Women come to Wesleyan to study everything from engineering to early childhood education to neuroscience. And they come from all over – more than 20 countries, and states as far away as California and Washington.

Why? Because a small, selective school offers you all the opportunities for leadership – whether as captain of the team, chair of the committee, or president of the class. You’ll be free to explore and express yourself  in a supportive environment. Our close-knit community campus is a 24/7 exchange of ideas. 

Wesleyan offers 29 majors and 26 minors (plus the very cool option of designing your own interdisciplinary major) and pre-professional programs in dentistry, engineering, law, medicine, pharmacy, allied health services, seminary, and veterinary medicine. For women interested in pursuing careers in engineering, Wesleyan offers dual engineering degrees in conjunction with Georgia Institute of Technology, Auburn University, and Mercer University.

Wesleyan also offers two outstanding graduate degree programs for men and women: an Executive Master of Business Administration program and a new Master of Education in Early Childhood Education program. Plus, Wesleyan offers a wide range of undergraduate programming specifically for nontraditional adult students including the popular Encore day program and several evening programs.

Wesleyan is consistently recognized for excellence with national surveys that delve well beyond the usual criteria used to develop popular national college rankings and that look instead at the total college experience, student engagement, and long-term post-graduate success. In fact, according to the 7th annual report of the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE), Wesleyan outperformed the Top 10% of colleges and universities nationally in all five categories studied: active and collaborative learning, enriching educational experiences, level of academic challenge, student-faculty interaction, and supportive campus environment. More about Student Engagement.

The findings of the 2008 Hardwick~Day Comparative Alumnae Research Survey also make a compelling case for the effectiveness of a women’s college education. Like many other national studies, the Hardwick-Day findings suggest that a distinctive women’s college experience like Wesleyan’s creates leaders, communicators, and persuaders; develops critical skills for life and career; enables students to engage with top faculty and resources; and proves its value over a lifetime.

According to the findings, alumnae of women’s colleges are significantly more likely to complete a graduate degree than their counterparts at other institutions, with 53% of women’s college alumnae from 1970-1997 earning graduate degrees compared to 28% from flagship public universities. More than 95 percent of the women’s college alumnae surveyed believe the financial investment in their education was worthwhile and that the intellectual and personal capacities they gained are still extremely important to them!

A Wesleyan education is a valuable investment, particularly in today’s rapidly changing economic climate. In fact, The Princeton Review and USA TODAY recently named Wesleyan among the Top 5 Best Value Private Colleges in the nation, along with Swarthmore, Harvard, Princeton, and Yale. The editors at The Princeton Review also gave Wesleyan a near-perfect Academic Rating of 97 and commended our “rigorous academic atmosphere,” “small classes and exceedingly approachable professors,” and “unique sisterhood traditions.”

Recent information released from the Indiana University Center for Postsecondary Research (IUCPR) suggests that students at women's colleges are better served than their peers at coeducational institutions. Wesleyan students corroborate these national study findings. Find out why one student claims, “The fact that Wesleyan is a women's college kept me focused and motivated to achieve only the best.”