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Acceptance Rate 55.60%
Yield 12.65%
Applicants 6,144
Admitted 3,416
Enrolled 432

OWU Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 55.6% at Ohio Wesleyan University. Total 6,144 students applied and 3,416 were accepted.
Open Admission Policy✗
Admission Informationhttps://admission.owu.edu/
Online Applicationhttps://admission.owu.edu/applyToOWU.html
Acceptance Rate55.60%
Credits AcceptedAdvanced placement (AP) Credits

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 55.60%. A total of 6,144 students (3,176 men and 2,964 women) have applied to and 3,416 (1,499 men and 1,916 women) students admitted to Ohio Wesleyan University.
Among them, 192 male and 240 female students have enrolled into OWU and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 12.65%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at OWU
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants6,1443,1762,96400
Admitted3,4161,4991,91600
Enrolled43219224000
Acceptance Rate 55.60% 47.20% 64.64% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 12.65% 12.81% 12.53% - -
[Chart] Ohio Wesleyan University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Application Requirements

For applying to Ohio Wesleyan University, applicants require to submit 5 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test, Personal statement or essay.
In addition, 4 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, Recommendations, Work experience, Legacy status.
Application Requirements for OWU
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✓
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✓
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✗
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✓
Personal statement or essay✔
Legacy status✓
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at OWU

The calendar system at Ohio Wesleyan University is Semester. Ohio Wesleyan University accepts Advanced placement (AP) Credits. Next table describes credits that Ohio Wesleyan University accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✗
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✗
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