Wesleyan University
Middletown, Connecticut · Website
$73,897
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$73,897
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Wesleyan University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Middletown, Connecticut with 3,067 undergraduates and 206 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $30,177 a year (tuition and fees $70,342). It admits 16% of applicants and 93% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $73,897 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $17,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$30,177
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$70,342
US median $11,837
Admission rate
16%
US median 78%
Completion rate
93%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$17,000
About $180 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$73,897
Rank 292 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
- $30,177
- Tuition and fees
- $70,342
- Cost of attendance
- $89,020
- Students with a need-based grant
- 14%
- Students with federal loans
- 16%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $4,871
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $3,604
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $6,175
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $17,294
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $51,140
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 $49,274 in 2015-16 to $70,342 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
- 16%
- Average SAT
- 1,501
- SAT reading, middle
- 700
- SAT math, middle
- 705
- ACT, middle
- 33
- Undergraduates
- 3,067
- Graduate students
- 206
- Part-time students
- 0.3%
- Women
- 52%
- Students per teacher
- 8
- Completion rate
- 93%
- Retention rate
- 95%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 73
- Endowment
- $1.6B
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 292 of 5,094 US colleges and 12 of 41 in Connecticut (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | CT median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $30,177 | $21,634 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $70,342 | $21,044 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 16% | 76% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 93% | 65% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 95% | 83% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $17,000 | $12,758 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $60,385 | $46,254 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $73,897 | $55,344 | $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. 88% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 79% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
73 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 146 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 120 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 84 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Area StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 81 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 62 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 55 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Research and Experimental PsychologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 52 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 50 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 46 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 40 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 37 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Science, Technology and SocietyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 35 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 33 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| PhysicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 27 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 27 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Social Sciences, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| AnthropologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of EducationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Physical Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| PhilosophyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| English Language and Literature/Letters, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Middletown and Connecticut on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Connecticut
- Homes: Homes for sale in Connecticut
Questions and answers
How much does Wesleyan University cost?
$30,177 a year is the average net price at Wesleyan University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $70,342, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $89,020. Families earning under $30,000 pay $4,871 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Wesleyan University?
16% of applicants are admitted to Wesleyan University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,501 and the middle ACT score is 33. The median admission rate of colleges in Connecticut is 76%.
How much do Wesleyan University graduates earn?
$73,897 a year is the median pay of former Wesleyan University students who work, 10 years after they started ($60,385 after 6 years). That ranks 292 of 5,094 US colleges and 12 of 41 in Connecticut. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Bachelor's) at $39,764.
How much student debt do Wesleyan University graduates have?
$17,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Wesleyan University graduates, about $180 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 16% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Wesleyan University?
93% of first-time, full-time students at Wesleyan University finish within 6 years. 95% 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 Wesleyan University?
Economics (146 bachelor's graduates), Psychology, General (120 bachelor's graduates), Political Science and Government (84 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 73 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.