Wesleyan College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a small city.

Overview

Wesleyan College is a private women’s college in Macon Georgia. The college was chartered in 1836 as Georgia Female College. It opened its doors to 90 women on January 7, 1839. In 1917 the college came to be known by its current name. On a 220-acre campus, Wesleyan College's recent enrollments have been more than 600 students. Wesleyan College offers more than 20 majors in graduate and undergraduate studies. Some of the courses of study are human services, history, biological sciences, education, economics, theatre and international relations.

Wesleyan College has more than 40 clubs and organizations that are formed by students. The honor societies include Lambda Pi Eta, Psi Chi, Kappa Delta Epsilon and Alpha Psi Omega. Some of the other organizations and clubs include Junior Marshalls, InterVarsity, Circle K, Black Student Alliance, Cinematic Production and the Student Government Association.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• United Methodist religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in fine arts, media, business and management, therapy and counseling, and science.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• High female/male ratio.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Racially diverse student body.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Selective admissions.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, Liberal Arts.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 739 in 2009-2010 (519 full-time equivalent).

women were 100% of the class.

Undergrads are 85% of enrolled students and graduate students are 15%.

Students under 25 years old represent 55% of the student body. About 14% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Wesleyan College provides on-campus housing for 594 of its 519 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 20 meals weekly.

Graduate School Focus

Wesleyan College offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate Professional (Business Dominant).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (41 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• International Business/Trade/Commerce

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (3 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (2 awarded)

• Environmental Science

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (0 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (9 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
• Music Teacher Education

ENGINEERING (0 awarded)

• Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (0 awarded)

• Human Services
• Social Work

FINE ARTS (6 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (17 awarded)

• American Literature (United States)
• American/United States Studies/Civilization
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• International Relations and Affairs
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (0 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (9 awarded)

• Advertising
• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
• Journalism

MUSIC (1 awarded)

• Music
• Piano and Organ

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (4 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (11 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physics

SCIENCE AND LABORATORY TECHNICIAN (0 awarded)

• Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (13 awarded)

• Psychology