Virginia Wesleyan University
Virginia Beach, Virginia · Also known as VWU | Marlins | VA Wesleyan | Wesleyan · Website
$50,074
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$50,074
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Virginia Wesleyan University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Virginia Beach, Virginia with 1,256 undergraduates and 104 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $19,676 a year (tuition and fees $37,500). It admits 73% of applicants and 42% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $50,074 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $27,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$19,676
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$37,500
US median $11,837
Admission rate
73%
US median 78%
Completion rate
42%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$27,000
About $286 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$50,074
Rank 1,467 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $19,676
- Tuition and fees
- $37,500
- Cost of attendance
- $51,255
- Students with a need-based grant
- 27%
- Students with federal loans
- 45%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $14,080
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $17,108
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $15,967
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $22,603
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $24,782
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $34,428 in 2015-16 to $37,500 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 73%
- SAT reading, middle
- 635
- SAT math, middle
- 630
- ACT, middle
- 29
- Undergraduates
- 1,256
- Graduate students
- 104
- Part-time students
- 6.0%
- Women
- 57%
- Students per teacher
- 15
- Completion rate
- 42%
- Retention rate
- 74%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 40
- Endowment
- $121.8M
- Other
- Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,467 of 5,094 US colleges and 41 of 127 in Virginia (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | VA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $19,676 | $19,081 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $37,500 | $16,364 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 73% | 80% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 42% | 52% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 74% | 73% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $27,000 | $20,000 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $39,200 | $36,582 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $50,074 | $42,837 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 58% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 68% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
40 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 42 | $27,000 | $41,536 | $63,159 | $68,257 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 31 | $24,250 | $30,921 | Withheld | $57,214 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 29 | $19,726 | $81,277 | Withheld | $103,485 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | $27,000 | $39,404 | $52,247 | $55,378 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | $27,000 | $31,123 | $43,511 | $50,706 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,359 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,293 |
| Biological and Physical SciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $58,891 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,012 |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,562 |
| Education, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Education, OtherMaster's | Master's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,590 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Mathematics and Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $118,943 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $39,775 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Social Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,366 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,367 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,000 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,790 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $52,657 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,680 |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $42,892 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Virginia Wesleyan University cost?
$19,676 a year is the average net price at Virginia Wesleyan University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $37,500, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $51,255. Families earning under $30,000 pay $14,080 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Virginia Wesleyan University?
73% of applicants are admitted to Virginia Wesleyan University. The median admission rate of colleges in Virginia is 80%.
How much do Virginia Wesleyan University graduates earn?
$50,074 a year is the median pay of former Virginia Wesleyan University students who work, 10 years after they started ($39,200 after 6 years). That ranks 1,467 of 5,094 US colleges and 41 of 127 in Virginia. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's) at $81,277.
How much student debt do Virginia Wesleyan University graduates have?
$27,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Virginia Wesleyan University graduates, about $286 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 45% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Virginia Wesleyan University?
42% of first-time, full-time students at Virginia Wesleyan University finish within 6 years. 74% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Virginia Wesleyan University?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (42 bachelor's graduates), Biology, General (31 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (29 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 40 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.