Private liberal arts college in Middletown, Connecticut, US
This article is about Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. For a list of other colleges and universities with names including "Wesleyan", see Wesleyan University (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Wellesley College.
This article contains academic boosterism which primarily serves to praise or promote the subject and may be a sign of a conflict of interest. Please improve this article by removing peacock terms, weasel words, and other promotional material.(July 2023) (Learn how and when to remove this message)
Wesleyan University (/ˈwɛsliən/ⓘWESS-lee-ən) is a private liberal arts university in Middletown, Connecticut, United States. It was founded in 1831 as a men's college under the Methodist Episcopal Church and with the support of prominent residents of Middletown. It is currently a secular institution.
The college accepted female applicants from 1872 to 1909, but did not become fully co-educational until 1970. Before full co-education, Wesleyan alumni and other supporters of women's education established Connecticut College in 1912.[5][6] Wesleyan, along with Amherst and Williams colleges, is part of "The Little Three". Its teams compete athletically as a member of the NESCAC in NCAA Division III.
Wesleyan alumni include three Truman scholars, three Guggenheim fellows, and seven MacArthur fellows. Additionally, four Nobel laureates have been associated with the university as faculty members. Among its prominent alumni are politicians and political appointees: 34 members of the United States Congress, 16 presidential cabinet members, 11 governors, and one Associate Supreme Court Justice.
[7][8]
^"NAICU – Membership". Archived from the original on November 9, 2015.
^As of June, 2022. U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2021 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY20 to FY21 (Report). National Association of College and University Business Officers and TIAA. 2022. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
^ abcd"Common Data Set 2020-2021" (PDF). Wesleyan University. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
^"Visual Style Guide, University Communications". Wesleyan University. Archived from the original on October 18, 2020. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
^"About Wesleyan: University History [Wesleyan University]". March 30, 2009. Archived from the original on March 30, 2009. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
^"Connecticut College : News : Centennial video generates excitement". March 5, 2012. Archived from the original on March 5, 2012. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
^"U.S. Rhodes Scholarships Number of Winners by Institution U.S. Rhodes Scholars 1904 – 2020" (PDF). Rhodes House. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
^"Rhodes Scholar". The Wesleyan Connection. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
and 27 Related for: Wesleyan University information
WesleyanUniversity (/ˈwɛsliən/ WESS-lee-ən) is a private liberal arts university in Middletown, Connecticut, United States. It was founded in 1831 as...
Ohio WesleyanUniversity (OWU) is a private liberal arts college in Delaware, Ohio. It was founded in 1842 by Methodist leaders and Central Ohio residents...
Illinois WesleyanUniversity is a private liberal arts college in Bloomington, Illinois. Founded in 1850, the central portion of the present campus was...
Oklahoma WesleyanUniversity (OKWU) is a private university of the Wesleyan church in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. OKWU offers over 30 undergraduate degrees...
Dakota WesleyanUniversity (DWU) is a private Methodist university in Mitchell, South Dakota. It was founded in 1885 and is affiliated with the United...
Texas WesleyanUniversity is a private Methodist university in Fort Worth, Texas. It was founded in 1890 by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. The...
Iowa WesleyanUniversity was a private university in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, United States. It was Iowa's first co-educational institution of higher learning...
Virginia WesleyanUniversity (VWU) is a private university in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The university is nonsectarian but historically affiliated with...
Indiana WesleyanUniversity (IWU) is a private evangelical Christian university headquartered in Marion, Indiana, and affiliated with the Wesleyan Church...
Roberts WesleyanUniversity is a private Christian university in Chili, New York anchored in the liberal arts. It was the first educational institution...
Nebraska WesleyanUniversity (NWU) is a private Methodist-affiliated university in Lincoln, Nebraska. It was founded in 1887 by Nebraska Methodists. As...
WesleyanUniversity-Philippines (WU-P) is a private, sectarian, and non-profit higher education institution run by the United Methodist Church (UMC) in...
Tennessee WesleyanUniversity (TWU) is a private Methodist university in Athens, Tennessee. It was founded in 1857 and is affiliated with the Holston...
Kansas WesleyanUniversity is a private Christian university in Salina, Kansas, founded in 1886. It is affiliated with the United Methodist Church and...
Southern WesleyanUniversity is a private Christian university in Central, South Carolina. It was founded in 1906 by what is now the Wesleyan Church. The...
WesleyanUniversity Press is a university press that is part of WesleyanUniversity in Middletown, Connecticut. The press is currently directed by Suzanna...
Carolina WesleyanUniversity (NCWU) is a private Methodist university in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. It was founded in 1956. North Carolina Wesleyan offers...
of WesleyanUniversity, Middletown, Conn". Ebooksread.com. WesleyanUniversity. Retrieved December 9, 2010. "Full text of "Alumni Record of Wesleyan University...
year the institution was named WesleyanUniversity of West Virginia but it was quickly changed to West Virginia Wesleyan College in honor of John Wesley...
The Wesleyan Church, also known as the Wesleyan Methodist Church and Wesleyan Holiness Church depending on the region, is a Methodist Christian denomination...
The Wesleyan Cardinals football team represents WesleyanUniversity in the sport of American football. It is a member of the Division III New England...
Florence. The school was re-incorporated as Florence WesleyanUniversity. Admission to Florence Wesleyan required an acquaintance with English grammar, arithmetic...
Montana WesleyanUniversity (1889–1923) was an American university in Helena, Montana, established by the Methodist Episcopal Church (MEC). The school...
Nagasaki WesleyanUniversity (鎮西学院大学, Chinzei Gakuin daigaku) is a private university in Isahaya, Nagasaki, Japan. The predecessor of the school was the...
This is a partial list of notable people affiliated with WesleyanUniversity. It includes alumni and faculty of the institution. Debby Applegate – former...
WesleyanUniversity is a private liberal arts college and "little university" located in Middletown, Connecticut. The now secular and co-ed institution...
Global Information
