Wesleyan's Class of 2028 Profile is Out

Colleges & Universities Wesleyan University
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Among other points of interest and contrary to initial results from Ivy+ colleges like MIT, Harvard and Amherst, Wesleyan has experienced an unexpected spike in Black enrollment resulting not only in an all-time high of 12% but also in what appears to be a slight bulge in the first-year class size:
https://www.wesleyan.edu/admission/apply/class-profile.html

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Like it seems to be happening across the board, that number is “fudgy.” The federal reporting (which does not double count nor includes internationals) accounts only 6%.

It should also be noted that, like Princeton, another school that at a first glance maintained their numbers, the number of non-reported rose quite a bit. 6% for ‘28 vs 3% across the school. There is evidence that the vast majority of students not reporting their race are white or Asian.

https://www.wesleyan.edu/admission/apply/Total%20Undergraduate%20Enrollment%20Racial%20and%20Ethnic%20Identity.html

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Yes, I think there was a similar confusion when the Amherst numbers came out. I believe the number reported under the federal guidelines; the one that everyone finally focused on was 3% and it was generally understood to be a sharp drop from previous years. Do you have a link for the Princeton numbers?

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Here is a link to the official announcement:
Wesleyan Maintains Diversity in Class of 2028(2807424

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I guess I’m not seeing the piece where they break down the Black and African-American enrolled students into their component parts. We just know that the 8.9% figure is a combination of the two?

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I don’t remember seeing it “officially” reported, but I don’t think I looked. Here is the original article on the matter.

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I see. The follow-up article focused on a rise in the number of applicants checking the race “unknown” box.

Meh. Historically, Wesleyan’s unfiltered Black/African American enrollment has hovered around the 10% level. So yes. It “maintains” its level of diversity, as the announcement says.

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yes, apparently quite a few new wesfriends in middletown this year. i wonder if that was on purpose, fixin to fill up the new science center with plenty of mb&b premeds or whether the system just glitched? not quite class of 2025 numbers, but still an abundance of wesfriends.

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Only 43% applied for aid. Less likely got. This tells me - Rich Kid School.

Yes they take steps to get in economic diversity but too many schools are loaded with the wealthy for whatever reason. Perhaps the Supreme Court.

It’s a shame.

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That number was surprisingly high, though Wes is not need blind.

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Wrong. Scroll way, way down and you will see that 52% of matriculated students will receive FA in the Class of 2028.

Yes, to @TonyGrace 's point, that is a high for Wesleyan, most likely due to some pretty heavy-hitting fund raising (Wesleyan is in the quiet phase of a major capital campaign.)

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If only 43% of enrolled requested how did 50%%+ receive ? Maybe QB doesn’t request per se.

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The 43% number you are quoting refers to students admitted (but not necessarily matriculated as of early April) to Wesleyan.*

*An earlier version of this post referred to “students applying” which is not accurate.

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I am not certain QB is necessarily FA. I believe for QB Match finalists it is a scholarship and that may be different “accounting.” I don’t know if these students have to “apply” for financial aid. Does anyone know? Still, its probably to the schools benefit to call it FA so I don’t put it beyond them to report it that way. QB students who are accepted but not “matched” would, of course, apply and receive financial aid.

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Would someone explain to me why this matters?

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Matters how? I was just speculating whether or not the financial aid numbers account for QB match students. The implication being, if it does not, SES diversity is better than the number suggest. These are small numbers though, so unlikely to have a big impact one way or another.

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I guess I’m referring to this piece:

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Also, reports here from accepted students generally indicate that Wes is quite generous with financial aid, often beating out wealthier schools’ offers.

(Wes is now in the public phase of the campaign, although their This Is Not A Campaign branding certainly doesn’t make that totally clear lol.)

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I take your point. It doesn’t really matter because either way that is a low income student. I wasn’t thinking that deeply and had in mind how schools appear to be reporting their diversity numbers in a way that suggests things are better than the reality.

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