Tennessee Wesleyan University Teaching Programs

Tennessee Wesleyan University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Athens, Tennessee. The surrounding location of Athens is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

Where Is Tennessee Wesleyan University?

Contact details for TWU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	204 East College Street, Athens, TN 37303
Phone:	423-745-7504
Website:	www.tnwesleyan.edu

How Do I Get Into TWU?

You can apply to TWU online at: portal.tnwesleyan.edu/ICS/

Admission Requirements for TWU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into TWU?

The acceptance rate at TWU is 61%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

Approximately 34% of accepted students are men and 66% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 56%, and the acceptance rate for women is 63%.

Average Test Scores

About 10% of students accepted to TWU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 460 and 560. Math scores were between 490 and 590.

TWU received ACT scores from 76% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 18 and 25. Math scores were between 17 and 0. Composite scores were between 18 and 24.

Can I Afford Tennessee Wesleyan University?

The overall average net price of TWU is $21,610. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At TWU, approximately 62% of students took out student loans averaging $5,490 a year. That adds up to $21,960 over four years for those students.

Tennessee Wesleyan University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 974 undergraduate students at TWU, with 895 being full-time and 79 being part-time.

There are also 112 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 895 full-time undergraduates at TWU, 36% are male and 64% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Tennessee Wesleyan University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	10
Black or African American	67
Hispanic or Latino	52
White	640
International Students	66
Other Races/Ethnicities	60

Geographic Diversity

Tennessee students aren't the only ones who study at Tennessee Wesleyan University. At this time, 18 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 33 countries are represented at TWU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are United Kingdom, Spain, and Brazil.

Online Learning at Tennessee Wesleyan University

In 2022-2023, 757 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at TWU has changed over the last few years.

Tennessee Wesleyan University Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Elementary Education	14	3	17
General Special Education	4	1	5
Mathematics Education	2	2	4
Early Childhood Education	4	0	4
English & Language Arts Education	2	0	2
Biology Education	0	1	1
History Education	1	0	1
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	1	0	1
Chemistry Education	0	0	0
Music Education	0	0	0
TOTAL	28	7	35

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Brian Stansberry under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.