| Screen last updated on: December 2016 |
| Total undergraduates: |
2,897 |
| Full-time undergraduates: |
2,820 |
| Part-time undergraduates: |
77 |
| Total graduate students: |
241 |
| Full-time graduate students: |
156 |
| Part-time graduate students: |
85 |
| Average age of full-time undergraduates: |
20 |
| U.S. region where majority of students come from: |
Northeast |
| Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: |
92% |
| First-year student enrollment breakdown: |
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| 7.8% | Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 7.4% | Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 12.0% | Hispanic/Latino |
| 52.6% | White, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 6.5% | Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino | | 10.2% | Nonresident Alien |
| 3.6% | Race and/or Ethnicity unknown |
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| Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown: |
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| 0.0% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 8.4% | Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 7.0% | Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 10.7% | Hispanic/Latino |
| 0.1% | Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino | | 53.5% | White, non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 5.9% | Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino |
| 9.0% | Nonresident Alien |
| 5.4% | Race and/or Ethnicity unknown |
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| Campus size: |
316 acres |
| City or town school is located in: |
Middletown, CT |
| Population of city/town: |
47,648 |
| Nearest major city: |
New York City |
| Distance of nearest major city: |
100 miles |
| Population of nearest major city: |
8,550,405 |
| Online campus map: |
www.wesleyan.edu/about/
directions/campusmap.html |
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| Institution offers housing: |
yes |
| Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: |
yes |
| Housing types (% in housing type, if given): |
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- coed dorms (46%)
- women's dorms (1%)
- men's dorms (1%)
- fraternity housing (2%)
- single-student apartments (16%)
- special housing for disabled students (1%)
- other housing including Program/theme housing, wood-framed houses for seniors. (33%)
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| Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: |
100% |
| Percent of students who live in school housing: |
99% |
| Percent of students who live off campus: |
1% |
| Students required to live on campus: |
All students must live on campus unless granted off-campus status. |
| Percent of all students who have cars on campus: |
32% |
| Student conduct policies: |
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class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited |
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| Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: |
yes |
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| Every student is required to lease or own a computer: |
no |
| Every student is required to take a computer course: |
no |
| Computer equipment is provided in: |
residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center |
| Total number of microcomputers available to students: |
150 |
| Other computer facilities/services: |
Support services, wireless network, IP television service. |
| Internet access provided to all students: |
yes |
| E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: |
yes |
| School has a library on campus: |
yes |
| Additional library facilities/collections: |
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Archives. Special collections. Scores/recordings, world music archives. Government documents repository. Science and art libraries. |
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| Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus: |
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Art galleries, music hall, language lab, electron microscope, nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometers, observatory, digital design studio, large format print services, 3D printing; African/African-American studies, art, and public affairs centers. |
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| Additional services offered: |
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nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance |
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| Counseling services: |
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minority student, veteran student, older student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious |
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| Career placement services: |
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internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training |
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| Services for students with disabilities: |
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note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special transportation, special housing, adaptive equipment, braille services |
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| Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: |
53% |
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| Number of social fraternities on campus: |
4 |
| Number of fraternities that have chapter houses: |
2 |
| Percent of men who join fraternities: |
21% |
| Number of social sororities on campus: |
1 |
| Percent of women who join sororities: |
11% |
| Student activities: |
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student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station |
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| School newspaper(s): |
The Argus, published twice per week |
| Number of honor societies: |
2 |
| Total number of registered organizations: |
302 |
| Campus-based religious organizations: |
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Catholic Student Organization, Chabad Student Group, Muslim Students' Association, Unitarian Universalist Campus Ministry, Wesleyan Association of Christian Thinkers, Wesleyan Christian Fellowship, Wesleyan Interfaith Council |
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| Minority student organizations: |
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African Students Association, Ajua Campos, Asian American Student Collective, Caribbean Student Association, First Class, Invisible Men, Japan Society, Korean Students Organization, Multi-ethnic Interracial Cross-cultural (MIX), PINOY, Queer Wesleyan, Quest Scholars Network at Wesleyan, Shakti, Spectrum, The Mental Ilness and Neurological Disorders Foundation, Ujamaa, Wes PadThai, Wesleyan United with Israel, Wesleyan Women in Business, WesQuisqueya, Women of Color Collective |
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| International student organizations: |
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Middle Eastern Perspectives, PANGEA, and Vietnamese Student Association |
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| Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees: |
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choirs, glee club, orchestra, pep and other bands, theatre, outing clubs; departmental, political, social action, a cappella, dance, debate, community service, and peer education groups |
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| School has an athletic program: |
yes |
| Athletic director: |
Michael Whalen,
Chair/Athletics Director |
| Director of women's athletics: |
Kate Mullen,
Women's Athletic Director |
| School colors: |
cardinal red and black |
| School mascot: |
Cardinals |
| Athletic conference memberships: |
NCAA, New England Small College Athletic Conference (Division III) |
| Sports offered |
Scholarships? |
Athletic Assoc. |
| Men's baseball | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's basketball | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's crew | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's cross-country | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's diving | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's football | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's golf | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's ice hockey | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's lacrosse | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's soccer | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's squash | no | |
| Men's swimming | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's tennis | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's track and field (indoor) | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's track and field (outdoor) | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's wrestling | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's basketball | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's crew | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's cross-country | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's diving | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's field hockey | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's golf | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's ice hockey | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's lacrosse | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's soccer | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's softball | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's squash | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's swimming | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's tennis | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's track and field (indoor) | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's track and field (outdoor) | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's volleyball | no | NCAA Div. III |
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| Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: |
55% |
| Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports: |
65% |
| Athletic facilities: |
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fitness center, multi-purpose fieldhouse, multi-purpose exercise room, hockey arena, gymnasium, squash court, equestrian facility (off campus), athletic fields |
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| Intramural/Recreational sports: |
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badminton, dodge ball, floor hockey, rugby, soccer, softball, squash, table tennis, water polo |
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| Club sports for men: |
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ice hockey, martial arts, rugby, sailing, skiing, soccer, squash, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, water polo |
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| Club sports for women: |
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lacrosse, martial arts, rugby, sailing, skiing, soccer, ultimate Frisbee, water polo |
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| Public transportation serves campus: |
yes |
| Nearest international airport: |
Hartford, CT (35 miles) |
| Nearest other airport: |
New York or Boston (97 miles) |
| Nearest passenger train service: |
Meriden, CT (6 miles) |
| Nearest passenger bus service: |
Middletown, CT (near campus) |
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| Institutional employment is available: |
yes |
| Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: |
48% |
| Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: |
good |
| Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: |
no |
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| Percent of graduates who pursue further study: |
10% immediately |
| List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates: |
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Boston College, Brunel University (UK), Columbia University, Wesleyan University. |
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| List of firms that most frequently hire graduates: |
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Achievement First, Booz Allen Hamilton, Citigroup, Deloitte, Epic, Epsilon, Teach for America, Wesleyan University. |
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