by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Physical Science. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
General Physical Sciences is a major offered under the physical sciences program of study at Wesleyan University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in physical science, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The physical science major at Wesleyan U is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Physical Science. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.
Here are some of the other rankings for Wesleyan U.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Wesleyan U paid an average of $1,846 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $59,086 | $59,086 |
| Fees | $330 | $330 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $16,384 | $16,384 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,465 | $1,465 |
Learn more about Wesleyan U tuition and fees.
Wesleyan U does not offer an online option for its physical science bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Wesleyan U Online Learning page.
Women made up around 64.7% of the physical science students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 50.6%.
Around 17.6% of physical science bachelor’s degree recipients at Wesleyan U in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 12 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
General Physical Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Physical Science | 17 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general physical sciences.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Astronomy & Astrophysics | 4 |
| Chemistry | 21 |
| Physics | 30 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
