Virginia Wesleyan University had a banner recruitment year thanks to the
leadership of David Waggoner, Vice President for Enrollment, and his
team.
On August 28, the University welcomed to campus 424 new
freshmen—the Class of 2021 is one of the largest and most academically
talented in its history. An additional 95 transfer students reported for
class on Monday.
Virginia Wesleyan’s new University College,
announced at my State of the University address last week, welcomed 33
students to the inaugural online Master of Business Administration cohort. An additional 25 students enrolled in UC’s Evening and Weekend Program, and 25 students are enrolled in the American Culture and Tourism Management Program. Total new student enrollment (602) in all programs is the largest in Virginia Wesleyan University history.
The
traditional students, from an applicant pool of 2,557 and admitted
group of 1,742 (with a 68 percent acceptance rate), traveled from 26
states and Washington, D.C. They hold passports from 10 countries,
including Australia, Brazil, China, France, Mexico, United Kingdom,
Germany, Turkey, Ukraine and Canada. The new freshman class has a
cumulative SAT of 1063.
They are scholars, leaders, athletes and
volunteers—51 percent are from underrepresented populations including 29
percent students of color. Among the Class of 2021 are National Merit
semi-finalists, AP scholars, National Honor Society members, and
all-star athletes. Over 180 of our new students are athletes.
The
40 students enrolled in the initial cohort of the Batten Honors College
have an impressive collective grade point average of 4.03 on a 4.0
scale, an average SAT score of 1344, and an average ACT score of 29.
Overall enrollment this year is expected to be approximately 1,500 students in undergraduate, graduate, and online programs.
Virginia Wesleyan University is on an upward trajectory, positioned well as Coastal Virginia's premier university of the liberal arts and sciences.
Our beautiful 300-acre, park-like campus benefits from being located in
Virginia Beach with educational and extracurricular amenities
attractive to top students.
First and foremost, however, we are a
welcoming, inclusive campus community with an outstanding, nationally
prominent academic reputation. As we continue to attract top students to
VWU, let us all work toward fostering the kinds of values and
traditions that will make every student proud to have chosen us for
their career and life success.
