Wesleyan University (Connecticut)
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Wesleyan University (Connecticut) is a private liberal arts college in Middletown, CT (city setting), with 3,066 undergraduates (53% women). It admitted 17% of 14,500 applicants — top 10% for selectivity among Division III schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1450–1540 on the SAT and 33–35 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $89,020 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $20,463 on average after grants (top quarter for affordability in its division). 92% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in social sciences, psychology, visual & performing arts. The campus reported 0.66 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — upper half for safety among Division III schools.
Against Division III schools
Percentile among 421 Division III institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Wesleyan University (Connecticut) ranks
7 top-ten finishes among Division III schools, across 63 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 92%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $67,016
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 7 burglaries · 8 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 8 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Wesleyan University (Connecticut)
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Wesleyan University (Connecticut) teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 27 | — | 3 | $235k | $8,715 | — | |
| Baseball | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 38 | — | 1 | $455k | $11,984 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 19 | — | 1 | $434k | $22,817 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 11 | — | 1 | $266k | $24,194 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | New England Small College Athletic Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | New England Small College Athletic Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Field Hockey | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 26 | — | 1 | $231k | $8,880 | — | |
| Football | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 108 | — | 1 | $985k | $9,120 | — | |
| Men's Golf | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 11 | — | 3 | $102k | $9,258 | — | |
| Women's Golf | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 12 | — | 3 | $103k | $8,614 | — | |
| Men's Ice Hockey | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 33 | — | 1 | $324k | $9,818 | — | |
| Women's Ice Hockey | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 23 | — | 1 | $272k | $11,843 | — | |
| Men's Lacrosse | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 59 | — | 1 | $541k | $9,169 | — | |
| Women's Lacrosse | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 35 | — | 1 | $424k | $12,115 | — | |
| Men's Rowing | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 40 | — | 1 | $500k | $12,510 | — | |
| Women's Rowing | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 40 | — | 1 | $403k | $10,073 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 31 | — | 1 | $309k | $9,970 | — | |
| Softball | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 20 | — | 1 | $266k | $13,321 | — | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 19 | — | 1 | $127k | $6,668 | — | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 30 | — | 1 | $132k | $4,409 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 8 | — | 5 | $238k | $29,732 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 10 | — | 1 | $301k | $30,093 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 104 | — | 1 | $291k | $2,800 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 99 | — | 1 | $292k | $2,944 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | New England Small College Athletic Conference | 24 | — | 1 | $259k | $10,783 | — | |
| Men's Wrestling | New England Wrestling Assn | 32 | — | 4 | $276k | $8,639 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.