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Wesleyan was not ranked in College Factual's 2025 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.
If you're applying to Kentucky Wesleyan College you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 69%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.
About 9% of students accepted to Wesleyan submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 490 and 600. Math scores were between 490 and 610.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at Wesleyan it is much better at 12 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Kentucky Wesleyan College is 50%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Kentucky Wesleyan College this rate is 57%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at Wesleyan is 25%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Kentucky Wesleyan College.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 887 undergraduates at Wesleyan with 815 being full-time and 72 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $14,885 | $17,093 | $18,267 | $24,379 | $30,874 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Wesleyan, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Wesleyan, approximately 56% of students took out student loans averaging $6,450 a year. That adds up to $25,800 over four years for those students.
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See which majors at Kentucky Wesleyan College make the most money.
Get more details about the location of Kentucky Wesleyan College.
Contact details for Wesleyan are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 3000 Frederica Street, Owensboro, KY 42301 |
| Phone: | 270-926-3111 |
| Website: | https://kwc.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/kywesleyan |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/kywesleyan |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| General Business/Commerce | 23 | $41,059 |
| Health & Physical Education | 18 | NA |
| General Psychology | 18 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 12 | $39,559 |
| Zoology | 11 | $17,085 |
| Chemistry | 11 | NA |
| History | 9 | NA |
| Religious Studies | 9 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 9 | NA |
| Health Sciences & Services | 8 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2022-2023, 247 students took at least one online class at Kentucky Wesleyan College. This is a decrease from the 257 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 247 | 93 |
| 2021-2022 | 257 | 88 |
| 2020-2021 | 197 | 58 |
| 2018-2019 | 166 | 31 |
Learn more about online learning at Kentucky Wesleyan College.
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Footnotes
*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.
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