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University or college · Private nonprofit

Wesleyan College

Macon-Bibb County, GA101 online only

Wesleyan College is a private nonprofit college in Macon-Bibb County, GA, with about 540 students on campus.

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Students on campus
540
plus 101 studying only online
Admission rate
59%
lower than at 77% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$12,724
lower than at 82% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
45%
lower than at 70% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$44,317
higher than at 59% of U.S. colleges
In brief

What to know about Wesleyan College

All undergraduates are women

Every one of Wesleyan College’s 595 undergraduates is a woman. The students ↓

Wesleyan College is very small

About 540 students attend on campus. With classes this small, a handful of students can move the graduation rate from one year to the next. The students ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard; at a college this small, rates can swing from year to year.

★ What stands out · Who goes there

The students

400 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 34%Hispanic 13%Black 36%Asian 1%Two or more 6%International 10%

Women and men

Women 100%
8 : 1
students per teacher
46%
get Pell grants (lower income)
43%
take federal loans
14%
undergrads 25 or older
12%
study part time
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Wesleyan College?

59%

of applicants admitted

About 12 of every 20 applicants get in.

Test scores of admitted students

SAT reading
518–573
SAT math
450–543
ACT
20–24

The middle 50%: a quarter scored below the range and a quarter above it. Average SAT: 1075.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $40,721 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees $27,650Room & board $11,660Other costs $1,411

After grants, the average family on aid pays $12,724.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$12,943

About $51,772 over 4 years · 68% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
45%
within 6 years · Pell students 44%
Come back for year two
76%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$44,317
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$24,094
about $255 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

8.6%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$255 a month against about $2,969 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

41%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 41% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$41k
Middle income$30–75k
$47k
Higher incomeover $75k
$43k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Business 25%Health professions 17%Psychology 15%Biology 9%Communication 7%Visual & performing arts 7%Everything else 20%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Business Administration, Management and Operations27 graduates a year
$59k4 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing24 graduates a year · typical debt $23,930
$68k4 yrs out
Psychology, General15 graduates a year
—not reported
Economics10 graduates a year
—not reported
Fine and Studio Arts7 graduates a year
—not reported
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods6 graduates a year
—not reported
Biology, General5 graduates a year
—not reported
History4 graduates a year
—not reported
The town around it

Living in Macon-Bibb County

7% of Macon-Bibb County’s 157,556 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Macon-Bibb County pages.

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$1,066/momedian rent · 23% below the state$172Ktypical home value35° / 92°January low / July highDHealth GradeAll colleges in and near Macon-Bibb CountyCompare prices, admissions and outcomes
Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

Straight-line distances from Wesleyan College; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

Middle Georgia State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Macon-Bibb County
4.8 mi4,357 students
Mercer UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Macon-Bibb County
5 mi7,179 students
Central Georgia Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · Warner Robins
23 mi7,300 students
Fort Valley State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Fort Valley
25.6 mi2,424 students
Gordon State CollegeUniversity or college · Public · Barnesville
28 mi2,130 students

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.