Ohio Wesleyan University
School info
3.6
Overall Quality
Reputation
3.9
Food
2.7
Clubs
3.8
Facilities
3.8
Internet
2.9
Location
3.5
Opportunities
3.8
Safety
4.2
Social
3.5
Happiness
3.9
Basic Information
Location
- Delaware, OH
Institution Overview
- Public/Private: Private liberal arts college
- Established: September 1842; 182 years ago (1842-09)
- Founder: Adam Poe, Charles Elliott
Academic information
Degree Courses
- Over 70 majors
Key Area
- Summer Science Research
- Interdisciplinary Studies
- Travel-Learning Courses
- Science and Technology (including STEM fields)
- Global Studies
Student and Staff Numbers
- Students: 1,525
- Undergraduates: 1,600
- Academic Staff: Approximately 100 full-time faculty members
- Administrative Staff: 200
Notable Alumni
- Ezra Vogel
- Wendie Malick
- Clark Gregg
- Lucy Webb Hayes
- Michael van der Veen
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Good reviews
Overall 4.9
The students are very polite and respectful. Beautiful campus. Perfect college town with amazing ice cream and restaurants. Close student to faculty relations. Faculty and coaches care about the students. Great athletics and academics. Music school is amazing for a small school.
Overall 4.5
I loved my time at OWU. If you get involved it'll be some of the best four years of your life. It's a campus that genuinely cares about its student body and wants you to find your passion. There's so many opportunities to get involved and explore both yourself and the world. Highly recommend all around!
Overall 4.5
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Overall 4.4
You get what you put in, these four years could be so amazing- as they have been for me.
Overall 4.3
Go here for the academics, not for the food or student life
Overall 4.3
I love this school. We are OWU.
Overall 4.3
Great professors, great people. It isn't perfect, but it's about as good as it gets and it's getting even better. I love OWU!
Overall 4.2
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Overall 4.1
I love this school but the wifi is awful. Other than that, the professors care a lot, nightlife and weekends are much better than most schools this size, and Delaware is a cute little town but its not too far away from Columbus. I love it here!
Overall 4.1
I love everything about this school, all of the little activities that they do for the students every week is mind blowing. Everybody on campus is super nice, like it's almost a prerequisite to coming to OWU that you have to be friendly and helpful and nice and sweet. I like it here better than I like my home.
Bad reviews
Overall 1.4
Wish I could rate all 0. Not worth the 60k yearly tuition. A big disappointment sending my kid there. Plan on transferring after freshman year. People talk a good game, but all lies. Coaching staff/Dorms/food all sad disappointments. The important thing is my kid recognized this early on and we are refocused saving him from this place. .
Overall 1.4
In the middle of Delaware, Ohio. Worst place ever. To get to anywhere you have to go to Polaris & good luck getting there in rush hour. Professors are nice and helpful (well most of them) What sucks is that 13 of the campus is involved in Greek life. So not my thing. Also the food is the worst. Lack of options and variety. Wish I never came here
Overall 1.6
This school boasts an "Opposite of Ordinary" persona, but the fact is they are not opposite of ordinary. Plus, for the education and opportunities the school is definitely not worth the tuition price.
Overall 1.8
Poor reputation, and not entirely unwarranted. Living conditions are often awful, making the high cost of tuition and housing even more absurd. Many of the professors are intelligent and dedicated, but almost all are too lenient, probably in response to the fact that the student population is largely unmotivated. The cost doesn't math the quality.
Overall 1.9
I hated being at OWU. Worst place ever
Overall 1.9
I am very upset I chose this school. I am so unhappy here that I honestly believe it has hindered my academic ability. In the future, when I am on more steady ground, I will be transferring.
Overall 2
Bad wifi, even worse food. Don't come here unless you want to be stuck all four years. There's also no parking and barely anything to do. All party life consists of is one bar and frats that most likely won't let you in despite just having 40 dudes sweating in the basement waiting for you. They also don't help you figure out your classes or anythin