Virginia Wesleyan University

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Cost & Tuition

Tuition: $36,960

Total Cost of Attendance: $51,192

Student Debt

Median total debt: $14,000

Students with federal loans: 47.6%

Students with Pell grants: 26.2%

Career Outcomes

All graduates median earnings:

After 1 year: $36,440

After 5 years: $48,912

Majors(34 programs)

  1. Business Administration, Management and Operations.(43 graduates)
  2. Biology, General.(22 graduates)
  3. Criminal Justice and Corrections.(22 graduates)
  4. Psychology, General.(19 graduates)
  5. Communication and Media Studies.(16 graduates)
  6. Political Science and Government.(13 graduates)
  7. Mathematics.(10 graduates)
  8. Fine and Studio Arts.(10 graduates)
  9. Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies.(9 graduates)
  10. Natural Resources Conservation and Research.(8 graduates)
  11. Social Work.(8 graduates)
  12. Social Sciences, General.(8 graduates)
  13. Education, General.(7 graduates)
  14. Biological and Physical Sciences.(7 graduates)
  15. English Language and Literature, General.(6 graduates)
  16. Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.(6 graduates)
  17. Mathematics and Computer Science.(6 graduates)
  18. International Relations and National Security Studies.(6 graduates)
  19. History.(6 graduates)
  20. Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(4 graduates)
  21. Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(4 graduates)
  22. Music.(4 graduates)
  23. Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies.(3 graduates)
  24. Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(3 graduates)
  25. Philosophy.(3 graduates)
  26. Religion/Religious Studies.(2 graduates)
  27. Chemistry.(2 graduates)
  28. Sociology.(2 graduates)
  29. Sustainability Studies.(1 graduates)
  30. Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.(1 graduates)
  31. Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.
  32. Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences.
  33. Social Sciences, Other.
  34. Visual and Performing Arts, Other.

Institution Details

Undergraduate Enrollment: 1,243 students

Admission Rate: 71.3%

Retention Rate: 66.8%

Graduation Rate: 49.0%

Student Demographics

White (50.1%)
Hispanic (10.3%)
Black (22.8%)
Asian (2.6%)
Two or More (6.0%)
International (3.1%)

Gender Distribution

Men (43.8%)
Women (56.2%)

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