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Kansas Wesleyan University

General Information

Name: Kansas Wesleyan University
Address: 100 E. Claflin Ave., Salina, KS 67401-6196
Phone:

  • General information: (800) 874-1154
  • Financial aid office: (785) 827-5541 x1130
  • Admissions office: (800) 874-1154 x1285

Website: www.kwu.edu
Type of Institution: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Religious affiliation: United Methodist

Estimated Student Expenses

Undergraduate academic year prices
Detailed expenses2006-072005-062004-05
Tuition and fees$16,600$15,800$15,000
Books and supplies$800$800$800
Living arrangement
On-campus
        Room and board$5,800$5,600$5,400
        Other expenses$4,200$4,200$4,200
Off-campus
        Room and board$2,500$2,500$2,500
        Other expenses$3,750$3,750$3,750
Off-campus with family
        Other expenses$5,250$5,250$5,250

Total expenses   
On-campus$27,400$26,400$25,400
Off-campus$23,650$22,850$22,050
Off-campus with family$22,650$21,850$21,050

Financial Aid Recipients

    Percentage of Students Who Receive Aid:
  • Any form of aid: 100%
  • Federal grants: 54%
  • State/local grants: 38%
  • Institutional grants: 97%
  • Student loans: 94%
    Average Amount of Aid Received:
  • Federal grants:$2946
  • State/local grants:$2759
  • Institutional grants:$7010
  • Student loans:$5903

Admissions

Undergraduate application fee (2006-07):$20
Undergraduate Admissions
Fall 2006
TotalMenWomen
Number of applicants669428241
Percent admitted57.5%52.6%66.4%
Percent admitted who enrolled
Full-time40.0%35.1%46.9%
Part-time1.0%0.4%1.9%

Enrollment

Total enrollment: 897
Undergraduate enrollment: 834
First-time student retention: 58%
Overall graduation rate: 38%

Characteristics of undergraduate students

    • Attendance:
    • Full Time: 80%
    • Part Time: 20%
    • Gender:
    • Men: 39%
    • Women: 61%

White non-hispanic: 84%
Black non-hispanic: 7%
Hispanic: 5%
Asian/pacific islander: 1%
American indian/alaska native: 1%
Other: 1%

Degrees offered

    Biological and Biomedical Sciences
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General - Bachelor
    Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Support Services
  • Accounting - Bachelor
  • Business Administration and Management, General - Bachelor
  • Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other - Master
    Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
  • Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric - Bachelor
  • Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, Other - Bachelor
    Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other - Bachelor
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General - Bachelor
    Education
  • Elementary Education and Teaching - Bachelor
    English Language and Literature/Letters
  • English Language and Literature, General - Bachelor
    Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Spanish Language and Literature - Bachelor
    Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
  • Nursing, Other - Bachelor
  • Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) - Associate
    History
  • History, General - Bachelor
    Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies & Humanities
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other - Bachelor
    Mathematics and Statistics
  • Mathematics, General - Bachelor
    Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies
  • Health and Physical Education, General - Bachelor
    Philosophy and Religious Studies
  • Religion/Religious Studies - Bachelor
    Physical Sciences
  • Chemistry, General - Bachelor
  • Physics, General - Bachelor
    Psychology
  • Psychology, General - Bachelor
  • Psychology, Other - Bachelor
    Security and Protective Services
  • Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration - Associate, Bachelor
  • Criminal Justice/Safety Studies - Bachelor
    Social Sciences
  • Sociology - Bachelor
    Visual and Performing Arts
  • Music, General - Bachelor
  • Visual and Performing Arts, General - Bachelor


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