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History & Beauty

Ten OWU sites are on the National Register of Historical Places.

We Mean Business

From Accounting to Zoology, OWU combines career-oriented degrees with the breadth of the liberal arts.

Majors & Minors

Close Collaboration

OWU works closely with the City of Delaware, a thriving small town within walking distance, in forming internships and an entrepreneurial center.

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Residential Living

Practically everyone lives on campus, fostering a close-knit community.

Student Life

OWU Rankings

One of the "best and most interesting" four-year colleges. - Forbes

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Culture

With several different cultural clubs, each year brings new celebrations of old traditions.

Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

What do you care about? Where do you want to go? Who do you want to be?

Transformational

Ohio Wesleyan's goal is to provide every student with transformational experiences that will prepare them for the causes, careers, and graduate school opportunities they want to pursue.

We do that through close relationships with faculty-mentors—and through a unique academic program called The OWU Connection.

OWU is one of the most comprehensive liberal arts schools in the country. It is one of only 45 schools featured in Colleges That Change Lives and is ranked as a top national liberal arts college by U.S. News & World Report. OWU's breadth of more than 70 majors includes Business, Data Analytics, Fine Arts, Communication, and Education; scientific fields such as Neuroscience and Zoology; and a wide range of pre-professional areas, including Medicine, Dentistry, Law, and Engineering.

The OWU Connection

What makes OWU distinctive is its focus on connection—it's the foundation of The OWU Connection.

You will Think Big as you span academic disciplines and work closely with faculty to explore the world's important challenges.
You will Do Good as you serve the community and make the world a better, more caring place.
You will Go Global through opportunities to expand your classroom learning and global perspective by immersing yourself in another culture
You will Get Real as you take what you've learned in the classroom and put it to work in real-world settings like internships and unique projects.

Employers covet OWU's well-prepared graduates. In 2022, 96% of reporting graduates were employed and/or in graduate school within six months. OWU's new Career Connection program connects students with internship opportunities from Silicon Valley to the Mayo Clinic to the New York arts world and Wall Street.

OWU students are uber-involved on the beautiful, historic, 200-acre campus in central Ohio, with over 100 student clubs, organizations, and activities. Bishops compete on 24 varsity sports teams and students contribute more than 40,000 hours a year in volunteer service.

The OWU Connection

On campus, OWU offers over 70 majors, and about a third of students graduate with multiple majors.

Off campus, students travel around the world to study, conduct research, and shake up their view of the world. Whether it's studying abroad, taking a valuable internship, participating in a Travel-Learning Course, or proposing a Theory-to-Practice grant, students bring learning to life.

Think Big Do Good Go Global Get Real

Putting Theory into Practice

OWU has funded 800+ students, faculty, and staff for projects in 62 countries.

Studying Abroad

Immerse in new cultures: research in Tanzania, study in Spain, or intern in New York City.

Get Real

OWU Connection Grants fund research, internships, or projects anywhere in the world.

Travel-Learning

Travel-Learning Courses allow you to visit places like the Alaskan tundra or South Africa.

Scholarship Travel

Students earn international scholarships to study language, policy, and more worldwide.

Experience This

Campus life is rich with cultural events and clubs that celebrate diversity. About a third of students are international or U.S. multicultural.

The 12:1 faculty to student ratio fosters lively classes.

97% of recent OWU grads report being employed, attending graduate school, or active in the military.

Fast Facts Graduate Outcomes Student Life

Residential Living

OWU values experiences outside the classroom, offering themed houses & small living units.

Here's to the 97%

97% of recent graduates report being employed, in graduate school, or in the military.

Culture Fest

At Culture Fest, multicultural clubs unite to celebrate global traditions and cultures.

12:1 Faculty-Student Ratio

Students often say close faculty relationships are the best part of their OWU experience.

Externships

Students can do externships with OWU alumni across a variety of professional fields.

Bishop Athletics

Ohio Wesleyan's athletic history traces back to the 19th century, when we hosted the first football game played by Ohio State University.

With the legacy of Branch Rickey. former scholar-athletes have moved on to play in the NFL and NBA - and to become CEOs, college professors, entrepreneurs, scientists, and doctors.

OWU's scholar-athletes continue to achieve at the highest levels on the field and in the classroom.

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