How has North Carolina Wesleyan University changed over time?
Multi-year trends in admissions, enrollment, test scores, and cost. Every chart is labeled with its data source and the years it covers — no smoothing, no mixing sources.
Admission rate
Admission rate rose from 63% (2010) to 80% (2024).
Applicants and students admitted
Applicants rose from 1,666 (2010) to 1,856 (2024).
Enrollment
Total enrollment fell from 1,467 (2010) to 1,419 (2024).
SAT mid-50% range
SAT mid-50% range moved from 780–1030 (2016) to 860–1120 (2021).
- Score data describes enrolled freshmen, not all admitted students.
- Years before 2016 use the old 2400-point SAT and are not shown.
ACT mid-50% range
ACT mid-50% range moved from 16–22 (2007) to 15–21 (2021).
Cost
In-state tuition rose from $24,890 (2011) to $37,856 (2025).
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Data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education) and school Common Data Set filings; each chart names the source its series comes from. Most recent data year: 2025. Last updated October 19, 2026.