Dakota Wesleyan University

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation United Methodist
Population 25,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 95 (20%) very dry
Sunshine Hours 2,750 (74%)
Days Without Precipitation 270 (85%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 656
Men / Women 50% / 50%
From State 56%
From Region 28%
Athletes 261 (40.5%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 80%
Hispanic 7%
Mixed 5%
International 4%
Black 2%
Native American 1%
Asian 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Dakota Wesleyan University 134 44% 83% 1% 3% 5% 3% $67,735 37 -0.31 64 98% 4.7%
Mathematics 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,472 25 -0.67 63 — — — — —
Biochemistry 5 — 40% 80% 20% 0% 0% 0% $71,946 54 +0.04 71 — — — — —
Biology 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $71,190 75 +0.55 70 — — — — —
Wildlife Management 4 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,901 52 +0.02 32 — — — — —
Exercise Science 6 — 83% 50% 0% 0% 17% 17% $50,197 6 -1.35 20 100% — — — —
Nursing 33 — 12% 91% 3% 0% 3% 0% $87,048 32 -0.52 87 99% 4.7% — — —
Accounting 5 — 80% 80% 0% 0% 0% 20% $77,209 29 -0.64 78 — — — — —
Business Administration 14 — 71% 86% 0% 0% 0% 14% $69,644 38 -0.41 67 — — — — —
Entrepreneurship 9 — 89% 56% 0% 22% 11% 0% $68,287 39 -0.33 65 — — — — —
Nonprofit Management — — — — — — — — $69,644 46 -0.27 67 — — — — —
Organizational Leadership 6 — 50% 67% 0% 17% 17% 0% $69,644 32 -0.46 67 — — — — —
History 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,625 52 -0.13 34 — — — — —
Liberal Studies — — — — — — — — $55,650 48 -0.16 34 — — — — —
Behavioral Sciences 2 — 50% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $55,926 60 +0.13 34 — — — — —
Communication 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $55,530 28 -0.59 33 — — — — —
Human Services — — — — — — — — $49,882 26 -0.40 19 100% — — — —
Psychology 2 +2 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,506 44 -0.24 28 — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — — $55,538 55 +0.06 33 — — — — —
Elementary Education 15 — 20% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,265 63 +0.15 27 — — — — —
English Education 4 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,370 56 -0.01 33 — — — — —
History Education 3 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,020 53 -0.08 32 — — — — —
Mathematics Teacher Education 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,831 52 -0.18 34 — — — — —
Special Education 1 +4 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,197 48 -0.11 32 — — — — —
Digital Arts 5 — 40% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $54,434 54 -0.08 30 — — — — —
Music — — — — — — — — $48,704 58 +0.21 17 — — — — —
Music Teacher Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,453 87 +0.94 33 — — — — —
Theatre — — — — — — — — $45,871 71 +0.38 11 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 11 — 55% 82% 0% 0% 9% 0% $58,417 46 -0.20 41 96% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $34,480
ROI Percentile 64th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 75%
4-Year Graduation Rate 43%
6-Year Graduation Rate 48%
Transfer-Out Rate 22%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Health Sciences 29.1% 39 23% 85% 3% 0% 5% 3% $81,379 68 -0.64 82 99% 4.7%
Business & Economics 25.4% 34 74% 74% 0% 9% 6% 9% $70,397 27 -0.43 69 — —
Education 18.7% 25 24% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,095 54 +0.06 29 — —
Professional 8.2% 11 55% 82% 0% 0% 9% 0% $58,417 22 -0.20 41 96% —
Life & Natural Sciences 5.2% 7 43% 86% 14% 0% 0% 0% $71,730 70 +0.19 71 — —
Arts 4.5% 6 33% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0% $54,604 64 +0.09 31 — —
Social Sciences 3.7% 5 40% 40% 0% 20% 20% 0% $54,879 34 -0.16 32 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 3.0% 4 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,901 26 +0.02 32 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.5% 2 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,472 18 -0.67 63 — —
Humanities 0.7% 1 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,625 54 -0.13 34 — —

Sports

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 55 $962K $1.2M -$233K
Track & Field (combined) 35 $176K $190K -$13K
Soccer 30 $315K $199K $116K
Baseball 21 $544K $702K -$158K
Basketball 14 $679K $533K $145K
Wrestling 14 $262K $228K $34K
Golf 9 $156K $189K -$32K
Total 159 $3.1M $3.2M -$141K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 27 $268K $214K $53K
Softball 21 $290K $391K -$101K
Track & Field (combined) 21 $172K $185K -$13K
Basketball 16 $719K $532K $186K
Volleyball 16 $547K $478K $68K
Wrestling 7 $178K $165K $13K
Golf 6 $141K $184K -$43K
Total 102 $2.3M $2.2M $164K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 57 $584K $414K $169K
Track & Field (combined) 56 $348K $375K -$26K
Football 55 $962K $1.2M -$233K
Basketball 30 $1.4M $1.1M $332K
Baseball 21 $544K $702K -$158K
Softball 21 $290K $391K -$101K
Wrestling 21 $440K $393K $47K
Volleyball 16 $547K $478K $68K
Golf 15 $298K $374K -$75K
Total 261 $5.8M $5.8M $23K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 76%
Yield (non-ED) 21%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 76% 76% 76%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional