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Ohio Wesleyan University

Ohio Wesleyan University
61 S. Sandusky St.
Delaware, OH 43015

Official telephone: (800) 922-8953
Website: https://www.owu.edu/
Screen last updated on: September 2025
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students is held prior to start of fall term.
Number and length of summer sessions: A summer session is offered for credit.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 85%
Student:Faculty ratio: 12:1
Total faculty: 93 men, 96 women
Full-time faculty: 50 men, 48 women
Part-time faculty: 43 men, 48 women
Graduation rate: 58% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, independent study, honors program, internships, distance learning
Combined 3-2 programs available:
Institution offers 3-2 degree programs.
Study abroad opportunities:
Study-abroad program offered.
Army ROTC: offered off-campus ROTC branch unit at a cooperating host institution.
Navy ROTC: offered off-campus ROTC branch unit at a cooperating host institution.
Air Force ROTC: offered on-campus

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • African-American/Black Studies
  • Ancient Studies/Civilization
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Art Teacher Education
  • Art/Art Studies, General
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Botany/Plant Biology
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other
  • Business/Managerial Economics
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Comparative Literature
  • Computer Science
  • Dance, General
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Earth Science Teacher Education
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • Film/Cinema/Media Studies
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General
  • French Language and Literature
  • General Studies
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • German Language and Literature
  • German Language Teacher Education
  • German Studies
  • History Teacher Education
  • Human Nutrition
  • Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce
  • International/Globalization Studies
  • Journalism
  • Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
  • Management Science
  • Medieval and Renaissance Studies
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Music Performance, General
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Near and Middle Eastern Studies
  • Physics, General
  • Planetary Astronomy and Science
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Pre-Dentistry Studies
  • Pre-Law Studies
  • Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies
  • Pre-Optometry Studies
  • Pre-Veterinary Studies
  • Psychology Teacher Education
  • Public Administration
  • Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other
  • Public Health Education and Promotion
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • Sociology, General
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General
  • Urban Studies/Affairs
  • Women's Studies
  • Zoology/Animal Biology
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Accounting and Finance
  • African-American/Black Studies
  • Ancient Studies/Civilization
  • Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Art Teacher Education
  • Art/Art Studies, General
  • Astronomy
  • Astrophysics
  • Biochemistry
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Botany/Plant Biology
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other
  • Business/Managerial Economics
  • Chemistry, General
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Communication, General
  • Comparative Literature
  • Computer Science
  • Creative Writing
  • Dance, General
  • Data Analytics, General
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Earth Science Teacher Education
  • East Asian Studies
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • Economics, General
  • Education, General
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals in Elementary Special Education Programs
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  • Environmental Science
  • Environmental Studies
  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • Film/Cinema/Media Studies
  • Finance, General
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General
  • French Language and Literature
  • General Studies
  • Genetics, General
  • Geography
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • German Language and Literature
  • German Language Teacher Education
  • German Studies
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • History Teacher Education
  • History, General
  • Human Nutrition
  • Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce
  • International/Globalization Studies
  • Journalism
  • Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
  • Latin American Studies
  • Legal Studies
  • Management Science
  • Mathematics, General
  • Medieval and Renaissance Studies
  • Microbiology, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Music Performance, General
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Music, General
  • Near and Middle Eastern Studies
  • Neuroscience
  • Philosophy
  • Physics, General
  • Planetary Astronomy and Science
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Pre-Dentistry Studies
  • Pre-Law Studies
  • Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies
  • Pre-Optometry Studies
  • Pre-Veterinary Studies
  • Psychology Teacher Education
  • Psychology, General
  • Public Administration
  • Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other
  • Public Health Education and Promotion
  • Public Health, General
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
  • Sociology, General
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General
  • Teacher Education, Multiple Levels
  • Urban Studies/Affairs
  • Women's Studies
  • Work and Family Studies
  • Zoology/Animal Biology

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement
  • credit for CLEP general
  • credit for international baccalaureate

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
  • False
 
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