Fast Facts
Enrollment
1,452 total enrollment
42.7% male, 55.4% female, 1.8% another gender, .1% not reported
40 states and U.S. territories
27 countries
65.9% Ohio resident students
25.3% international and U.S. multicultural/BIPOC students
23.1% 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.
11:1 student:faculty ratio
17 average class size (65% of classes have fewer than 21 students, 39% have fewer than 16 students)
96 full-time faculty
Tuition, Fees, and Financial Aid
$51,711 Tuition (2023-2024 academic year)
$14,226 Standard housing and dining (2023-2024 academic year)
$300 Student health fee (2023-2024 academic year)
$286 Student activity fee (WCSA, 2023-2024 academic year)
99% of OWU students receive merit-based and/or need-based financial aid
$53,210 is the average package of merit-based and other financial aid for current first-year students.
$18.6 million awarded in OWU grants and scholarships annually to first-year students. (2023-2024 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
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.
Want more challenge? Our Honors Program delivers.
Dive into independent studies, research with faculty mentors, and Honors Tutorials. More information
Top 10 Majors
- Psychology
- Zoology / Zoology Pre-Professional
- Business Administration
- Biology
- Education
- Health & Human Kinetics / Exercise Science
- Pre-Medicine / Pre-Dentistry
- Computer Science
- Communication
- Environmental Science
Athletics
Ohio Wesleyan University has 24 varsity sports. OWU is a competitive member of the NCAA Division III and the North Coast Athletic Conference.
39.1% of student body are varsity athletes.
128 Scholar-athletes named to the NCAC Academic Honor Roll in 2022-23
3 All-Americans and 1 Academic All-America® scholar-athletes named in 2022-23
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 2022 OWU graduates responding to our survey report being employed, in graduate school, or taking an intentional gap year.
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
15 countries represented by Ohio Wesleyan’s first-year students (other than the U.S.); Top countries include India, Thailand, and Japan
26 countries represented by Ohio Wesleyan’s student body (other than the U.S.); top countries include India and Thailand