Kansas Wesleyan University :: Admissions

Why Choose KWU?

Academics

Liberal Arts Education
Building your major on a liberal arts foundation has two distinct advantages. First, it sharpens communication, decision-making and reasoning skills. Second, if you are undecided about a major, it provides the opportunity and the encouragement to explore your interests, and the related possibilities, to find that "just right" career path. All programs of study at KWU revolve around a classic, life-enriching liberal arts core, giving you the scope of knowledge to be flexible, adaptable and successful in an ever-changing world.

Our student to faculty ratio is 14:1.
Our classes are small. The average class size is 25 students and not a single teaching assistant. All classes are taught by faculty members - teachers at heart who are truly interested in your success. In classes this size, you will be seen, you will be heard, and you will be known by name.

51% of Wesleyan's full-time faculty have Ph.D's.
A check of faculty credentials reveals Ph.D's earned from some of the most recognized names in American higher education: New York University, Rutgers University, University of Chicago, University of Kansas, University of Southern California, and University of Michigan.

At KWU learning goes beyond the classroom.
Practical experience is another strong common thread that runs through our academic programs. Examples: nursing students begin clinical work in year one; psychology majors intern with a local counseling center; history majors cap their studies with a major research project

Athletics

It takes hard work to wear a Coyote uniform. All students who want to continue their high school sports careers are welcome to try out for all teams. Plus, if you're good at more than one sport, it's possible at KWU to play on two varsity teams.

Kansas Wesleyan is a member of the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) and the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA).

The Coyotes field teams in:
Men's: Baseball, Football
Women's: Dance Team, Softball, Volleyball
Men's and Women's: Basketball, Cross Country, Cheer Squad, Golf, Soccer, Tennis, Track and Field

Our teams win across the board.
In the past six years, we have added six KCAC championship trophies to the case in volleyball, men's soccer, men's basketball, baseball, and football.

KWU athletes love to compete, love to win, but academics come first.
Combined, the KWU Athletic Teams boast an average grade point average near 3.0.

Campus Life About half of our students live on campus - in recently renovated residence halls.
It's a nice life. All rooms are equipped with high speed Internet access, cable and telephone (with voicemail). Each room in Pfeiffer Hall (women's residence hall) has it's own bathroom! Conveniently located laundry facilities are free of charge (that's right, no scrounging for quarters). And the cafeteria (as part of on-going campus renovations) has just been updated.

Name your interest. KWU has a club or organization to match.
There are more than 25 possibilities on the official KWU activities list. Among these include: academic clubs, musical groups, medical organizations, campus ministry activities, and special interest groups.

New friends are a day-one occurrence at KWU.
It all begins with Orientation Weekend (a three-day session at the start of fall semester) that features “we’ll be buddies forever if we get through this” events like Wacky Olympics.

A conveniently located student center in the heart of campus.
The McAdams Student Center is located in the basement of Pioneer Hall, the main administration building. There is a TV on daily to enjoy between classes. Booths and tables are available for studying, eating or chatting. A game room gives you a chance to shoot pool during your free time and there are several ping-pong tables that you can play on. The campus bookstore is here too—it’s the place to buy textbooks, KWU apparel, and snacks in between classes. You can also send and receive mail from the campus post office. The Student Center also has an ATM machine for your convenience.

Costs and Scholarships

Affordability
Affordable is a word that's often used to describe Kansas Wesleyan University. When it comes to making the investment to attend KWU, we're committed to putting the education we offer within reach for students. 99% of the students who attend KWU receive financial aid through a combination of scholarships, grants, loans and work-study.

Public vs. Private
We are proud to help dispel the myth that a private education always costs more than a public education. (It doesn't.) And the notion that a private college education is out of financial reach of all but the affluent. (It isn't.)

Years in College
Would you rather go to college for four years or six? Studies show that private universities graduate a higher percentage of students in four years compared to five or six years at a public universities. Every year earlier that you graduate is an extra year of salary earned and tuition saved!

Merit Based Scholarships
We offer an extensive scholarship program that makes awards based on academic, activity and athletic merit - and not family income levels. The annual amount of these scholarships range from $1,500 - $6,000. (Students with a 3.0+ GPA and a 20+ ACT or 950+ SAT score who apply by March 15th automatically qualify for a minimum scholarship package of $7,700 - $9,700 or more).

On-campus employment
Students who need - or choose - to work can find a job right here on campus. Working as few as 7 hours a week can shave $1,000 off the cost of tuition. There are also ample work opportunities literally down the street in Salina.

Technology

100% Internet access in residence halls.
There is high speed Internet access available in all of our residence hall rooms. All you need is your own computer with a network card installed to access the Internet. The only cost to you is the computer and network card.

Personal KWU Email address.
Once you get on campus for registration in the fall you will be assigned your own KWU email address. You can email your friends and family and get emails about events on campus.

Hands on technology jobs.
The Student Technology Assistants program focuses on giving students the ability to gain hands-on experience in the world of technology with a strong emphasis on computer based technology. Student Technology Assistants work campus wide to repair and maintain the computers.

Technology in the Classroom.
Technology on campus doesn’t stop with just access to the Internet. Many of the academic programs have opportunities for students to work with high tech equipment. In the nursing department students have a chance to train on the SimMan trainer which is a computer enhanced dummy that will allow students to observe conditions that patients may exhibit before students go into a clinical setting. The communications department has an on-campus studio where they can film and edit their weekly cable shows. There are also separate technology labs for the education, physics, computer science, and art departments to give the students advanced training with equipment in their future fields.