How to get into Wesleyan
What 109 admitted applicants actually had: their grades, test scores, activities, awards and intended majors, counted from 266 Wesleyan results that students posted for the 2016 to 2026 cycles. Every number below is counted, not estimated.
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Wesleyan admits by the numbers
Median unweighted GPA
3.95
Middle half 3.88 to 4.00
Median SAT
1,530
Middle half 1,460 to 1,550
Median ACT
35
Middle half 33 to 35
Median weighted GPA
4.46
Middle half 4.27 to 4.65
Results posted: 109 admitted, 89 rejected, 68 waitlisted. People who post results are a self-selected group, so this is not the Wesleyan acceptance rate; the official rate is in Wesleyan’s Common Data Set.
Admitted vs. rejected: grades are not the difference
| Median | Admitted | Rejected |
|---|---|---|
| Unweighted GPA | 3.95 | 3.78 |
| SAT | 1,530 | 1,485 |
| ACT | 35 | 34 |
When the rejected applicants’ numbers sit this close to the admitted ones, the decision was made somewhere else in the file: the activities, the essays and the letters. That is where the rest of this page looks.
What Wesleyan admits did outside class
Share of admitted applicants listing at least one activity of each type.
- Nonprofit/Service65%
- Athletics47%
- Journalism/Writing38%
- Music38%
- Tutoring/Teaching36%
- Advocacy/Politics33%
- Debate/MUN/Speech33%
- Internship31%
Held a leadership role
84%
Founded something
39%
National or intl. award
68%
Did research
31%
Intended majors of Wesleyan admits
- Political Science10%
- Computer Science9%
- English/Writing8%
- Economics6%
- International Relations6%
- Math6%
Who got in
Of the admitted posters, 19% first-generation, 18% low income, 27% underrepresented minority, 17% legacy, 2% recruited athlete and 11% international. Of those who said where they enrolled, 6% chose Wesleyan.
Three recent Wesleyan admits
2026 cycle · Political Science
Mock trial captain and legal-nonprofit advocate with dance, journalism, and bipartisan-dialogue leadership.
GPA 3.95 UW · SAT 1470 · Original post
2026 cycle · Engineering
Black first-gen engineering student with research, coding outreach, and a city policy program.
GPA 3.90 UW · SAT 1500 · Original post
2026 cycle · RD · Pre-med/Health
Environmental club co-president with hospital volunteering and pharmacist shadowing, aiming for pharmacy or neuroscience.
GPA 3.77 UW · SAT 1320 · Original post
Essays that worked for Wesleyan
Island of Misfit Toys at Domino's
“Once, when I worked at Domino’s, a mechanic jokingly asked me if I could put his order under the name Bill Gates. I told him yes, because why not?”
Published by The New York Times
Where else Wesleyan admits got in
Wesleyan admissions questions
- What GPA do you need to get into Wesleyan?
- Among 109 applicants who posted a Wesleyan admission on r/collegeresults, the median unweighted GPA was 3.95 and the middle half reported 3.88 to 4.00 (83 reported a GPA). Wesleyan sets no minimum GPA; these are what admitted posters reported.
- What SAT score do you need for Wesleyan?
- Among 109 applicants who posted a Wesleyan admission on r/collegeresults, the median SAT was 1,530 and the middle half scored 1,460 to 1,550 (79 reported an SAT). The median ACT was 35.
- What extracurriculars do Wesleyan admits have?
- The most common activity types among admitted posters were nonprofit/service (65%), athletics (47%), journalism/writing (38%), music (38%). 84% held at least one leadership role and 68% listed a national or international award.
- What is the Wesleyan acceptance rate?
- The official rate is published by Wesleyan in its Common Data Set. These pages do not compute one: people who post results are a self-selected group, so the share of admits among them is far higher than the real rate.
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Source: self-reported results posts on r/collegeresults, each linked from our Database, counted across the 2016 to 2026 cycles with transfer applicants excluded. Aristo Scholars is not affiliated with Wesleyan. All colleges