BaccalaureatePrivate nonprofit

Wesleyan College

Macon, Georgia·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Southeast·wesleyancollege.edu
6-yr Graduation
45%
+0.5pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
531
peer median 882
Avg net price
$14,528
-$6.0k vs Baccalaureate
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
1,352
1,352 candidates competed
Admitted
799
59.1% acceptance rate
Enrolled
107
13.4% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
45%+0.5pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
33%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
45%
Full-time retention
76%

Pell equity

19.0pp gap
Pell recipients
44%
Non-Pell
25%

Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.

Program outcomes

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

Of 36 Title IV programs, 3 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 33 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
36
Passing
3
8.3% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

36programs
  • Passing3 · 8.3%
  • No Data33 · 91.7%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
3
No data
33

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.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

3
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+29.2%
$73,260 vs $56,700
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+82.9%
$58,887 vs $32,203
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+109.9%
$67,603 vs $32,203

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1919Next review Jun 2031

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 8

  1. Dec 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Dec 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Nov 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Jun 2022Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Dec 2021Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$13,364
$30–48k$12,173
$48–75k$16,475
$75–110k$18,592
$110k+$20,958

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

Avg net price (private)
$14,528
-$5,999vs Baccalaureate median $20,527
Federal loans
51.5%
In-state tuition
$27,650
Out-of-state
$27,650

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 266 students received $1.7M in Pell grants, alongside $1.8M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
266
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.7M
$1,674,627 total
Direct Loans
$1.8M
412 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$739K
189 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$619K
175 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$181K
17 loan awards
Parent PLUS$291K
31 loan awards

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.

Of 173 borrowers who entered repayment, 5 (2.8%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.8%
+0.5pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
173
Defaulted
5
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
6.2%
2017
6.7%
2018
3.6%
2019
2.8%
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 Wesleyan College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs32
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

145 total completions
01Business
3624.8%
02Psychology
3121.4%
03Education
2013.8%
04Health Professions
1913.1%
05Visual/Performing Arts
149.7%
06Biological Sciences
139.0%
07English Language
42.8%
08Natural Resources
32.1%
09Philosophy/Religion
32.1%
10History
21.4%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
531
12-mo unduplicated
1,099
Undergraduate
1,040
Graduate
59

Gender split

Men
23%256
Women
77%843

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
37.3%
White
35.4%
Hispanic
14.4%
Non-resident
5.6%
Two or more
4.9%
Asian
0.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.6%
Unknown
0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
75
0 M · 75 W
Women athletes
100.0%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$470K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
Recruiting expense
$0
Head-coach salaries
$36K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 5

Softball
· 25 W
$87K
Basketball
· 15 W
$79K
Soccer
· 15 W
$80K
Volleyball
· 15 W
$56K
All Track Combined
· 10 W
$18K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 660 students

3-year trend

1.282 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
1
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
11
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
    Drugs01
    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.

    Student-to-faculty
    8.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    48

    Wesleyan College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Wesleyan College selected for federal comparison reporting.

    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    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
    SubjectWesleyan College
    45%531$14,528Baccalaureate
    Emmanuel University
    45%74.0%950$19,297Baccalaureate
    Herzing University-Atlanta
    18%93.8%435$21,757Baccalaureate
    Reinhardt University
    44%61.5%1,233$27,769Baccalaureate
    Brewton-Parker College
    17%96.5%1,338$21,983Baccalaureate
    LaGrange College
    45%62.1%813$17,805Baccalaureate
    Peer group median45%74.0%882$20,527

    Frequently asked questions about Wesleyan College

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

    What is the graduation rate at Wesleyan College?

    Wesleyan College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 45% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Wesleyan College?

    Wesleyan College reports a total enrollment of 531 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Wesleyan College?

    The average net price at Wesleyan College is $14,528 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    What is the yield rate at Wesleyan College?

    Wesleyan College's yield rate is 13.4%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Wesleyan College located?

    Wesleyan College is located in Macon, Georgia 31210-4462.

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