Wesleyan University
Middletown, Connecticut · Private · 3,067 undergraduates · wesleyan.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
16%
of 14,973 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1350 to 1510
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$104,430Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Wesleyan University
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
16% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$104,430
a year in 2027-28, from a $104,430 sticker price
What to do with your 1460
Send your score
About 44% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1310, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Superscores: it combines your best section scores from different test dates.
- You can type your scores into the application; official reports come later.
Source: First Year Applicants · Checked October 16, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov15Early Decision · November 15, 2026Binding: if admitted, you commit to enroll.
- Jan1Early Decision II · January 1, 2027A second binding round, after Early Decision.
- Jan1Regular Decision · January 1, 2027The standard deadline.
Source: First Year Applicants
Who gets in
16%
of applicants were admitted: 2,451 of 14,973 for fall 2025.
Early Decision
Binding. 43% of early applicants were admitted.
Wait list
2,224 students were offered a spot; 54 were later admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 44% of them sent SAT scores and 15% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1350 to 1510
Reading and Writing 690 to 750
Math 660 to 770
ACT composite 32 to 35
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160066%
- 1200 to 139927%
- 1000 to 11996.1%
- 800 to 9990.8%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$104,430
a year
- Tuition$78,350
- Fees$750
- Food and housing$22,350
- Books and supplies$1,300
- Transportation and other$1,680
Wesleyan University published $96,546 for 2025-26. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$3,557
- $30,001 to $48,000$3,746
- $48,001 to $75,000$8,768
- $75,001 to $110,000$12,753
- Over $110,000$45,770
Financial aid
100%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$71,740
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
0.4%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $21,454 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Required. It's a second, more detailed aid form some colleges use for their own grants.
- Aid priority date: 1/15
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
- Aid deadline: 1/15
- The last day to send aid forms.
- Also asks for
- checked but not specified
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
Connecticut programs for residents
Roberta B. Willis Scholarship - Need-Based/Merit (Need and Merit-Based) Award
$4,650 to $5,250 a year
State program · In-state students
- 1200+ SAT or 25+ ACT, Need-merit award (rank or test pathway); Financial need: SAI at or below OHE cutoff for the award year; HS counselor submits application on student's behalf and FAFSA filed by Feb 15
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
36 of 36
Earn credit with a score of 3
None
You need a 4 or 5 for credit here.
A 3-credit course is worth
about $7,840Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 4 | 1 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 4 | 1 |
| African American Studies | 4 | 1 |
| Art History | 4 | 1 |
| Biology | 4 | 1 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 1 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 1 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 1 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 1 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 1 |
| Computer Science Principles | 4 | 1 |
| Drawing | 4 | 1 |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 1 |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 1 |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 1 |
| European History | 4 | 1 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 1 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 1 |
| Human Geography | 4 | 1 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 1 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 1 |
| Latin | 4 | 1 |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 1 |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 1 |
| Music Theory | 4 | 1 |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 1 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 1 |
| Psychology | 4 | 1 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 1 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 1 |
| Statistics | 4 | 1 |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 1 |
| United States History | 4 | 1 |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 1 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
90%
Come back for a second year
95%
Typical earnings
$86,811
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Wesleyan University$81,157
- All colleges$55,386
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major.
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