Fast Facts
Enrollment
1,525 total enrollment
43.7% male, 56% female, .3% another gender
40 states and U.S. territories
33 countries
67.7% Ohio resident students
22.3% U.S. multicultural/BIPOC students
5.6% international students
28.1% first-generation college students
Visit the First-Year Student Class Profile for stats about OWU's newest class of Bishops.
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.
12:1 student:faculty ratio
18 average class size (61% of classes have fewer than 21 students, 37% have fewer than 16 students)
98 full-time faculty
Tuition, Fees, and Financial Aid
$53,264 Tuition (2024-2025 academic year)
$14,684 Standard food and housing (2024-2025 academic year)
$312 Student health fee (2024-2025 academic year)
$312 Student activity fee (WCSA, 2024-2025 academic year)
99% of OWU students receive merit-based and/or need-based financial aid
$19.8 million awarded in OWU grants and scholarships annually to first-year students. (2024-2025 academic year)
Complete Tuition & Expenses Information
Academics
OWU is astonishingly gifted at helping 18- to 22-year-olds find their way – to answer the all-important self-discovery questions during the most formative stage of their lives. The questions that test assumptions and surface the truth: What am I good at? What gets me out of bed in the morning? What's my role in creating a better world?
Opportunities beyond those at other small colleges with more than 70 majors. Discover Majors and Minors
87% of OWU first-year students enter with an undeclared major
27% of OWU students personalize their program by completing two majors
100% of students will complete an OWU Connection Experience. Connection Experiences are embedded in the academic program to ensure every student participates in experiential learning. More information
Want more challenge? Our Honors Program delivers. More information
Take a deeper dive with independent studies, research with faculty mentors, and Honors Tutorials. More information
Ohio Wesleyan is test-optional for all students. Find out what that means.
Top 10 Majors
- Psychology
- Business - Management Concentration
- Zoology
- Pre-Medicine/Pre-Dentistry
- Communication
- Biology
- Health & Human Kinetics
- Finance
- Environmental Science
- Business - Marketing Concentration
Athletics
Ohio Wesleyan University has 24 varsity sports. OWU is a competitive member of the NCAA Division III and the North Coast Athletic Conference.
36.4% of student body are varsity athletes.
5 National Team Titles
9 NCAC All-Sports Titles
161 Conference Championships
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.
Outcomes
97% of 2023 OWU graduates responding to our survey report being employed, in graduate school, or in the military.
81% of recent OWU graduates responding to our survey report working in their field of choice.
Countries
14 countries represented by Ohio Wesleyan's first-year students; Top countries (other than the U.S.) include Japan, India, Pakistan, and Greece
33 countries represented by Ohio Wesleyan's student body; Top countries (other than the U.S.) include India, Pakistan, Japan, and Paraguay