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  Ohio Wesleyan University
61 S Sandusky Street
Delaware, OH 430152370
General information
Financial aid office
Admissions office
(740) 368-2000 Ext.
(740) 368-3050 Ext.
(740) 368-3020 Ext.

Type of institution: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Federal Aid: Institution has a Program Participation Agreement with the US Department of Education for eligible students to receive Pell Grants and other federal aid.
Degrees offered: Bachelor degree
Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges--Arts & Sciences
Number of students: 1,974 (2006)
2007-08 Undergraduate application fee:$35.00

About this School
Ohio Wesleyan University (also Wesleyan or OWU, pronounced oh-WOO) is a private coeducational liberal arts college located in Delaware, Ohio. Ohio Wesleyan is a residential college with a population of approximately 1,850 undergraduate students. According to U.S. News & World Report, 12 percent of students are international, placing Wesleyan among the 10 liberal arts colleges with the highest percentage of international students for several consecutive years. College guides such as Colleges That Change Lives, Barron's, Princeton Review and U.S. News & World Report place Ohio Wesleyan among top U.S. liberal arts colleges. The university's charter provides that it "is forever to be conducted on the most liberal principles, accessible to all religious denominations, and designed for the benefit of our citizens in general."
 
Academic year prices for full-time, first-time undergraduate students
Tuition and Fees2007-082006-072005-06
In-State$31,930$30,290$27,920
Out of State$31,930$30,290$27,920
Books and Supplies$1,000$1,000$1,000
On-Campus
Room and board$8,030$7,790$7,550
Other Expenses$1,050$1,050$1,050
Off Campus
Room and board$5,700$5,700$5,200
Other Expenses$1,050$1,050$1,050
Off Campus w/ family
Other Expenses$1,050$1,050$1,050

Financial aid 2005-2006

Financial aid to full-time, first-time undergraduate students

Type of AidPercentage of students receiving aidAverage amount of aid they received
Federal Grants (scholarship/fellowship) 20% $5,588
State/Local grants (scholarship/fellowship) 52% $1,515
Institutional grants (scholarship/fellowship) 97% $15,831
Loans to students 54% $4,801
 
 

Degrees offered by this school

 
 
Bachelor degree
Zoology + Animal Biology
Ohio Wesleyan University

General Description for:
Ohio Wesleyan University Bachelor degree Zoology + Animal Biology: A general program that focuses on the scientific study of the biology of animal species and phyla, with reference to their molecular and cellular systems, anatomy, physiology, and behavior. Includes instruction in molecular and cell biology, microbiol...

Bachelor degree
Women's Studies
Ohio Wesleyan University

General Description for:
Ohio Wesleyan University Bachelor degree Women's Studies: A program that focuses on the history, sociology, politics, culture, and economics of women, and the development of modern feminism in relation to the roles played by women in different periods and locations in North America and the world. Programs may focus o...

Bachelor degree
Urban Studies + Affairs
Ohio Wesleyan University

General Description for:
Ohio Wesleyan University Bachelor degree Urban Studies + Affairs: A program that focuses on the application of social science principles to the study of urban institutions and the forces influencing urban social and political life. Includes instruction in urban theory, the development and evolution of urban areas, ur...

Bachelor degree
Sport and Fitness Administration + Management
Ohio Wesleyan University

General Description for:
Ohio Wesleyan University Bachelor degree Sport and Fitness Administration + Management: A program that prepares individuals to apply business, coaching and physical education principles to the organization, administration and management of athletic programs and teams, fitness/rehabilitation facilities and health clubs...

Bachelor degree
Spanish Language and Literature
Ohio Wesleyan University

General Description for:
Ohio Wesleyan University Bachelor degree Spanish Language and Literature: A program that focuses on the Spanish language and related dialects. Includes instruction in Spanish philology, Modern Castillan, various Latin American dialects, regional Spanish dialects, and applications in business, science/technology, and ...

Bachelor degree
Sociology
Ohio Wesleyan University

General Description for:
Ohio Wesleyan University Bachelor degree Sociology: A program that focuses on the systematic study of human social institutions and social relationships. Includes instruction in social theory, sociological research methods, social organization and structure, social stratification and hierarchies, dynamics of social c...

Bachelor degree
Social Studies Teacher Education
Ohio Wesleyan University

General Description for:
Ohio Wesleyan University Bachelor degree Social Studies Teacher Education: A program that prepares individuals to teach general social studies programs at various educational levels.

Bachelor degree
Religion + Religious Studies
Ohio Wesleyan University

General Description for:
Ohio Wesleyan University Bachelor degree Religion + Religious Studies: A program that focuses on the nature of religious belief and specific religious and quasi-religious systems. Includes instruction in phenomenology; the sociology, psychology, philosophy, anthropology, literature and art of religion; mythology; scr...

Bachelor degree
Public Administration and Social Service Professions
Other
Ohio Wesleyan University

General Description for:
Ohio Wesleyan University Bachelor degree Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other: Any instructional program in public administration and services not listed in the Public Administration and Social Service Professions, General category.

Bachelor degree
Psychology
General
Ohio Wesleyan University

General Description for:
Ohio Wesleyan University Bachelor degree Psychology, General: A general program that focuses on the scientific study of individual and collective behavior, the physical and environmental bases of behavior, and the analysis and treatment of behavior problems and disorders. Includes instruction in the principles of the...

Bachelor degree
Pre-Theology + Pre-Ministerial Studies
Ohio Wesleyan University

General Description for:
Ohio Wesleyan University Bachelor degree Pre-Theology + Pre-Ministerial Studies: A program that prepares individuals to enter a seminary or other program leading to religious ordination, or a related religious vocation.

Bachelor degree
Pre-Medicine + Pre-Medical Studies
Ohio Wesleyan University

General Description for:
Ohio Wesleyan University Bachelor degree Pre-Medicine + Pre-Medical Studies: A program that prepares individuals for admission to a first-professional program in medicine, osteopathic medicine, or podiatric medicine.

Bachelor degree
Pre-Law Studies
Ohio Wesleyan University

General Description for:
Ohio Wesleyan University Bachelor degree Pre-Law Studies: A program that prepares individuals for the professional study of law at the post-baccalaureate level.

Bachelor degree
Pre-Dentistry Studies
Ohio Wesleyan University

General Description for:
Ohio Wesleyan University Bachelor degree Pre-Dentistry Studies: A program that prepares individuals for admission to a first-professional program in dentistry.

Bachelor degree
Political Science and Government
General
Ohio Wesleyan University

General Description for:
Ohio Wesleyan University Bachelor degree Political Science and Government, General: A general program that focuses on the systematic study of political institutions and behavior. Includes instruction in political philosophy, political theory, comparative government and politics, political parties and interest groups...

Bachelor degree
Physics
General
Ohio Wesleyan University

General Description for:
Ohio Wesleyan University Bachelor degree Physics, General: A general program that focuses on the scientific study of matter and energy, and the formulation and testing of the laws governing the behavior of the matter-energy continuum. Includes instruction in classical and modern physics, electricity and magnetism, th...

Bachelor degree
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
Ohio Wesleyan University

General Description for:
Ohio Wesleyan University Bachelor degree Physical Education Teaching and Coaching: A program that prepares individuals to teach physical education programs and/or to coach sports at various educational levels.

Bachelor degree
Philosophy
Ohio Wesleyan University

General Description for:
Ohio Wesleyan University Bachelor degree Philosophy: A program that focuses on ideas and their logical structure, including arguments and investigations about abstract and real phenomena. Includes instruction in logic, ethics, aesthetics, epistemology, metaphysics, symbolism, and history of philosophy, and applicatio...

Bachelor degree
Neuroscience
Ohio Wesleyan University

General Description for:
Ohio Wesleyan University Bachelor degree Neuroscience: A program that focuses on the interdisciplinary scientific study of the molecular, structural, physiologic, cognitive, and behavioral aspects of the brain and nervous system. Includes instruction in molecular and cellular neuroscience, brain science, anatomy and ...

Bachelor degree
Music
General
Ohio Wesleyan University

General Description for:
Ohio Wesleyan University Bachelor degree Music, General: A general program that focuses on the introductory study and appreciation of music and the performing arts. Includes instruction in music, dance, and other performing arts media.

Bachelor degree
Music Teacher Education
Ohio Wesleyan University

General Description for:
Ohio Wesleyan University Bachelor degree Music Teacher Education: A program that prepares individuals to teach music and music appreciation programs at various educational levels.

Bachelor degree
Music Performance
General
Ohio Wesleyan University

General Description for:
Ohio Wesleyan University Bachelor degree Music Performance, General: A program that generally prepares individuals to master musical instruments and performing art as solo and/or ensemble performers. Includes instruction on one or more specific instruments from various instrumental groupings.

Bachelor degree
Multi- + Interdisciplinary Studies
Other
Ohio Wesleyan University

General Description for:
Ohio Wesleyan University Bachelor degree Multi- + Interdisciplinary Studies, Other: Any instructional program in multi/interdisciplinary studies not listed in the Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General category.

Bachelor degree
Microbiology
General
Ohio Wesleyan University

General Description for:
Ohio Wesleyan University Bachelor degree Microbiology, General: A program that focuses on the scientific study of unicellular organisms and colonies, and subcellular genetic matter and their ecological interactions with human beings and other life. Includes instruction in microbial genetics, cell biology, cell physio...

Bachelor degree
Medieval and Renaissance Studies
Ohio Wesleyan University

General Description for:
Ohio Wesleyan University Bachelor degree Medieval and Renaissance Studies: A program that focuses on the study of the Medieval and Renaissance periods in European and circum-Mediterranean history from the perspective of various disciplines in the humanities and social sciences, including history and archeology, as we...

Bachelor degree
Mathematics
General
Ohio Wesleyan University

General Description for:
Ohio Wesleyan University Bachelor degree Mathematics, General: A general program that focuses on the analysis of quantities, magnitudes, forms, and their relationships, using symbolic logic and language. Includes instruction in algebra, calculus, functional analysis, geometry, number theory, logic, topology and other...

Bachelor degree
Latin American Studies
Ohio Wesleyan University

General Description for:
Ohio Wesleyan University Bachelor degree Latin American Studies: A program that focuses on the history, society, politics, culture, and economics of one or more of the Hispanic peoples of the North and South American Continents outside Canada and the United States, including the study of the Pre-Columbian period and t...

Bachelor degree
Kinesiology and Exercise Science
Ohio Wesleyan University

General Description for:
Ohio Wesleyan University Bachelor degree Kinesiology and Exercise Science: A scientific program that focuses on the anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, and biophysics of human movement, and applications to exercise and therapeutic rehabilitation. Includes instruction in biomechanics, motor behavior, motor development ...

Bachelor degree
Junior High + Intermediate + Middle School Education and Teaching
Ohio Wesleyan University

General Description for:
Ohio Wesleyan University Bachelor degree Junior High + Intermediate + Middle School Education and Teaching: A program that prepares individuals to teach students in the middle, intermediate or junior high grades, which may include grades four through nine by regulation.

Bachelor degree
Journalism
Ohio Wesleyan University

General Description for:
Ohio Wesleyan University Bachelor degree Journalism: A program that focuses on the theory and practice of gathering, processing, and delivering news and that prepares individuals to be professional print journalists, news editors, and news managers. Includes instruction in news writing and editing; reporting; photojo...

Bachelor degree
International Relations and Affairs
Ohio Wesleyan University

General Description for:
Ohio Wesleyan University Bachelor degree International Relations and Affairs: A program that focuses on the systematic study of international politics and institutions, and the conduct of diplomacy and foreign policy. Includes instruction in international relations theory, foreign policy analysis, national security a...

Bachelor degree
International Business + Trade + Commerce
Ohio Wesleyan University

General Description for:
Ohio Wesleyan University Bachelor degree International Business + Trade + Commerce: A program that prepares individuals to manage international businesses and/or business operations. Includes instruction in the principles and processes of export sales, trade controls, foreign operations and related problems, monetary...

Bachelor degree
Humanities + Humanistic Studies
Ohio Wesleyan University

General Description for:
Ohio Wesleyan University Bachelor degree Humanities + Humanistic Studies: A program that focuses on combined studies and research in the humanities subjects as distinguished from the social and physical sciences, emphasizing languages, literatures, art, music, philosophy and religion.

Bachelor degree
History
General
Ohio Wesleyan University

General Description for:
Ohio Wesleyan University Bachelor degree History, General: A program that focuses on the general study and interpretation of the past, including the gathering, recording, synthesizing and criticizing of evidence and theories about past events. Includes instruction in historiography; historical research methods; studi...

Bachelor degree
Health and Physical Education
General
Ohio Wesleyan University

General Description for:
Ohio Wesleyan University Bachelor degree Health and Physical Education, General: A general program that focuses on activities and principles that promote physical fitness, achieve and maintain athletic prowess, and accomplish related research and service goals. Includes instruction in human movement studies, motivati...

Bachelor degree
Health + Medical Preparatory Programs
Other
Ohio Wesleyan University

General Description for:
Ohio Wesleyan University Bachelor degree Health + Medical Preparatory Programs, Other: Any instructional program in health and medical first-professional preparation not listed in the Health/Medical Preparatory Programs, General category.

Bachelor degree
German Studies
Ohio Wesleyan University

General Description for:
Ohio Wesleyan University Bachelor degree German Studies: A program that focuses on the history, society, politics, culture, and economics of Germany, the neighboring countries of Austria and Switzerland, the German minorities in neighboring European countries, and the historical areas of German influence across Europe...

Bachelor degree
German Language and Literature
Ohio Wesleyan University

General Description for:
Ohio Wesleyan University Bachelor degree German Language and Literature: A program that focuses on the German language and related dialects as used in Austria, Germany, Switzerland, neighboring European countries containing German-speaking minorities, and elsewhere. Includes instruction in German philology; Old, Midd...

Bachelor degree
Geology + Earth Science
General
Ohio Wesleyan University

General Description for:
Ohio Wesleyan University Bachelor degree Geology + Earth Science, General: A program that focuses on the scientific study of the earth; the forces acting upon it; and the behavior of the solids, liquids and gases comprising it. Includes instruction in historical geology, geomorphology, and sedimentology, the chemistr...

Bachelor degree
Geography
Ohio Wesleyan University

General Description for:
Ohio Wesleyan University Bachelor degree Geography: A program that focuses on the systematic study of the spatial distribution and interrelationships of people, natural resources, plant and animal life. Includes instruction in historical and political geography, cultural geography, economic and physical geography, re...

Bachelor degree
Genetics
General
Ohio Wesleyan University

General Description for:
Ohio Wesleyan University Bachelor degree Genetics, General: A general program that focuses on the scientific study of the organization, recombination, function, regulation, and transmission of heritable information in biological organisms at all levels of complexity. Includes instruction in Mendelian genetics, mechan...

Bachelor degree
French Language and Literature
Ohio Wesleyan University

General Description for:
Ohio Wesleyan University Bachelor degree French Language and Literature: A program that focuses on the French language and related dialects and creoles. Includes instruction in French philology, Metropolitan French, Canadian French, African and Caribbean Creoles, French regional dialects, and applications in business...

Bachelor degree
Fine + Studio Arts
General
Ohio Wesleyan University

General Description for:
Ohio Wesleyan University Bachelor degree Fine + Studio Arts, General: A program that prepares individuals to generally function as creative artists in the visual and plastic media. Includes instruction in the traditional fine arts media (drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, CAD/CAM) and/or modern media (ceramic...

Bachelor degree
Environmental Studies
Ohio Wesleyan University

General Description for:
Ohio Wesleyan University Bachelor degree Environmental Studies: A program that focuses on environment-related issues using scientific, social scientific, or humanistic approaches or a combination. Includes instruction in the basic principles of ecology and environmental science and related subjects such as policy, p...

Bachelor degree
English Language and Literature
General
Ohio Wesleyan University

General Description for:
Ohio Wesleyan University Bachelor degree English Language and Literature, General: A general program that focuses on the English language, including its history, structure and related communications skills; and the literature and culture of English-speaking peoples.

Bachelor degree
English Language and Literature + Letters
Other
Ohio Wesleyan University

General Description for:
Ohio Wesleyan University Bachelor degree English Language and Literature + Letters, Other: Any instructional program in English language and literature not listed in the English Language and Literature/Letters, General category.

Bachelor degree
Economics
General
Ohio Wesleyan University

General Description for:
Ohio Wesleyan University Bachelor degree Economics, General: A general program that focuses on the systematic study of the production, conservation and allocation of resources in conditions of scarcity, together with the organizational frameworks related to these processes. Includes instruction in economic theory, mi...

Bachelor degree
East Asian Studies
Ohio Wesleyan University

General Description for:
Ohio Wesleyan University Bachelor degree East Asian Studies: A program that focuses on the history, society, politics, culture, and economics of one or more of the peoples of East Asia, defined as including China, Korea, Japan, Mongolia, Taiwan, Tibet, related borderlands and island groups, and including the study of ...

Bachelor degree
Early Childhood Education and Teaching
Ohio Wesleyan University

General Description for:
Ohio Wesleyan University Bachelor degree Early Childhood Education and Teaching: A program that prepares individuals to teach students ranging in age from infancy through eight years (grade three), depending on the school system or state regulations. Includes preparation to teach all relevant subject matter.

Bachelor degree
Drama and Dramatics + Theatre Arts
General
Ohio Wesleyan University

General Description for:
Ohio Wesleyan University Bachelor degree Drama and Dramatics + Theatre Arts, General: A program that focuses on the general study of dramatic works and their performance. Includes instruction in major works of dramatic literature, dramatic styles and types, and the principles of organizing and producing full live or ...

Bachelor degree
Dance
General
Ohio Wesleyan University

General Description for:
Ohio Wesleyan University Bachelor degree Dance, General: A general program that prepares individuals to express ideas, feelings, and/or inner visions through the performance of one or more of the dance disciplines, including but not limited to ballet, modern, jazz, ethnic, and folk dance, and that focuses on the study...

Bachelor degree
Creative Writing
Ohio Wesleyan University

General Description for:
Ohio Wesleyan University Bachelor degree Creative Writing: A program that focuses on the process and techniques of original composition in various literary forms such as the short story, poetry, the novel, and others. Includes instruction in technical and editorial skills, criticism, and the marketing of finished man...

Bachelor degree
Computer Science
Ohio Wesleyan University

General Description for:
Ohio Wesleyan University Bachelor degree Computer Science: A general program that focuses on computers, computing problems and solutions, and the design of computer systems and user interfaces from a scientific perspective. Includes instruction in the principles of computational science, and computing theory; computer...

Bachelor degree
Classics + Classical Languages, Lit And Linguistics, General.
Ohio Wesleyan University

General Description for:
Ohio Wesleyan University Bachelor degree Classics + Classical Languages, Lit And Linguistics, General: A general program that focuses on the literary culture of the ancient Graeco-Roman world and the Greek and Latin languages and literatures and their development prior to the fall of the Roman Empire.

Bachelor degree
Chemistry
General
Ohio Wesleyan University

General Description for:
Ohio Wesleyan University Bachelor degree Chemistry, General: A general program that focuses on the scientific study of the composition and behavior of matter, including its micro- and macro-structure, the processes of chemical change, and the theoretical description and laboratory simulation of these phenomena.

Bachelor degree
Business + Managerial Economics
Ohio Wesleyan University

General Description for:
Ohio Wesleyan University Bachelor degree Business + Managerial Economics: A program that focuses on the application of economics principles to the analysis of the organization and operation of business enterprises. Includes instruction in monetary theory, banking and financial systems, theory of competition, pricing ...

Bachelor degree
Botany + Plant Biology
Ohio Wesleyan University

General Description for:
Ohio Wesleyan University Bachelor degree Botany + Plant Biology: A program that focuses on the scientific study of plants, related microbial organisms, and plant habitats and ecosystem relations. Includes instruction in plant anatomy and structure, phytochemistry, cytology, plant genetics, plant morphology and physio...

Bachelor degree
Biology + Biological Sciences
General
Ohio Wesleyan University

General Description for:
Ohio Wesleyan University Bachelor degree Biology + Biological Sciences, General: A general program of biology at the introductory, basic level or a program in biology or the biological sciences that is undifferentiated as to title or content. Includes instruction in general biology and programs covering a variety of ...

Bachelor degree
Biochemistry
Ohio Wesleyan University

General Description for:
Ohio Wesleyan University Bachelor degree Biochemistry: A program that focuses on the scientific study of the chemistry of living systems, their fundamental chemical substances and reactions, and their chemical pathways and information transfer systems, with particular reference to carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and ...

Bachelor degree
Astrophysics
Ohio Wesleyan University

General Description for:
Ohio Wesleyan University Bachelor degree Astrophysics: A program that focuses on the theoretical and observational study of the structure, properties, and behavior of stars, star systems and clusters, stellar life cycles, and related phenomena. Includes instruction in cosmology, plasma kinetics, stellar physics, conv...

Bachelor degree
Art + Art Studies
General
Ohio Wesleyan University

General Description for:
Ohio Wesleyan University Bachelor degree Art + Art Studies, General: A general program that focuses on the introductory study and appreciation of the visual arts. Includes instruction in art, photography, and other visual communications media.

Bachelor degree
Ancient Studies + Civilization
Ohio Wesleyan University

General Description for:
Ohio Wesleyan University Bachelor degree Ancient Studies + Civilization: A program that focuses on Western and Non-Western cultures and related topics in the periods of Pre-history and Antiquity. Includes such disciplines as ancient languages, archeology, history, art history, geography, population studies, environme...

Bachelor degree
African-American + Black Studies
Ohio Wesleyan University

General Description for:
Ohio Wesleyan University Bachelor degree African-American + Black Studies: A program that focuses on the history, sociology, politics, culture, and economics of the North American peoples descended from the African diaspora; focusing on the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean, but also including reference to Lati...

Bachelor degree
Accounting
Ohio Wesleyan University

General Description for:
Ohio Wesleyan University Bachelor degree Accounting: A program that prepares individuals to practice the profession of accounting and to perform related business functions. Includes instruction in accounting principles and theory, financial accounting, managerial accounting, cost accounting, budget control, tax accou...

 
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