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Wesleyan University

Wesleyan University
70 Wyllys Ave
Middletown, CT 06459

Official telephone: (860) 685-2000
Fax number: (860) 685-2001

Website: www.wesleyan.edu


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Screen last updated on: January 22, 2010
STUDENT PROFILE
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:
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
Undergraduate breakdown:
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

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
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/
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LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • 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%)
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:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: yes

STUDY FACILITIES
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:
Scores and recordings, world music archives. Government documents repository. Science and art libraries. Archives. Special collections.
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Art galleries, art center, music hall, African and African-American studies center, language lab, public affairs center, electron microscope, nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometers, observatory.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, women's center, day care, health insurance, writing workshop, math workshop, academic skills, time management
Counseling services:
minority student, veteran student, older student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious
Career placement services:
internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special transportation, special housing, adaptive equipment, braille services
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: 36%

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
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:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station
School newspaper(s): The Argus, published twice per week
Number of honor societies: 1
Total number of registered organizations: 231
Campus-based religious organizations:
Buddhist group, Catholic Student Association, Havurah-Jewish Student Organization, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Muslim Student Association, Apostolos, Christian Science Org., Interfaith Justice League
Minority student organizations:
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
International student organizations:
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
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
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

ATHLETICS
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 baseballnoNCAA Div. III
Men's basketballnoNCAA Div. III
Men's crewnoNCAA Div. III
Men's cross-countrynoNCAA Div. III
Men's divingnoNCAA Div. III
Men's footballnoNCAA Div. III
Men's golfnoNCAA Div. III
Men's ice hockeynoNCAA Div. III
Men's lacrossenoNCAA Div. III
Men's soccernoNCAA Div. III
Men's swimmingnoNCAA Div. III
Men's tennisnoNCAA Div. III
Men's track and field (indoor)noNCAA Div. III
Men's track and field (outdoor)noNCAA Div. III
Men's wrestlingnoNCAA Div. III
Women's basketballnoNCAA Div. III
Women's crewnoNCAA Div. III
Women's cross-countrynoNCAA Div. III
Women's divingnoNCAA Div. III
Women's field hockeynoNCAA Div. III
Women's golfnoNCAA Div. III
Women's handballnoNCAA Div. III
Women's ice hockeynoNCAA Div. III
Women's lacrossenoNCAA Div. III
Women's soccernoNCAA Div. III
Women's softballnoNCAA Div. III
Women's squashnoNCAA Div. III
Women's swimmingnoNCAA Div. III
Women's tennisnoNCAA Div. III
Women's track and field (indoor)noNCAA Div. III
Women's track and field (outdoor)noNCAA Div. III
Women's volleyballnoNCAA Div. III

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 50%
Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports: 80%
Athletic facilities:
fitness center, multi-purpose fieldhouse, multi-purpose exercise room, hockey arena, gymnasium, squash court, equestrian facility (off campus), athletic fields
Intramural/Recreational sports:
badminton, dodge ball, floor hockey, rugby, soccer, softball, squash, table tennis, water polo
Club sports for men:
ice hockey, martial arts, rugby, sailing, skiing, soccer, squash, Ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, water polo
Club sports for women:
lacrosse, martial arts, rugby, sailing, skiing, soccer, ultimate Frisbee, water polo

GETTING AWAY
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)

PAYING THE BILLS
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

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who pursue further study: 19% immediately
List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates:
Columbia University, University of Chicago, University of Connecticut, University of Pennsylvania, University of Virginia, Wesleyan University, University of Michigan, Cornell, Fordham University.
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:
Teach for America, JP Morgan Chase, Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley.
List of most prominent alumni/ae:
  • Michael S. Roth, '78, President of Wesleyan University.



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