unitid 219091 · Mitchell, SD · private nonprofit 4-year · town (remote)
Dakota Wesleyan University
- enrollment 2023
- 994
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
73%
49th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
670
38th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
27%
undergrads on Pell grants
35th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
48%
finish within 150% time
34th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$43,864
43rd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$19,735
after aid, aided students
35th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$53,728
after entry, Title IV students
53rd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$27,000
89th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $15,251 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k13%
- 30-48k14%
- 48-75k20%
- 75-110k25%
- 110k+28%
- Median family income
- $68,743
- First-generation students
- 29%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $33,790
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.0× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other. | 55 | — | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 35 | $78,645 | $31,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 23 | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 17 | — | — |
| Psychology, General. | 17 | — | — |
| Biology, General. | 8 | — | — |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 7 | — | — |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | 6 | — | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 6 | — | — |
| Accounting and Related Services. | 6 | — | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | 5 | — | — |
| Behavioral Sciences. | 5 | — | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.