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"On many counts, Ohio Wesleyan is one of the best academic bargains in the country. A chemistry professor voiced a prevailing faculty attitude when he said, 'Regardless of where a kid comes from, we can take him somewhere.'"
-Loren Pope
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CHARACTER |
- Private, coed, independent, liberal arts college founded in 1842
and affiliated with the Methodist Church. Ohio Wesleyan’s liberal
arts and pre-professional curriculum emphasizes the practical application
of knowledge learned in the classroom, as well as service learning
locally, nationally, and internationally. Students are encouraged
to study in off-campus and study abroad programs.
- Ohio Wesleyan University’s spacious 200-acre campus is located
in the heart of Delaware, Ohio, a city of 31,000 located just 20 miles
north of the state capital, Columbus, the nation’s 16th largest
city. Delaware is small enough to offer small-town amenities yet large
enough to provide meaningful internship and service learning opportunities.
- Ohio Wesleyan’s campus blends uniquely traditional and contemporary
buildings, including a state-of-the-art science center as well as
a new aquatics center to be completed in fall 2010. The aquatics center
is a “green” building and will use 90 geothermal wells
to create energy to heat and cool the buildings as well as the center’s
25-yard swimming pool.
- Offers Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Music
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WORTH NOTING |
- OWU is listed on the “Honor Roll of Character-Building College
and College That Encourage Character Development” issued by
the John Templeton Foundation.
- OWU is included in the Princeton Review’s 2009 edition
of the Best 368 Colleges as well as US News & World
Report’s 2009 edition of America’s Best Colleges.
- Ohio Wesleyan is accredited by
- National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)
- Ohio Department of Education
- American Chemical Society Committee on Professional Training
- National Association of Schools of Music
- The Higher Learning Commission
- OWU offers a superb honors program that challenges students with
specially designed tutorials, independent study, and one-to-one collaboration
with faculty
- A summer Science Research Symposium offers students an opportunity
to work intensively one-to-one with faculty members for a 10-week
period and to present their work at a culminating symposium.
- Practical learning experiences augment curricular work through
such programs as the Wesleyan in Washington program, which allows
students to receive credit for working in government settings in Washington,
D.C.; the New York Arts Program, which helps students experience the
world of professional artists and organizations in New York City;
and the Philadelphia Center, which lets students earn credit while
completing an internship, taking two courses, and experiencing independent
city living.
- Ohio Wesleyan hosts a “Mock Convention,” which helps
educate participants about the fundamentals of the presidential nominating
convention. The Mock Convention also informs participants about the
candidates and key issues in the upcoming election. The Mock Convention
was first held at OWU in 1884.
- OWU offers a strong pre-professional course of study within a classic
liberal arts curriculum with acceptance rates well above the national
average.
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ENROLLMENT |
- Total enrollment 1850; 53% female, 47% male
- 12:1 student-to-faculty ratio
- Students represent 45 states and 57 countries
- 9% international students; 11% U.S. multicultural students
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FACULTY & ACADEMICS |
- 135 full-time faculty members
- Nearly 100% of faculty has a Ph.D. or equivalent terminal degree
in their field.
- Faculty members are intellectually challenging, dedicated to your
development, and personally involved in your progress.
- All class instruction provided by faculty; there are no teaching
assistants.
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TUITION & FEES |
- 95% of students receive some type of merit and/or need-based aid.
- Average merit/financial aid award: more than $27,000
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CAMPUS LIFE |
- Ohio Wesleyan is a residential campus.
- OWU is a competitive member of the NCAA Division III and North
Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) and has won the NCAC All-Sports Trophy
for the last three years.
- Ohio Wesleyan offers more than 100 student clubs and organizations
on campus.
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ACADEMIC PROFILE OF ENTERING CLASS |
- Mid 50% SAT range (three sections): 1710-1960
- 73% of students rank in the top 3o% of his or her class.
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