Academic Life at Ohio Wesleyan University

The Academic Picture

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at Ohio Wesleyan University: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.

50 Majors With Completions

11:1 Student-Faculty Ratio

59% Full-Time Faculty

Jump to any section below, or follow a link to dig deeper into a specific part of academic life at Ohio Wesleyan University:

Faculty Resources
Most Popular Majors
Additional Questions to Ask
Continue Your Research

Faculty Resources

The student-to-faculty ratio at Ohio Wesleyan University is about average at 11 to 1, close to the national average of 15 to 1. Ohio Wesleyan University employs 59% of its instructors full time, above the national average of 47%.

For a deeper look at tenure, adjuncts and faculty composition, visit the faculty composition page.

Most Popular Majors

Students at Ohio Wesleyan University can choose from 50 majors with reported graduates spanning 20 broad fields of study.

The degree levels available at Ohio Wesleyan University are shown below:

Degree Level	Offered
Associate	—
Bachelor’s	✓
Master’s	—
Doctorate	—

Ranked by number of graduates, these are the most popular majors at Ohio Wesleyan University.

Most Popular Majors	Graduates
Zoology/Animal Biology	38
Business Administration, Management and Operations	32
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	32
Psychology, General	32
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	17

See the full majors breakdown on the academic majors report.

Questions Worth Asking

Before you decide, here are a few more questions to consider about academics at Ohio Wesleyan University:

Need flexibility? Check whether Ohio Wesleyan University offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 0 undergraduates study at least partly online. See distance learning options.
Interested in outcomes? Look at how well Ohio Wesleyan University retains and graduates its students — 85% of full-time freshmen return). See graduation and retention.
Worried about job prospects? Ask about employment outcomes for recent graduates of Ohio Wesleyan University.

Dig Deeper into Academics into Ohio Wesleyan University

Each page below covers one part of academic life at Ohio Wesleyan University in more detail:

Academic Majors at Ohio Wesleyan University — majors, concentrations and completions in detail
Faculty Composition at Ohio Wesleyan University — how the teaching staff is structured
Graduation & Retention at Ohio Wesleyan University — graduation and first-year retention rates
Online Learning at Ohio Wesleyan University — distance-learning enrollment detail
Accreditation Detail at Ohio Wesleyan University — regional and program accreditation status