Fast Facts
Enrollment
1,497 Total Enrollment
44% Male, 56% Female
41 States and U.S. Territories
33 Countries
57% Ohio resident students
29.2% 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
129 Full-time faculty
Tuition, Fees, and Financial Aid
$46,870 Tuition (2019-2020 academic year)
97% of OWU students receive merit-based and/or need-based financial aid
$12,800 Regular room and board
More than $42,000 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.
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, North Coast Athletic Conference, and Mid-Atlantic Rowing Conference.
81 Scholar-athletes named to the NCAC Academic Honor Roll in 2018-19
7 All-America selections in 2018-19
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
96% of 2018 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.
Countries
14 countries represented by Ohio Wesleyan’s Class of 2023
33 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 |