Wesleyan CDS VERIFIED

Middletown, Connecticut (Northeast) · 3,805 undergrads · ~18 avg class size · 8:1 student-faculty · $27,650/yr sticker

private Tier 2

Liberal arts college with a strong arts/film/music identity. Politically progressive culture.

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Stats below are CDS-based estimates from recent admissions cycles. Verify on the school's official site before making application decisions.

Acceptance rate

15.8%

most recent reported cycle

By application round

Early Decision42.0%

Early Decision II30.0%

Regular Decision14.0%

GPA range

3.85–4.0

middle 50% of admitted students (unweighted)

SAT mid-50%

1300–1500

middle 50% admitted SAT score

ACT mid-50%

31–34

middle 50% admitted ACT score

Median earnings (10-yr)

$44K

Federal data — 10 yrs after college entry, all majors combined

≈ 3.7 years of post-grad earnings cover 4 yrs of attendance

Career outcomes · 11 sources

$35K

Entry

$44K

10-year

$65K

Mid-career

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).

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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)

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