Ohio Wesleyan University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Ohio Wesleyan University

Ohio Wesleyan University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Delaware, Ohio (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 1,516 students of which 1,482 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Ohio Wesleyan University is categorized as “21” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 55.6%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey and an ACT midpoint of 25. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $20,897, with published in-state tuition of $53,888 and a Pell grant recipient share of 28.2%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $27,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 60.2%, and the first-year retention rate is 84.7%. Graduates earn a median of $55,624 ten years after enrolling, compared with $42,495 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 67900.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 61.4% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.