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Roberts Wesleyan College is a private regional university located in Rochester, New York. Roberts Wesleyan College is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Roberts Wesleyan College is in the bottom 25% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $45,184 10 years after enrolling, 102nd in New York, and in the bottom 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Roberts Wesleyan College bachelor students earn 17% less than the national average. Roberts Wesleyan College is ranked 98th in New York.
Roberts Wesleyan College’s median net annual cost of $24,462 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 Roberts Wesleyan College sorted by number of graduates - Registered Nursing, HR Management, Social Work, Business Administration, Special Education, Psychology - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$24,462
Average years to graduate
4.2
Criminal Justice
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When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 12.7
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 6 graduate programs at Roberts Wesleyan College - Special Education, Social Work, Education (subject specific), Health Administrative Services, Business Administration, Student Counseling - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Registered Nursing
Rank: #326
Economic score: 0.63
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.2 years. 62% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Roberts Wesleyan College is 4% lower than the state average, and 5% above the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Roberts Wesleyan College, Pell Grant recipients represent 36% of the measured graduating class, 1% higher than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Roberts Wesleyan College graduates within 4.3 years.
Roberts Wesleyan College is in the top 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.
Roberts Wesleyan College’s economic mobility score of 9.12 is calculated by adjusting the 6.26 economic score of lower-income students by the 36% pell grant recipients within the student body. Roberts Wesleyan College’s EMS of 9.12 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 Roberts Wesleyan College pays $24,462 a year, $24,164 less than the $48,626 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 $24,462
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Roberts Wesleyan College, 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 $24,462 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 72% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $8,065. This is 18% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,578
Pell grants
$4,525
State grants
$2,187
Institutional grants
$20,857
Roberts Wesleyan College offers 4 online bachelor programs, 2 of which are held exclusively online. At the master’s level Roberts Wesleyan College offers 17 programs, 6 of which are held exclusively online. 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
21
Hybrid programs
13
Percentage of programs online
27%
Roberts Wesleyan College's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 87% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 1,340 applicants, of which 1,171 were admitted and 207 enrolled. Roberts Wesleyan College has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
97%
83%
Female
75%
59%
First time
35%
59%
In-state
85%
68%
1st generation
27%
35%
White
69%
52%
Black
10%
14%
Hispanic
8%
15%
Asian
2%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
11%
12%