unitid 221731 · Athens, TN · private nonprofit 4-year · town (distant)
Tennessee Wesleyan University
- enrollment 2023
- 1,200
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
69%
40th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
846
46th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
39%
undergrads on Pell grants
63rd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
48%
finish within 150% time
33rd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$39,440
36th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$14,836
after aid, aided students
19th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$45,989
after entry, Title IV students
31st pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$20,000
21st 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 $11,609 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
- 0-30k30%
- 30-48k15%
- 48-75k20%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $39,880
- First-generation students
- 41%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $30,814
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.3× 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 59 | $63,933 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 50 | $48,721 | $29,750 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | 28 | — | — |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 25 | $48,562 | — |
| Marketing. | 23 | — | — |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions. | 17 | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 15 | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 14 | $45,983 | — |
| Security Science and Technology. | 13 | — | — |
| Psychology, General. | 9 | — | — |
| Accounting and Related Services. | 9 | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 8 | — | — |
— 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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- net
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.