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Wesleyan College is a private regional college located in Macon, Georgia. Wesleyan College is moderately inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Wesleyan College is in the bottom 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $38,065 10 years after enrolling, 37th in Georgia, and in the bottom 25% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Wesleyan College bachelor students earn 20% less than the national average. Wesleyan College is ranked 10th in Georgia.
Wesleyan College’s median net annual cost of $11,174 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 1 programs at Wesleyan College sorted by number of graduates - Registered Nursing - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$11,174
Average years to graduate
4.2
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 Wesleyan College - Business Administration - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.2 years. 58% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Wesleyan College is 12% higher than the state average, and 10% above the average for all regional colleges in the country.
At Wesleyan College, Pell Grant recipients represent 40% of the measured graduating class, 5% higher than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Wesleyan College graduates within 4.5 years.
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.
Wesleyan College’s economic mobility score of 16.46 is calculated by adjusting the 4.41 economic score of lower-income students by the 40% pell grant recipients within the student body. Wesleyan College’s EMS of 16.46 ranks in the top 50% 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).
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The average Title IV recipient at Wesleyan College pays $11,174 a year, $26,881 less than the $38,055 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 $11,174
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At 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 $11,174 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 69% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $5,878. This is 15% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,264
Pell grants
$5,313
State grants
$4,076
Institutional grants
$16,521
Wesleyan College's moderately inclusive admissions are indicated by their 62% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 1,044 applicants, of which 649 were admitted and 112 enrolled. Wesleyan College has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
90%
83%
Female
N/A
59%
First time
66%
59%
In-state
91%
68%
1st generation
35%
35%
White
41%
52%
Black
40%
14%
Hispanic
8%
15%
Asian
1%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
10%
12%