Wesleyan Acceptance Rate & Chances CDS VERIFIED
Middletown, Connecticut (Northeast) · 3,805 undergrads · ~18 avg class size · 8:1 student-faculty · $27,650/yr sticker
private Tier 2
Median earnings (10yr)
$44K
CDS-based estimates from recent admissions cycles. Verify on the school's official site.
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Early Decision42.0%
Early Decision II30.0%
Regular Decision14.0%
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Career outcomes · 11 sources
Median graduate earnings · 3.7 yrs to pay back 4 yrs of cost · est. lifetime ROI $239K.
Earnings cross-referenced across 11 sources (College Scorecard, Opportunity Insights, Georgetown CEW, FREOPP, PayScale, and more).
Where this leads
Real career pipelines from this school, based on alumni outcomes and recruiting patterns.
- New York finance and media (2 hours away, strong alumni density in banking)
- Boston tech and biotech (Northeast corridor advantage, less competitive than Stanford/MIT grads)
- Publishing and nonprofit work (strong pipeline to Penguin Random House, Ford Foundation, similar)
- Mid-tier investment banking (solid but not target school like Princeton or Yale)
- DC policy and NGOs (proximity advantage, respected liberal arts degree for foreign service)
About Wesleyan
Liberal arts college with a strong arts/film/music identity. Politically progressive culture.
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