The student population at Wesleyan College is 531 (496 undergraduate and 35 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 177 (25.00%) over the past decade.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 689 where 531 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 2 year-over-year increases and 7 decreases. It peaked at 797 students in 2020 and was lowest at 531 in 2025. Overall, enrollment dropped from 708 to 531 students, a net loss of 177 (25%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Wesleyan College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 708 | 660 | 11 | 649 | 48 | 9 | 39 |
| 2016-17 | 676 -32 | 630 -30 | 14 3 | 616 -33 | 46 -2 | 8 -1 | 38 -1 |
| 2017-18 | 603 -73 | 564 -66 | 13 -1 | 551 -65 | 39 -7 | 9 1 | 30 -8 |
| 2018-19 | 765 162 | 725 161 | 58 45 | 667 116 | 40 1 | 6 -3 | 34 4 |
| 2019-20 | 797 32 | 754 29 | 58 | 696 29 | 43 3 | 6 | 37 3 |
| 2020-21 | 779 -18 | 745 -9 | 44 -14 | 701 5 | 34 -9 | 4 -2 | 30 -7 |
| 2021-22 | 734 -45 | 695 -50 | 43 -1 | 652 -49 | 39 5 | 4 | 35 5 |
| 2022-23 | 660 -74 | 614 -81 | 38 -5 | 576 -76 | 46 7 | 2 -2 | 44 9 |
| 2023-24 | 641 -19 | 595 -19 | 39 1 | 556 -20 | 46 | 1 -1 | 45 1 |
| 2024-25 | 531 -110 | 496 -99 | 30 -9 | 466 -90 | 35 -11 | 2 1 | 33 -12 |
| Average | 689 | 648 | 35 | 613 | 42 | 5 | 37 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 648 where 496 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Wesleyan College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 660 | 511 | 0 | 511 | 149 | 11 | 138 |
| 2016-17 | 630 | 494 | 0 | 494 | 136 | 14 | 122 |
| 2017-18 | 564 | 431 | 0 | 431 | 133 | 13 | 120 |
| 2018-19 | 725 | 490 | 0 | 490 | 235 | 58 | 177 |
| 2019-20 | 754 | 476 | 0 | 476 | 278 | 58 | 220 |
| 2020-21 | 745 | 500 | 1 | 499 | 245 | 43 | 202 |
| 2021-22 | 695 | 455 | 0 | 455 | 240 | 43 | 197 |
| 2022-23 | 614 | 420 | 0 | 420 | 194 | 38 | 156 |
| 2023-24 | 595 | 402 | 0 | 402 | 193 | 39 | 154 |
| 2024-25 | 496 | 359 | 0 | 359 | 137 | 30 | 107 |
| Average | 648 | 648 | 0 | 454 | 648 | 35 | 159 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 42 where 35 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Wesleyan College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 48 | 47 | 8 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | 46 | 31 | 3 | 28 | 15 | 5 | 10 |
| 2017-18 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 9 | 30 |
| 2018-19 | 40 | 33 | 4 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| 2019-20 | 43 | 42 | 6 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020-21 | 34 | 33 | 4 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021-22 | 39 | 37 | 4 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022-23 | 46 | 37 | 2 | 35 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2023-24 | 46 | 40 | 1 | 39 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2024-25 | 35 | 30 | 2 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Average | 42 | 42 | 3 | 30 | 42 | 2 | 7 |
The percentage of white students is 33.90% and the percentage of black students is 35.78% at Wesleyan College. 2.82% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 11.49% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 37.01% to 33.90%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.98% to 2.82%. Black student enrollment increased from 30.79% to 35.78%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 3.67% to 11.49%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7401 which indicates that quite diverse. This decreased from 0.7658 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Wesleyan College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
| Year | American Indian or Native American | Asian | Black | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Races |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 0 | 14 | 218 | 26 | 1 | 262 | 19 |
| 2016-17 | 0 | 17 | 193 | 35 | 1 | 280 | 21 |
| 2017-18 | 1 | 12 | 196 | 28 | 1 | 245 | 23 |
| 2018-19 | 1 | 13 | 264 | 40 | 0 | 332 | 27 |
| 2019-20 | 2 | 8 | 298 | 42 | 0 | 358 | 28 |
| 2020-21 | 3 | 15 | 314 | 58 | 0 | 316 | 24 |
| 2021-22 | 0 | 9 | 303 | 52 | 1 | 300 | 27 |
| 2022-23 | 1 | 10 | 229 | 72 | 1 | 261 | 32 |
| 2023-24 | 2 | 16 | 228 | 84 | 3 | 236 | 30 |
| 2024-25 | 1 | 15 | 190 | 61 | 2 | 180 | 29 |
| Average | 1 | 13 | 243 | 50 | 1 | 277 | 26 |
102 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 19% of total students. The number of online students has increased 1,940.00% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Wesleyan College from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 708 | 5 | 23 | 680 |
| 2016-17 | 676 | 0 | 33 | 643 |
| 2017-18 | 603 | 0 | 20 | 583 |
| 2018-19 | 765 | 24 | 83 | 658 |
| 2019-20 | 797 | 96 | 115 | 586 |
| 2020-21 | 779 | 139 | 211 | 429 |
| 2021-22 | 734 | 140 | 147 | 447 |
| 2022-23 | 660 | 101 | 91 | 468 |
| 2023-24 | 641 | 101 | 127 | 413 |
| 2024-25 | 531 | 102 | 84 | 345 |
| Average | 689 | 71 | 93 | 525 |
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