Fast Facts
Enrollment
1,563 Total Enrollment
46% Male, 54% Female
45 States and U.S. Territories
32 Countries
53% Ohio resident students
32% International and U.S. multicultural students
Faculty
Ohio Wesleyan students consistently rate the faculty highly for quality of teaching, excitement about their academic disciplines, mentoring, commitment, and accessibility. 100% of full-time tenure-track faculty hold a Ph.D. or equivalent or are completing work toward the degree.
11:1 Student-faculty ratio
17 Average class size
138 Full-time faculty
Tuition, Fees, and Financial Aid
$45,500 Tuition (2018-2019 academic year)
96% of OWU students receive merit-based and/or need-based financial aid
$12,430 Regular room and board
More than $40,000 The average package of merit-based and other financial aid for first-year students. $14 million awarded in OWU grants and scholarships annually to first-year students.
95% of 2017 OWU graduates responding to our survey report being employed and/or in graduate school.
81% of recent OWU graduates responding to our survey report working in their field of choice.
Ohio Wesleyan is test-optional for students who have a 3.0 or higher GPA at the end of their junior year of high school.
Over 90 Majors
27% of OWU students personalize their program by completing two majors
Want more challenge? Our Honors Program delivers.
Dive into independent studies, research with faculty mentors, and Honors Tutorials. More information
Athletics
Ohio Wesleyan University has 25 varsity sports, which includes recently added sports: wrestling and rowing. OWU is a competitive member of the NCAA Division III and North Coast Athletic Conference.
85 Scholar-athletes named to the NCAC Academic Honor Roll in 2017-18
1 Academic All-America® and 14 All-America selections in 2017-18
3 conference championships in 2017-18
9 NCAC All-Sports Titles
National Coach of the Year Three Times Awarded to men's soccer coach Jay Martin who also is collegiate men’s soccer’s all-time winningest coach across all NCAA divisions
Location
Delaware, Ohio 30 minutes from Columbus, 14th largest city in the U.S.
Countries
25 countries represented by Ohio Wesleyan's Class of 2022
34 countries represented by Ohio Wesleyan's student body (other than the U.S.)
| Cameroon | Canada | Chile |
| China | Colombia | Congo |
| Cyprus | Dominican Republic | Ethiopia |
| Germany | Ghana | India |
| Indonesia | Ivory Coast | Japan |
| Kenya | Liberia | Malaysia |
| Mexico | Mongolia | Myanmar |
| Nepal | Netherlands | Nigeria |
| Pakistan | Philippines | Rwanda |
| Saudi Arabia | South Korea | Taiwan |
| Thailand | Uganda | United Kingdom |
| Vietnam |