Fast Facts
Enrollment
1,426 Total Enrollment
45% Male, 55% Female
44 States and U.S. Territories
28 Countries
60% Ohio resident students
27% 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.
10:1 Student-faculty ratio
15 Average class size
113 Full-time faculty
Tuition, Fees, and Financial Aid
$46,870 Tuition (2020-2021 academic year)
$48,272 Tuition (2021-2022 academic year)
99% of OWU students receive merit-based and/or need-based financial aid
$12,696 Regular room and board (2020-2021 academic year)
$13,288 Regular room and board (2021-2022 academic year)
$300 Student health fee (2021-2022 academic year)
$260 Student activity fee (WCSA, 2021-2022 academic year)
$45,166 is the average package of merit-based and other financial aid for first-year students. $15 million awarded in OWU grants and scholarships annually to first-year students. (2020-2021 academic year)
Academics
Opportunities beyond those at other small colleges with more than 70 majors
27% of OWU students personalize their program by completing two majors
91% of recent grads had at least one OWU Connection Experience.
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 24 varsity sports. OWU is a competitive member of the NCAA Division III and the North Coast Athletic Conference.
37% of student body are varsity athletes.
84 Scholar-athletes named to the NCAC Academic Honor Roll in 2019-20
4 All-America & 2 Academic All-America® selections in 2019-20
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.
Outcomes
95% of 2019 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 all students.
Countries
12 countries represented by Ohio Wesleyan’s Class of 2024
28 countries represented by Ohio Wesleyan’s student body (other than the U.S.)
| Australia | Brazil | Canada |
| Congo | Cote d’Ivoire | Cyprus (Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus) |
| Dominican Republic | Ethiopia | The Gambia |
| Georgia | Germany | Ghana |
| Haiti | India | Japan |
| Kenya | Kyrgyzstan | Liberia |
| Malaysia | Mexico | Myanmar |
| Nepal | Netherlands | Nigeria |
| Pakistan | People’s Republic of China | Russia |
| Rwanda | South Korea (Republic of Korea) | Taiwan (Republic of China) |
| Thailand | Uganda | Vietnam |