Wesleyan College

Private · Moderately Selective · GA

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School data & stats

TypePrivate

LocationGA · South

SettingUrban

Undergrads400

Student:faculty8:1

Outcomes

4-yr grad rate32.9%

6-yr grad rate44.5%

Drop-out rate24%

Study abroad—

Cost

In-state tuition$28k

Out-of-state tuition$28k

Application fee—

Community

Racial diversity66.5%

Gender diversity100%

International9.5%

IdentityUnited Methodist

Overview

Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia, chartered in 1836, was the first college in the world chartered to grant degrees to women, and it remains a small, Methodist-affiliated women's college today. Its wooded campus outside downtown Macon and long-standing ties to international students, particularly from East Asia, give it a distinctive character among Southern women's colleges.

Academics

The curriculum follows a liberal-arts model with small classes, and the college has drawn steady interest from international students, notably from Korea and other East Asian countries, giving certain programs an international flavor unusual for a school its size.

Campus & student life

Wesleyan's traditions run deep, including Hoop Rolling, a longstanding senior tradition in which graduating students race down a campus hill, a custom the college shares with only a handful of other historic women's colleges. Class-based social organizations and color rivalries have long shaped campus culture, typical of an old, small women's college.

Getting in

As a small women's college, Wesleyan tends toward holistic review, weighing leadership and fit alongside academic record, and it draws a comparatively small, self-selecting applicant pool specifically interested in a women's-college environment.

Worth knowing

The Hoop Rolling tradition and the college's historic international ties to East Asia are among its most distinctive features, and prospective students should know they are joining one of the oldest institutions of its kind anywhere in the world.

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Admissions

Acceptance rate59.1%

Enrolled mid-50%SAT 968–1116 · ACT 20–24

Test policyoptional

Rec letters0

Deadlines (2026–27 cycle)

AdmissionRolling

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