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Middletown, CT · Private nonprofit · 4-year

Wesleyan University is a private nonprofit, four-year institution in Middletown, Connecticut (small city). It awarded 829 degrees in 2024, most often in econometrics and quantitative economics, psychology and political science and government.

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Median earnings 1 year after

$41,304

Median earnings 4 years after

$72,119

Median earnings 10 years after

$73,897

Average net price

$30,177

Completion rate

93%

Completions (2024)

829

Years to pay back

1.7 years

Students (undergrad)

3,067

Median earnings after completing, by program

ProgramCredentialMedian earnings, 1yrMedian earnings, 4yrGraduates counted
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's$39,764$71,932564
Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor'sN/AN/AN/A
Area StudiesBachelor'sN/AN/AN/A
Area StudiesMaster'sN/AN/AN/A
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesBachelor'sN/AN/AN/A
Computer ScienceBachelor'sN/AN/AN/A
Computer ScienceMaster'sN/AN/AN/A
Social and Philosophical Foundations of EducationBachelor'sN/AN/AN/A
Social and Philosophical Foundations of EducationMaster'sN/AN/AN/A
Engineering, OtherBachelor'sN/AN/AN/A
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor'sN/AN/AN/A
Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor'sN/AN/AN/A
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor'sN/AN/AN/A
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsMaster'sN/AN/AN/A
English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor'sN/AN/AN/A

Source: College Scorecard, June 2026 release, and IPEDS. Earnings cover federally aided students only, so they do not cover every graduate.

Awards conferred, by program

Awards conferred in 2024, from IPEDS completions.
ProgramAward levelAwards
Econometrics and Quantitative EconomicsBachelor's90
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's73
Political Science and Government, GeneralBachelor's59
English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's45
Film/Cinema/Media StudiesBachelor's40
Molecular BiochemistryBachelor's30
Computer ScienceBachelor's29
Behavioral NeuroscienceBachelor's29
Biology/Biological Sciences, GeneralBachelor's28
Fine/Studio Arts, GeneralBachelor's24

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