by our College Data Analytics TeamIf you want to know more about Kentucky Wesleyan College, such as what majors does it offer, how diverse it is, how well it ranks, and more, this is your one-stop resource.
College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Wesleyan was not ranked in College Factual’s Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.
Kentucky Wesleyan College has an acceptance rate of 72%, which makes it somewhat selective. Make sure it’s not the only school you apply to, even if it’s your school of choice. Whether you get in or not will largely depend on how you compare to other applicants.
About 15% 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 440 and 560. Math scores were between 450 and 570.
Wesleyan received ACT scores from 64% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 16 and 23.
With a student to faculty ratio of 15 to 1, Kentucky Wesleyan College is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it’s a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Kentucky Wesleyan College is 44%. This is comparable to the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Kentucky Wesleyan College is 65%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor’s degree is typically four years. This rate at Wesleyan for first-time, full-time students is 53%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Kentucky Wesleyan College.
In the current academic year, there are 794 undergraduates at Wesleyan.
Get more detailed information on the diversity at Kentucky Wesleyan College.
The typical net cost at Wesleyan is $16,772. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.### Net Price by Income Group for Wesleyan
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $35,694 | $35,651 | $36,301 | $37,446 | $37,533 |
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 price for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Wesleyan, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It’s not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Wesleyan, approximately 61% of students took out student loans averaging $7,775 a year. That adds up to $31,100 over four years for those students. The student loan default rate is 7.4%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you’ll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans. Get more details about paying for Kentucky Wesleyan College.
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from Kentucky Wesleyan College with a bachelor’s degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $46,747 in their early years. This is in the same neighborhood of the average college graduate’s salary of $49,219 per year. However, certain majors may produce higher-paying graduates.
See which majors at Kentucky Wesleyan College make the most money.
Kentucky Wesleyan College is a private not-for-profit institution found in Owensboro, Kentucky. Owensboro is a great location for students who prefer city over country life. Get more details about the location of Kentucky Wesleyan College.
Contact details for Kentucky Wesleyan College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 3000 Frederica Street, Owensboro, KY 42301 |
| Phone: | 2709263111 |
| Website: | kwc.edu/ |
| Facebook: | www.facebook.com/kywesleyan |
| Twitter: | twitter.com/kywesleyan |
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 17 majors graduated from Kentucky Wesleyan College. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.
| Most Popular Majors | Completions | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 177 | NA |
| Business & Commerce | 28 | NA |
| General Psychology | 24 | NA |
| Health & Physical Education | 22 | NA |
| Communication & Media Studies | 11 | NA |
| Health Sciences & Services | 11 | NA |
| Design & Applied Arts | 11 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 10 | NA |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 9 | NA |
| Zoology | 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.
288 students took at least one online class at Kentucky Wesleyan College.
Learn more about online learning at Kentucky Wesleyan College.
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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