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Dakota Wesleyan University is a private regional college located in Mitchell, South Dakota. Dakota Wesleyan University is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Dakota Wesleyan University is in the bottom 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $45,864 10 years after enrolling, 6th in South Dakota, and in the bottom 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Dakota Wesleyan University bachelor students earn 3% less than the national average. Dakota Wesleyan University is ranked 5th in South Dakota.
Dakota Wesleyan University’s median net annual cost of $20,929 and average years to graduate of 4.2 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Dakota Wesleyan University sorted by number of graduates - Registered Nursing, Business Administration, Education, Criminal Justice, Biology, Health & Fitness - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$20,929
Average years to graduate
4.2
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 1 graduate programs at Dakota Wesleyan University - Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.2 years. 57% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Dakota Wesleyan University is 8% higher than the state average, and 9% above the average for all regional colleges in the country.
At Dakota Wesleyan University, Pell Grant recipients represent 30% of the measured graduating class, 5% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Dakota Wesleyan University graduates within 4.3 years.
Dakota Wesleyan University is in the bottom 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Dakota Wesleyan University’s economic mobility score of 8.02 is calculated by adjusting the 5.92 economic score of lower-income students by the 30% pell grant recipients within the student body. Dakota Wesleyan University’s EMS of 8.02 ranks in the bottom 25% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 25%
The average Title IV recipient at Dakota Wesleyan University pays $20,929 a year, $19,041 less than the $39,970 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $20,929
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Dakota Wesleyan University, 100% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $20,929 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 92% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $8,750. This is 38% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,049
Pell grants
$4,313
State grants
$2,845
Institutional grants
$15,457
Dakota Wesleyan University offers 1 hybrid bachelor program. At the master’s level Dakota Wesleyan University offers 1 exclusively online program. We use the IPEDS July '20 — July '21 Distance Education report to determine which programs are online. EarningsPlus data is provided when available.
Online programs
2
Hybrid programs
1
Percentage of programs online
3%
Dakota Wesleyan University's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 76% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 1,047 applicants, of which 793 were admitted and 169 enrolled. Dakota Wesleyan University has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
93%
83%
Female
58%
59%
First time
65%
59%
In-state
63%
68%
1st generation
29%
35%
White
83%
52%
Black
2%
14%
Hispanic
8%
15%
Asian
1%
5%
American Indian
2%
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
4%
12%