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Allegheny Wesleyan College

Salem, Ohio·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Great Lakes·awc.edu

Allegheny Wesleyan College has open admission, so it admits all applicants who meet basic requirements (effectively a 100% acceptance rate). Its six-year graduation rate is 40% and its four-year rate is 30% (2024). Overall completion within 150% of normal time is 46%. Tuition and fees are $6,800 (2024). Fall enrollment is 60 students, and 78 enrolled over the full 12-month year (2024). Source: IPEDS.

Acceptance
100%
Open admission
6-yr graduation
40%
+7.5pp vs peer
Total enrollment
60
peer median 63
Avg net price
$5,355
-$5.6k vs peer
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About

Allegheny Wesleyan College is a Christian institution located in Salem, Ohio, focused on providing a Biblical education in the conservative Wesleyan tradition. The campus spans over 40 acres and is dedicated to preparing students to serve God, the church, and society.

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
46%
4-year graduation
30%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
40%+7.5pp vs peer
Full-time retention
36%

Pell equity

Pell recipients
46%6 of 13

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 2 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 2 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
2
Passing
0
0.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

2programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data2 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
2

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Association for Biblical Higher Education, Commission on Accreditation

Accredited since 2004Next review Feb 2029

Action history · 2

  1. Jan 2023Approved for Distance Education
    Association for Biblical Higher Education, Commission on Accreditation
  2. Feb 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    Association for Biblical Higher Education, Commission on Accreditation

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$4,614
$30–48k$5,517
$48–75k$6,767
$75–110k—
$110k+—

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$5,355
-$5,594vs peer median $10,950
Federal loans
0.0%
Tuition and fees
$6,800

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 33 students received $178K in Pell grants.

Pell recipients
33
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$178K
$178,030 total

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
’20
0k
’21
0k
’22
0k
’23
0k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

No Direct Loan volume reported.

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 4 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.0%
-2.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
4
Defaulted
0
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2009
0.0%
2015
33.3%
2019
0.0%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Allegheny Wesleyan College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs6
UndergraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

17 total completions
01Theology
1270.6%
02Liberal Arts
529.4%
03Education
00.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
60
12-mo unduplicated
78
Undergraduate
78
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
36%28
Women
64%50

Race / ethnicity composition

White
87.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native
8.7%
Asian
2.2%
Two or more
2.2%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 70 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    6.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    7

    Allegheny Wesleyan College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Allegheny Wesleyan College selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    6-yr gradRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

    Carnegie
    SubjectAllegheny Wesleyan College
    		40%Open admission60$5,355—
    Alaska Bible College
    		33%Open admission38$17,508—
    Ascent College
    		100%57.1%83$6,357—
    Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore
    		32%100.0%87$11,361—
    Bais Medrash Elyon
    		0%37.5%61$8,447—
    Boise Bible College
    		30%90.5%94$15,058—
    Boston Baptist College
    		14%90.9%43$17,933—
    Central Yeshiva Beth Joseph
    		Not reportedNot reported15No freshman cohort—
    Christ Mission College
    		40%100.0%32$10,679—
    Conception Seminary College
    		50%31.8%63$24,558—
    Keser Torah-Mayan Hatalmud
    		40%100.0%57$11,055—
    Messenger College
    		100%37.5%24$26,433—
    New Hope Christian College-Eugene
    		38%80.0%56$21,600—
    Rabbi Jacob Joseph School
    		0%91.7%115$8,389—
    Saint Joseph Seminary College
    		48%Open admission95$45,460—
    Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible College
    		42%Open admission64$12,602—
    Talmudical Academy-New Jersey
    		0%43.5%72$6,164—
    Torah Temimah Talmudical Seminary
    		0%55.6%82$24,475—
    Yeshiva Bais Aharon
    		0%81.8%25$11,757—
    Yeshiva College of the Nations Capital
    		0%Open admission56$9,850—
    Yeshiva D'monsey Rabbinical College
    		6%36.8%84$8,289—
    Yeshiva Gedolah Kesser Torah
    		35%52.4%84$10,157—
    Yeshiva Gedolah of Cliffwood
    		19%70.0%30$9,641—
    Yeshiva Gedolah of Greater Detroit
    		40%90.0%75$11,746—
    Yeshiva Gedolah Zichron Leyma
    		17%56.7%47$10,844—
    Yeshiva of Far Rockaway Derech Ayson Rabbinical Seminary
    		20%92.0%86$7,269—
    Yeshiva of the Telshe Alumni
    		0%100.0%73$9,606—
    Yeshiva Ohr Yisrael
    		57%50.0%23$10,500—
    Yeshiva Yesodei Hatorah
    		36%85.2%76$16,637—
    Yeshiva Zichron Aryeh
    		50%25.0%41$5,050—
    Yeshivas Be'er Yitzchok
    		14%86.2%90$28,599—
    Peer group median33%80.0%63$10,950

    Institutions like Allegheny Wesleyan College

    Explore the federal data for institutions in Allegheny Wesleyan College's comparison group.

    IPEDS
    • Alaska

      Alaska Bible College

      Grad rate
      33%
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      38
      Net price
      $17,508
    • Virginia

      Ascent College

      Grad rate
      100%
      Admit rate
      57.1%
      Enrollment
      83
      Net price
      $6,357
    • Maryland

      Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore

      Grad rate
      32%
      Admit rate
      100.0%
      Enrollment
      87
      Net price
      $11,361
    • New York

      Bais Medrash Elyon

      Grad rate
      0%
      Admit rate
      37.5%
      Enrollment
      61
      Net price
      $8,447
    • Idaho

      Boise Bible College

      Grad rate
      30%
      Admit rate
      90.5%
      Enrollment
      94
      Net price
      $15,058
    • Massachusetts

      Boston Baptist College

      Grad rate
      14%
      Admit rate
      90.9%
      Enrollment
      43
      Net price
      $17,933
    • New York

      Central Yeshiva Beth Joseph

      Grad rate
      Not reported
      Admit rate
      Not reported
      Enrollment
      15
      Net price
      No freshman cohort
    • Texas

      Christ Mission College

      Grad rate
      40%
      Admit rate
      100.0%
      Enrollment
      32
      Net price
      $10,679
    • Missouri

      Conception Seminary College

      Grad rate
      50%
      Admit rate
      31.8%
      Enrollment
      63
      Net price
      $24,558
    • New Jersey

      Keser Torah-Mayan Hatalmud

      Grad rate
      40%
      Admit rate
      100.0%
      Enrollment
      57
      Net price
      $11,055
    • Texas

      Messenger College

      Grad rate
      100%
      Admit rate
      37.5%
      Enrollment
      24
      Net price
      $26,433
    • Oregon

      New Hope Christian College-Eugene

      Grad rate
      38%
      Admit rate
      80.0%
      Enrollment
      56
      Net price
      $21,600
    • New Jersey

      Rabbi Jacob Joseph School

      Grad rate
      0%
      Admit rate
      91.7%
      Enrollment
      115
      Net price
      $8,389
    • Louisiana

      Saint Joseph Seminary College

      Grad rate
      48%
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      95
      Net price
      $45,460
    • North Carolina

      Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible College

      Grad rate
      42%
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      64
      Net price
      $12,602
    • New Jersey

      Talmudical Academy-New Jersey

      Grad rate
      0%
      Admit rate
      43.5%
      Enrollment
      72
      Net price
      $6,164
    • New York

      Torah Temimah Talmudical Seminary

      Grad rate
      0%
      Admit rate
      55.6%
      Enrollment
      82
      Net price
      $24,475
    • New Jersey

      Yeshiva Bais Aharon

      Grad rate
      0%
      Admit rate
      81.8%
      Enrollment
      25
      Net price
      $11,757
    • Maryland

      Yeshiva College of the Nations Capital

      Grad rate
      0%
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      56
      Net price
      $9,850
    • New York

      Yeshiva D'monsey Rabbinical College

      Grad rate
      6%
      Admit rate
      36.8%
      Enrollment
      84
      Net price
      $8,289
    • New York

      Yeshiva Gedolah Kesser Torah

      Grad rate
      35%
      Admit rate
      52.4%
      Enrollment
      84
      Net price
      $10,157
    • New Jersey

      Yeshiva Gedolah of Cliffwood

      Grad rate
      19%
      Admit rate
      70.0%
      Enrollment
      30
      Net price
      $9,641
    • Michigan

      Yeshiva Gedolah of Greater Detroit

      Grad rate
      40%
      Admit rate
      90.0%
      Enrollment
      75
      Net price
      $11,746
    • New Jersey

      Yeshiva Gedolah Zichron Leyma

      Grad rate
      17%
      Admit rate
      56.7%
      Enrollment
      47
      Net price
      $10,844
    • New York

      Yeshiva of Far Rockaway Derech Ayson Rabbinical Seminary

      Grad rate
      20%
      Admit rate
      92.0%
      Enrollment
      86
      Net price
      $7,269
    • New York

      Yeshiva of the Telshe Alumni

      Grad rate
      0%
      Admit rate
      100.0%
      Enrollment
      73
      Net price
      $9,606
    • New York

      Yeshiva Ohr Yisrael

      Grad rate
      57%
      Admit rate
      50.0%
      Enrollment
      23
      Net price
      $10,500
    • New Jersey

      Yeshiva Yesodei Hatorah

      Grad rate
      36%
      Admit rate
      85.2%
      Enrollment
      76
      Net price
      $16,637
    • New York

      Yeshiva Zichron Aryeh

      Grad rate
      50%
      Admit rate
      25.0%
      Enrollment
      41
      Net price
      $5,050
    • New Jersey

      Yeshivas Be'er Yitzchok

      Grad rate
      14%
      Admit rate
      86.2%
      Enrollment
      90
      Net price
      $28,599

    Allegheny Wesleyan College Institutional Research office

    The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

    Team
    1 member
    • Jeanne Zvaritch
      Academic Dean, Faculty Administrator, Director of Institutional Effectiveness

    Reports & documents (1)

    Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

    Frequently asked questions about Allegheny Wesleyan College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Allegheny Wesleyan College.

    What is the acceptance rate at Allegheny Wesleyan College?

    Allegheny Wesleyan College has an open admission policy, so it admits all applicants who meet basic requirements (effectively a 100% acceptance rate). Some programs, such as nursing, may have separate selective admission. IPEDS does not collect an admit rate for open-admission colleges.

    What is the graduation rate at Allegheny Wesleyan College?

    Allegheny Wesleyan College's six-year graduation rate is 40% and its four-year rate is 30%, per 2024 IPEDS data. Overall completion within 150% of normal time is 46%.

    How many students attend Allegheny Wesleyan College?

    Allegheny Wesleyan College reports a total enrollment of 60 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Allegheny Wesleyan College?

    The average net price at Allegheny Wesleyan College is $5,355 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Allegheny Wesleyan College located?

    Allegheny Wesleyan College is located in Salem, Ohio 44460-9598.

    About the data on this page

    Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

    IPEDSFall 2025–26 release, published July 28, 2026
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
    College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
    Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
    U.S. Department of Education
    FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
    Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
    U.S. Department of Education
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Federal Pell Grant & loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant and Direct Loan recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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