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Economics at Wesleyan University

Wesleyan University graduates about 146 economics majors a year, 18% of its graduating class. That puts it 49th of 683 schools we score for economics, a standout program at 87 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 118 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 99% of the schools we've counted.

87/100Standout#49 of 683 for economics →
Graduates a year14618% of the class
Courses in the catalog118more than 99% of schools
Admit rate16%whole school
SAT middle 50%1320–1510whole school

Around Wesleyan University

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Wesleyan University Stephen Olin bustPhoto: Kenneth C. Zirkel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Fayerweather Gymnasium
Fayerweather Gymnasium (51625825476)Photo: Eden, Janine and Jim from New York City · CC BY 2.0 · source
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Wesleyan tree (48)Photo: User23911 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
​Shoyoan Teien of Wesleyan University
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Where economics happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 51 · Dorm 17 · Arts 11 · Student housing 9 · Chapel 6 · Offices 2.

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Nearby in the economics ranking

  1. Occidental College 88
  2. Bates College 88
  3. Boston University 87
  4. Colgate University 87
  5. Southern Methodist University 87
  6. Wake Forest University 87
  7. Lehigh University 87
  8. University of Wisconsin–Madison 86

Other strong majors at Wesleyan University

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Wesleyan University with every school we score in economics. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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