North Carolina Wesleyan University

Rocky Mount, NC

North Carolina Wesleyan University admitted 1,884 of 2,417 applicants for the fall 2023 entering class (77.9%).

Every figure on this page is published by the college or a federal survey, and carries the source it came from. They describe the fall 2023 entering class, a read on the school, not a prediction about any one applicant.

What stands out at North Carolina Wesleyan University

Three things North Carolina Wesleyan University published, ranked by how much each could change what you actually do, not by how impressive it looks. Every one describes a class that has already enrolled.

Test policy1 of 3

North Carolina Wesleyan University reports that test scores are not considered at all.

That is the school’s own answer on the form it fills in every year. A score you send is not read as part of the decision here.

Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023

Trend2 of 3

The admit rate rose from 63% to 78% between fall 2018 and fall 2023.

Fall 201863%
Fall 202378%

Both ends are measured rates for classes that have already enrolled: a rate that moved, not a forecast. The fall 2023 figure is the one at the top of this page.

Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2018 to fall 2023

Cost3 of 3

Families paid $17,432 on average after aid.

Averaged across students who received federal aid: the price after grants and scholarships, not the sticker price.

Source: the College Scorecard

Every figure, in full

The same measured fields on every one of these pages. Nothing is filled in where the school published nothing.

Acceptance rate

77.9%

1,884 admitted of 2,417 applicants

Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023

Where do you actually stand at North Carolina Wesleyan University?

The figures above describe a class that already enrolled. GoodGoblin reads them against your own transcript, scores and activities, then builds the balanced list, the essay plan and the deadline calendar around what it finds.

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How the rate has moved

Two measured admit rates from the federal survey, the years apart it reports them. A rate that moved, not a forecast.

Fall 201863%
Fall 202378%

Between fall 2018 and fall 2023 the admit rate rose from 63% to 78%.

What North Carolina Wesleyan University says it weighs

The school's own words, from the form it fills in every year. Ranked as it ranks them.

Not considered

  • Essay

    Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023

  • Course rigor

    Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023

  • GPA

    Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023

  • Test scores

    Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023

  • Recommendations

    Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023

  • Class rank

    Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023

  • Legacy

    Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023

What students actually pay

Net price after grants and scholarships: not the sticker price.

Average net price: $17,432 a year.

Family income under $30k
$16,114
$30k–$48k
$14,020
$48k–$75k
$16,017
$75k–$110k
$20,403
Over $110k
$22,379

Source: the College Scorecard

More colleges on the record

Every one of these carries the same measured figures, with the same sources.

Other colleges in North Carolina

The pages nearest this one on acceptance rate, in the same state.

Colleges with a nearby acceptance rate

Anywhere in the country, ordered by how close the published rate is to this one. A selection rule, not a ranking.

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