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Virginia Wesleyan University

Virginia Wesleyan University
5817 Wesleyan Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23455


Fax number: (757) 461-5238
Website: https://www.vwu.edu/
Screen last updated on: February 2024
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 1,479
Full-time undergraduates: 1,094
Part-time undergraduates: 194
Total graduate students: 59
Full-time graduate students: 20
Part-time graduate students: 39
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.9% American Indian or Alaskan Native
2.3% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
24.7% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
10.4% Hispanic/Latino
50.4% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
5.2% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
2.6% Nonresident Alien
3.6% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 284 acres
Nearest major city: Hampton Roads

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • women's dorms
  • special housing for disabled students
Percent of students who live in school housing: 77%
Percent of students who live off campus: 23%

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 137
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Other libraries on campus.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
health service, women's center
Counseling services:
career, psychological
Career placement services:
interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, Job fairs are available to students through the career center.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student newspaper
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Wesleyan Activities Council; community service; Student Government Association; student newspaper; Black Student Union

ATHLETICS
Athletic conference memberships: NCAA Division 3

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's basketball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's cheerleading  
Men's crew NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's cross-country running NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's fencing NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's field hockey NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's football NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's golf NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's indoor track NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's lacrosse NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's racquetball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's soccer NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's softball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's swimming and diving NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's table tennis NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's tennis NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's track and field NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's ultimate Frisbee NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Men's volleyball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's basketball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's cheerleading  
Women's cross-country running NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's field hockey NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's golf NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's lacrosse NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's soccer NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's softball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's swimming and diving NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's tennis NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's track and field NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Women's volleyball NCAA Division 3, NCAA Div. III
Intramural/Recreational sports:
baseball; basketball; crew; fencing; field hockey; football; golf; lacrosse; racquetball; soccer; softball; tennis; ultimate Frisbee; volleyball; swimming and diving; track and field; table tennis; cross-country running

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Norfolk International Airport

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