| Name |
Wesleyan University |
| Address |
237 High Street
Middletown, CT 06459 |
| Website |
http://www.wesleyan.edu |
| Email |
admissions@wesleyan.edu |
| Percent Undergrad College Owned |
98% |
| Percent Fraternity |
2% |
| Percent Sorority |
2% |
| Percent Campus Weekends |
98% |
| Offer Housing |
Yes |
| Percent Students College Housing |
98% |
| Campus Housing |
Yes |
| Off Campus Assistance |
No |
| Types Available |
coed dorms (49%), women's dorms (2%), men's dorms (2%), fraternity housing (3%), apartments for married students (0%), apartment for single students (20%), special housing for disabled students (2%), special housing for international students (1%), other housing options (21%) |
| College Owned Singles |
29% |
| College Owned Doubles |
28% |
| College Owned Triples |
N/A |
| College Owned Apartments |
20% |
| College Owned Other |
23% |
| Num College Owned |
308 |
| Sprinkler System |
15% |
| Fire Alarms |
100% |
| High Speed Internet |
100% |
| Campus Size |
170 acres |
| Percent Weekends |
98% |
| Nearest Airport |
Hartford/Bradley International Airport (35), New York or Boston |
| Nearest Train |
Meriden (6) |
| Nearest Bus |
Middletown (0) |
| Public Transport |
Yes |
| Cars Permitted |
Yes |
| Percent Cars |
30% |
| School Employment |
Yes |
| Percent Undergrads Employed |
79% |
| Average Undergrad Earnings |
2,025 |
| Freshmen Discouraged Working |
No |
| Army Rotc |
Not offered |
| Navy Rotc |
Not offered |
| Airforce Rotc |
Not offered |
| Alcohol Permitted |
Yes |
| Additional Policies |
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited |
| Popular Events |
Festival of Lights (multi-faith holiday service), Expressiones (latino/latina talent show), Evening of Elegance, Jubilee (African/African-American talent show), Mabuhay (Asian/Asian American talent show), Queer Prom, Pangea International Food and Activity Expo, Eclectic Halloween and Valentine's Day Parties |
| Student Activities |
choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, symphony orchestra, yearbook |
| Num Organizations |
231 |
| Honor Societies |
Phi Beta Kappa |
| Religious Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) Christian Fellowship, Havurah, Muslim Student Association |
| International Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) African Students Association, Ajua Campos [Latino/a Students Organization], Asian American Student Coalition (AASC), Black and Latino Brotherhood, Black Women's Collective, Chinese Students Association, Fusion [Multiracial Student Organization], Havurah, Japan Society, Korean Students Association, MidWes, Nosotras, PADThai Culture and Society, Pangea [International Students Organization], Queer Resource Center, Shakti [South Asian Students Organization], Spectrum, Ujamaa [Black Students Organization], Wesleyan Christian Fellowship, West Indian Student Association, Women of Color Collective |
| Other Organizations |
(Appears as submitted by school) bands, orchestra, glee club, choirs, a cappella singing groups, community service groups, theatre, dance groups, film series, debating, outing club, peer education groups, departmental, political and social action groups |
| Student Papers |
(Appears as submitted by school) Argus (twice weekly) |
| Num Frats |
9 |
| Frats Chapter Houses |
9 |
| Percent Frat Members |
2% |
| Num Sororities |
4 |
| Sororities Chapter Houses |
0 |
| Percent Sorority Members |
2% |
| Type |
Private institution |
| Year Founded |
1831 |
| Religious Affiliation |
None |
| Academic Calendar |
Semester |
| Undergrad Body |
2,764 |
| Setting |
Urban |
| Endowment |
564,879,000 |
| Application Deadline |
January 1 |
| Application Fee |
55 |
| Selectivity |
Most selective |
| Tuition |
35,023 |
| Room Board |
9,540 |
| Basic |
nonremedial tutoring, women's center, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance |
| Remedial |
other |
| Counseling |
minority student, career, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, religious |
| Career |
on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training |
| Job Six Months |
58% |
| Job One Year |
80% |
| Job Two Years |
80% |
| Firms |
Lehman Brothers, Teach for America, Peace Corps, Mitchell Madison Group |
| Library |
Yes |
| Library Consortia |
Yes |
| Num Books |
1,324,647 |
| Num Subscriptions |
7,217 |
| Num Microforms |
292,687 |
| Num Audiovisual |
49,017 |
| Num Ebooks |
N/A |
| Library Facilities |
Scores and Recordings, World Music Archives, Special Collections and Archives, Government Documents, Science Library, Art Library, Psychology Library |
| Museums |
Art center, art galleries, African/African-American studies center, music hall, public affairs center, language lab, electron microscope, observatory, nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometers. |
| Computer Course |
No |
| Own Computer |
No |
| Computers Available |
185 |
| Email Accounts |
Yes |
| Internet Access |
Yes |
| Computers Available In |
computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center |
| Num Wired Library |
232 |
| Num Wired Classrooms |
10 |
| Num Wired Labs |
0 |
| Num Wired Other |
0 |
| Wireless Network |
Yes |
| Wireless Areas |
in all the libraries, in all classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing, in all college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing, in all school buildings and on all school property |
| Wireless Capacity |
3,000 |
| Recommended Os |
N/A |
| Hosting Units |
100% |
| Student Webpages |
Yes |
| Online Registration |
Yes |
| Campus Safety |
24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc) |
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