more selective |
| Fall 2011 acceptance rate | 69.8% |
| Application deadline | rolling |
| SAT/ACT scores must be received by | March 1 |
Academic Life
The student-faculty ratio at Ohio Wesleyan University is 11:1, and the school has 69.3 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Ohio Wesleyan University include: Social Sciences; Biological and Biomedical Sciences; Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services; Visual and Performing Arts; and Psychology. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 82.2 percent.
Student Life
Ohio Wesleyan University has a total undergraduate enrollment of 1,829, with a gender distribution of 44.1 percent male students and 55.9 percent female students. At this school, 84.0 percent of the students live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing and 16.0 percent of students live off campus. Ohio Wesleyan University is part of the NCAA III athletic conference.
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| Total enrollment | 1,829 |
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| Collegiate athletic association | NCAA III |
Campus Info & Services
Ohio Wesleyan University offers a number of student services including nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, and health insurance. Ohio Wesleyan University also offers campus safety and security services like 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, and controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc). Alcohol is permitted for students of legal age at Ohio Wesleyan University.
| Students who have cars on campus | N/A |
| Health insurance offered | Yes |
| Students required to own/lease a computer | No |
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Paying for School
At Ohio Wesleyan University, 65.1 percent of full-time undergraduates receive some kind of need-based financial aid and the average need-based scholarship or grant award is $23,275.
Paying for college doesn't have to be difficult or devastating. Go to the Paying for College knowledge center to get advice on raising cash and reducing costs.
| Tuition and fees | $39,150 (2012-13) |
| Room and board | $10,310 (2012-13) |
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