Wesleyan University
Middletown, Connecticut
Private not-for-profit·Four or more years·Doctor's degree - research/scholarship·GPA 3.95
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Wesleyan University ( 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 became a secular, coeducational institution. Wesleyan is a primarily undergraduate institution with a small graduate program. It offers 47 majors as part of an…
- Rankings
#3 (Princeton Review)▼
Professors Get High Marks
Ranked #3 in Professors Get High Marks (2027). Source: Princeton Review ↗
Best College Theater
Ranked #7 in Best College Theater (2027). Source: Princeton Review ↗
National Liberal Arts Colleges
Ranked #13 in National Liberal Arts Colleges (2026). Source: US News ↗
Liberal Arts Colleges
Ranked #13 in Liberal Arts Colleges (2025). Source: Washington Monthly ↗
LGBTQ-Friendly
Ranked #16 in LGBTQ-Friendly (2027). Source: Princeton Review ↗
45 Wyllys Avenue, Middletown, Connecticut, 06459
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