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Ohio Wesleyan University ( OWU) is a private liberal arts college in Delaware, Ohio. It was founded in 1842 by Methodist leaders and Central Ohio residents, and is a member of the Ohio Five – a consortium of Ohio liberal arts colleges. [8] The 200-acre (81 ha) site is 27 miles (44 km) north of Columbus, Ohio.
Denison University is a private liberal arts college in Granville, Ohio. One of the earliest colleges established in the former Northwest Territory, Denison University was founded in 1831. It was first called the Granville Literary and Theological Institution, later took the name Granville College, and, in the mid-1850s, was renamed Denison ...
In the application cycle for the Class of 2027, Hamilton College received 9,643 applications and extended offers to 1,135 students, resulting in an acceptance rate of 11.8%. The Class of 2027 represents 45 states and 25 countries. As of the 2023–24 academic year, Hamilton College enrolls students from 47 states and 54 countries. [43]
And he touted promising student retention rates that Ohio Wesleyan has not seen for decades. The first-to-second-year retention rate hit 84% this academic year, up about nine percentage points in ...
Bowdoin College(/ˈboʊdɪn/ ⓘ) is a privateliberal arts collegein Brunswick, Maine. When Bowdoin was chartered in 1794, Maine was still a part of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The college offers 35 majors and 40 minors, as well as several joint engineering programs with Columbia, Caltech, Dartmouth College, and the University of Maine.
Wesleyan president Michael S. Roth explains the university’s recent decision to end legacy admissions and argues for a renewed commitment to equity and access in higher education after the ...
The Ohio Wesleyan Female College was established in 1853. In 1857, the female college moved to Monnett Hall, named for school benefactress Mary Monnett Bain. In 1877, the female college merged with the university, which became coeducational. Monnett Hall remained the center for women's housing on campus well into the 20th century.
Wesleyan is the sole undergraduate liberal arts college to be designated a Molecular Biophysics Predoctoral Research Training Center by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). [85] Medical school acceptances of Wesleyan graduates have historically averaged above 90%, and in some years Wesleyan has recorded an acceptance rate of 100%. [86] [87]