Fast Facts

Enrollment

1,340  Total Enrollment

44.7%  Male, 55.2%  Female, 0.1% Gender Non-Binary

42  States and U.S. Territories

32  Countries

62%  Ohio resident students

28%  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.

13:1 Student-faculty ratio

20%  Classes have fewer than 10 students

70%  Classes have fewer than 20 students

12 Average Class Size

97  Full-time faculty

Tuition, Fees, and Financial Aid

$49,962  Tuition (2022-2023 academic year)

99%  of OWU students receive merit-based and/or need-based financial aid

$13,745  Regular room and board (2022-2023 academic year)

$300  Student health fee (2022-2023 academic year)
$260  Student activity fee (WCSA, 2022-2023 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 2020-21

4  All-America & 1 Academic All-America® selections in 2020-21

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

97%  of 2021 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 2025; Top countries include India, Pakistan, Georgia, and South Korea

31  countries represented by Ohio Wesleyan’s student body (other than the U.S.):

  • Australia
  • Brazil
  • Canada
  • Cayman Islands
  • Cote D Ivoire
  • Dominican Republic
  • Ethiopia
  • Georgia
  • Greece
  • Guatemala
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Ireland
  • Japan
  • Kenya
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Liberia
  • Mexico
  • Morocco
  • Myanmar
  • Netherlands
  • Pakistan
  • Paraguay
  • Peoples Republic of China
  • South Africa
  • South Korea
  • Suriname
  • Taiwan
  • Uganda
  • Venezuela
  • Vietnam