North Carolina Wesleyan University

North Carolina Wesleyan University is a private nonprofit college in Rocky Mount, NC. Its average net price is $20,318 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$26,413
$30,001 to $48,000$13,100
$48,001 to $75,000$14,952
$75,001 to $110,000$19,696
$110,001 and up$22,017
$37,856Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$37,856Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$20,318Average Net Price
$13,608Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$400Books and Supplies
$2,000Other Expenses
52.3%Students on Pell Grants
62.2%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

80.2%Acceptance Rate
Not publishedSAT Reading, Middle Half
Not publishedSAT Math, Middle Half
Not publishedACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$43,006
8 years after entry$46,185
10 years after entry$49,264
44.9%Graduation Rate
58.5%Retention Rate
$25,000Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Rocky Mount, NCLocation
Small citySetting
1,214Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$45,165 Small program - rough guide n=32Not published
Agriculture/Veterinary Preparatory Programs$33,068 National median for this major n=336Not published
Biology$36,562 National median for this major n=68,911Not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations$44,543 n=171$29,375 n=141
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154Not published
Computer Science$52,855 Small program - rough guide n=35$28,250 Small program - rough guide n=31
Criminal Justice$39,069 n=116$31,250 Small program - rough guide n=53
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$47,020 National median for this major n=3,614Not published
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Health and Medical Administrative Services$50,300 National median for this major n=20,298Not published
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs$36,985 National median for this major n=2,289Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Marketing$52,121 National median for this major n=47,563Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Natural Sciences$39,311 National median for this major n=1,607Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$32,169 Small program - rough guide n=75$29,000 Small program - rough guide n=41
Public Health$42,733 National median for this major n=16,894Not published
Registered Nursing$84,093 National median for this major n=221,244Not published
Religion/Religious Studies$28,307 National median for this major n=4,315Not published
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Special Education and Teaching$46,673 National median for this major n=10,747Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$37,216 National median for this major n=38,400Not published
Teaching$44,159 National median for this major n=58,872Not published

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