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MetricWarren WilsonTennessee Wesleyan
Getting in
Admissions data Fall 2024Fall 2024
Acceptance rate 71%69%
Acceptance rate, men / women 58% / 79%66% / 70%
Acceptance rate, in-state / other states / international Not publishedNot published
Yield, in-state / other states / international Not publishedNot published
Applicants 1,361902
Admitted 971621
Enrolled 174188
Yield 18%30%
SAT middle 50% ––
ACT middle 50% 25–2919–23
Sent an SAT –8%
Sent an ACT –77%
Scored 1400+ on the SAT ––
Scored 30+ on the ACT –3%Fall 2020
Admission: High school GPA RequiredVery importantFall 2020
Admission: High school record RequiredRequired
Admission: Class rank ConsideredImportantFall 2020
Admission: College-prep program ConsideredConsidered
Admission: Recommendations ConsideredVery importantFall 2020
Admission: Essay RequiredImportantFall 2020
Admission: Legacy status Not consideredConsideredFall 2020
Admission: Work experience ConsideredConsideredFall 2020
Admission: Demonstration of competencies ConsideredNot considered
Admission: English proficiency test RequiredRequired
Admission: Other tests Not consideredNot considered
Average high school GPA –3.50Fall 2020
First-years in the top tenth of their class ––
Early decision ––
Early action ––
Wait list ––
Admission: Rigor of high school record ––
Admission: Test scores –Very importantFall 2020
Admission: Interview –Not consideredFall 2020
Admission: Extracurricular activities –ConsideredFall 2020
Admission: Talent or ability –Not consideredFall 2020
Admission: Character and personal qualities –ConsideredFall 2020
Admission: First generation –Not consideredFall 2020
Admission: Geographic residence –Not consideredFall 2020
Admission: State residency –Not consideredFall 2020
Admission: Religious affiliation –Not consideredFall 2020
Admission: Volunteer work –ConsideredFall 2020
Admission: Demonstrated interest –ConsideredFall 2020
Test policy Test-optionalTest-optional
Application fee NoneNone
Deadlines & deposit –No set reply date · $100 housing depositFall 2021 cycle
Gap year allowed –YesFall 2021 cycle
Credit for AP exams YesYes
Transfer acceptance rate –56%Fall 2020
Students & campus
Setting Rural: FringeTown: Distant
Carnegie class Special Focus: Arts and SciencesProfessions-focused Baccalaureate Small
Research activity Not a research tierNot a research tier
Student access & earnings Lower Access, Lower EarningsLower Access, Medium Earnings
HBCU, tribal, land-grant NoneNone
Minority-serving, single-sex NoneNone
Religious affiliation NoneUnited Methodist
Athletics No NCAA or NAIA divisionNAIA
Conference OtherAppalachian Athletic Conference
ROTC Not listedNot listed
Study abroad OfferedOffered
Undergraduate research program YesYes
Calendar SemestersSemesters
Undergrads 707846
Beds in college housing 794446
First-years must live on campus NoNo
Men in a fraternity –1.0%Fall 2020
Women in a sorority –2.0%Fall 2020
Fraternity/sorority housing ––
Greek councils present ––
Pell Grant 40%39%
First-gen 20%41%
Men / women 33% / 67%36% / 64%
Part-time students 0%7%
Students 25 and older 7%13%
First-years from in state 39%86%
First-years from other states 59%8%
First-years from abroad 2%7%
New transfer students this fall 43134
Transfers, share of new undergraduates 20%42%
Diversity index 0.400.44
Academics
Students per faculty member 12 to 112 to 1
Classes under 20 students –80%Fall 2020
Full-time faculty share 69%100%
Average faculty salary $56,517$52,613
Bachelor's degrees awarded 181257
Most popular majors Sociology and Anthropology 11% · Visual and Performing Arts, General 10% · Environmental Studies 9%Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 30% · Business Administration and Management, General 10% · Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 7%
Instruction spending per student $11,579 (private nonprofit, FASB accounting)$7,980 (private nonprofit, FASB accounting)
Endowment per student $69,334 (private nonprofit, FASB accounting)$16,274 (private nonprofit, FASB accounting)
Tuition share of core revenue 39%59%
Cost & aid
Average cost, all students (est.) $26,093$18,388
Aid generosity (grants ÷ full price) 54%57%
Net price, students with grants $26,084$15,125
Sticker price, in-state $56,980$43,080
Sticker price, out-of-state $56,980$43,080
Tuition guarantee NoNo
Promise program YesNo
Tuition & fees, in-state $40,290$29,264
Tuition & fees, out-of-state $40,290$29,264
First-years paying out-of-state rates ––
First-years with grants 100%100%
Average grant $30,887$24,692
Aid from the college 100%100%
Need-based aid up to Published data end at $110KLittle need-based aid above $110K
Merit for students without need 32% got a grant without federal aid, averaging $20K (proxy)12% got a grant without federal aid, averaging $25K (proxy)
Published promise ––
Aid forms –FAFSAFall 2021 entrants
Aid priority date or deadline ––
Need met, first-years ––
Average aid package, first-years ––
College grant dollars given as merit ––
Aid for international students ––
Outcomes
Median earnings (10 yrs) $36,260$45,989
Graduation rate 47%56%
Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients 34%40%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan 51%57%
Pell graduation gap 17 pts lower17 pts lower
Finished within 4 years: Pell recipients Not publishedNot published
Finished within 4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan Not publishedNot published
Finished within 4 years: all first-time full-time Not publishedNot published
Finished within 5 years: Pell recipients Not publishedNot published
Finished within 5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan Not publishedNot published
Finished within 5 years: all first-time full-time Not publishedNot published
Graduated in 6 years, White students 44%49%
Graduated in 6 years, Asian students Under 30 studentsUnder 30 students
Graduated in 6 years, Hispanic/Latino students Under 30 studentsUnder 30 students
Graduated in 6 years, Black students Under 30 studentsUnder 30 students
Graduated in 6 years, students of two or more races Under 30 studentsUnder 30 students
Graduated in 6 years, international students Under 30 studentsUnder 30 students
Retention rate 71%72%
Credential within 4 years, all students 39%52%
Credential within 8 years, all students 48%58%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on 38%26%
Median debt $25,000$20,000
Undergrads with a federal loan 53%52%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients $12,000$14,773
Website warren-wilson.edu tnwesleyan.edu

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;National directories of campus chapters and groups, October 2026;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;College Scorecard, 2023–24;Common Data Set, most recent release;Tennessee Wesleyan University Common Data Set 2020–21, Fall 2020;Tennessee Wesleyan University Common Data Set 2020–21, Fall 2021 cycle;Tennessee Wesleyan University Common Data Set 2020–21, Fall 2021 entrants;Tennessee Wesleyan University Common Data Set 2020–21, 2020–21About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

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