| Screen last updated on: January 22, 2010 |
| Total undergraduates: |
1,413 men, 1,359 women, 2,772 total |
| Full-time undergraduates: |
1,404 men, 1,351 women, 2,755 total |
| Part-time undergraduates: |
9 men, 8 women, 17 total |
| Total graduate students: |
182 men, 195 women, 377 total |
| Full-time graduate students: |
92 men, 81 women, 173 total |
| Part-time graduate students: |
90 men, 114 women, 204 total |
| Average age of full-time undergraduates: |
20 |
| U.S. region where majority of students come from: |
Northeast |
| Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: |
93% |
| First-year student breakdown: |
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| 6.9% | Black (non-Hispanic) |
| 0.3% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 8.7% | Asian or Pacific Islander |
| 8.7% | Hispanic |
| 52.3% | White (non-Hispanic) |
| 9.0% | total international (nonresident aliens) |
| 14.3% | race/ethnicity unreported/unknown |
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| Undergraduate breakdown: |
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| 7.4% | Black (non-Hispanic) |
| 0.4% | American Indian or Alaskan Native |
| 9.8% | Asian or Pacific Islander |
| 8.3% | Hispanic |
| 59.2% | White (non-Hispanic) |
| 7.0% | total international (nonresident aliens) |
| 8.0% | race/ethnicity unreported/unknown |
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| Campus size: |
360 acres |
| City or town school is located in: |
Middletown, CT |
| Population of city/town: |
45,000 |
| Nearest major city: |
New York or Boston |
| Distance of nearest major city: |
100 miles |
| Online campus map: |
www.wesleyan.edu/
virtualtour |
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| Institution offers housing: |
yes |
| Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: |
yes |
| Housing types (% in housing type, if given): |
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- coed dorms (49%)
- women's dorms (1%)
- men's dorms (1%)
- fraternity housing (3%)
- single-student apartments (18%)
- married-student apartments
- special housing for disabled students
- special housing for international students
- other housing including Program housing, wood-framed houses for seniors (27%)
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| Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: |
100% |
| Percent of students who live in school housing: |
99% |
| Percent of students who live off campus: |
1% |
| Students required to live on campus: |
All students must live on campus unless they request and are granted off-campus status. |
| Percent of all students who have cars on campus: |
30% |
| Student conduct policies: |
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class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited |
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| Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: |
yes |
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| Every student is required to lease or own a computer: |
no |
| Every student is required to take a computer course: |
no |
| Computer equipment is provided in: |
residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center |
| Total number of microcomputers available to students: |
173 |
| Other computer facilities/services: |
Support services. |
| Internet access provided to all students: |
yes |
| E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: |
yes |
| School has a library on campus: |
yes |
| Additional library facilities/collections: |
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Scores and recordings, world music archives. Government documents repository. Science and art libraries. Archives. Special collections. |
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| Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus: |
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Art galleries, art center, music hall, African and African-American studies center, language lab, public affairs center, electron microscope, nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometers, observatory. |
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| Additional services offered: |
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nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, women's center, day care, health insurance, writing workshop, math workshop, academic skills, time management |
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| Counseling services: |
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minority student, veteran student, older student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious |
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| Career placement services: |
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internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training |
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| Services for students with disabilities: |
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note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special transportation, special housing, adaptive equipment, braille services |
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| Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: |
36% |
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| Number of social fraternities on campus: |
6 |
| Number of fraternities that have chapter houses: |
3 |
| Percent of men who join fraternities: |
2% |
| Number of social sororities on campus: |
0 |
| Student activities: |
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student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station |
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| School newspaper(s): |
The Argus, published twice per week |
| Number of honor societies: |
1 |
| Total number of registered organizations: |
231 |
| Campus-based religious organizations: |
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Buddhist group, Catholic Student Association, Havurah-Jewish Student Organization, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Muslim Student Association, Apostolos, Christian Science Org., Interfaith Justice League |
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| Minority student organizations: |
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Kol Israel, Lac Viet - Vietnam Club, Nosotras, PADThai Culture and Society, Pangea, PINOY, Shakti, Ajua Campos, Student of Color Coalition, Ujamaa, WesConnection, Women of Color Collective, Alliance of Progressive South Asians, Asian American Student Coal (AASC),Black Women's Collective, Chinese Adopted Sibs,West Indian Student Association, INvisible Men, Indonesian Society, Japan Society, Rojak, Arab & Middle Eastern Students |
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| International student organizations: |
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Pangea, Pad Thai, Lac Viet, Pinoy, Rojak (Malaysia), Shakthi (South Asia), The Japan Society, Chinese Cultural Club, African Students Association, Indonesian Society, Japan Society, Korean Students Association, Students for a Free Palestine, Taiwanese Cultural Society, West Indian Student Association, Chinese Students Association, Taiwanese Students Association, Hong Kong Students Association, Indonesian Society, Korean Students Association, West Indian Students Association, Freeman Asian Scholars Association |
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| Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees: |
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choirs, a cappella singing groups, dance groups, debating, glee club, orchestra, pep and other bands, theatre, community service groups, outing club, peer education groups. Departmental, political, and social action groups |
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| School has an athletic program: |
yes |
| Athletic director: |
John Biddiscombe,
Chair/Athletics Director |
| Director of women's athletics: |
Gale Lackey |
| School colors: |
cardinal red and black |
| School mascot: |
Cardinals |
| Athletic conference memberships: |
New England Small College Athletic Conference (Division III) FCAC, NCAA |
| Sports offered |
Scholarships? |
Athletic Assoc. |
| Men's baseball | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's basketball | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's crew | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's cross-country | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's diving | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's football | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's golf | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's ice hockey | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's lacrosse | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's soccer | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's swimming | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's tennis | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's track and field (indoor) | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's track and field (outdoor) | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Men's wrestling | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's basketball | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's crew | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's cross-country | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's diving | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's field hockey | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's golf | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's handball | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's ice hockey | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's lacrosse | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's soccer | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's softball | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's squash | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's swimming | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's tennis | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's track and field (indoor) | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's track and field (outdoor) | no | NCAA Div. III |
| Women's volleyball | no | NCAA Div. III |
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| Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: |
50% |
| Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports: |
80% |
| Athletic facilities: |
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fitness center, multi-purpose fieldhouse, multi-purpose exercise room, hockey arena, gymnasium, squash court, equestrian facility (off campus), athletic fields |
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| Intramural/Recreational sports: |
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badminton, dodge ball, floor hockey, rugby, soccer, softball, squash, table tennis, water polo |
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| Club sports for men: |
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ice hockey, martial arts, rugby, sailing, skiing, soccer, squash, Ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, water polo |
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| Club sports for women: |
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lacrosse, martial arts, rugby, sailing, skiing, soccer, ultimate Frisbee, water polo |
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| Public transportation serves campus: |
yes |
| Nearest international airport: |
Hartford, CT (35 miles) |
| Nearest other airport: |
New York or Boston (near campus) |
| Nearest passenger train service: |
Meriden, CT (6 miles) |
| Nearest passenger bus service: |
Middletown, CT (near campus) |
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| Institutional employment is available: |
yes |
| Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: |
65% |
| Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: |
good |
| Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: |
no |
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| Percent of graduates who pursue further study: |
19% immediately |
| List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates: |
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Columbia University, University of Chicago, University of Connecticut, University of Pennsylvania, University of Virginia, Wesleyan University, University of Michigan, Cornell, Fordham University. |
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| Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: |
58% within six months of graduation, 80% within one year of graduation, 80% within two years of graduation |
| List of firms that most frequently hire graduates: |
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Teach for America, JP Morgan Chase, Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley. |
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| List of most prominent alumni/ae: |
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- Michael S. Roth, '78, President of Wesleyan University.
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