Class Profile

On Aug. 17, 2020, Ohio Wesleyan University welcomed the Class of 2024 during OWU’s 179th Convocation ceremony – with students from 12 countries and 32 U.S. states and commonwealths.

Class profile statistics

Gender Breakdown                                 

• 53% Female 
• 47% Male 

Racial Breakdown

• 22% U.S. Multicultural 
• 4% International students 
• 26% Total Multicultural

SAT/ACT Scores

SAT (104 reporting)

• Average (EBRW + Math) = 1209
• Mid-50% range = 1110-1323
• SAT EBRW average = 603
• SAT Math average = 605

ACT (236 reporting)

• Average = 26
• Mid-50% range = 23-29

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Class Rank and GPA

• Average GPA = 3.64
• 26%* were in the top 10% of their high school class 

Geographic Breakdown

• 32 U.S. States and territories represented (including Puerto Rico)
• 59% Ohio
• States represented include Pennsylvania (15), California (11), Illinois(11), Massachusetts (11), Maryland (10), and New Jersey (10)
• 12 Countries Represented (including U.S.)
• Countries represented include India (5), Pakistan (3), Ethiopia, Georgia, Greece, Japan, Morocco, Myanmar, Paraguay, South Korea, Vietnam (1)

Primary Interest for Majors

• 8% Business Administration
• 7% Zoology
• 6% Pre-Medicine
• 6% Psychology
• 4% Biology
• 3% Education
• 3% HHK Exercise Science
• 3% Accounting
• 3% Zoology Pre-Professional
• 9% Undecided

Legacies

• 29 students have a parent or grandparent who graduated from OWU
• 24 additional students have other relatives who graduated from OWU

* of U.S. Freshmen reporting rank