Southern Wesleyan University SAT Scores, ACT Scores, Acceptance Rate, and Admissions Requirements
Southern Wesleyan admits nearly everyone, so your bigger decision is fit: the 7% six-year graduation rate makes it worth asking how you will use advising, financial planning, and academic support. If you submit scores, aim near the top of the 1013-1160 SAT range or 22-28 ACT range.
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Southern Wesleyan University facts and stats
Southern Wesleyan University is a suburban institution with an undergraduate enrollment of 784 students. Southern Wesleyan has a 69% freshman retention rate and a 7% six-year graduation rate. The student-to-faculty ratio is 10:1.
Central, SC
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Key Southern Wesleyan University application dates
Key dates
Regular Decision
August 1
Early Action
Not offered
Early Decision
Not offered
Priority Deadline
August 1
Financial Aid Priority
February 1
Test dates
August 22, 2026
Registration deadline: August 7, 2026
September 12, 2026
Registration deadline: August 28, 2026
October 3, 2026
Registration deadline: September 18, 2026
September 19, 2026
Registration deadline: August 14, 2026
October 17, 2026
Registration deadline: September 11, 2026
December 12, 2026
Registration deadline: November 6, 2026
If you choose to submit scores to test-optional Southern Wesleyan, take your first SAT or ACT by the spring of junior year so you have time to improve. Use the summer before senior year for a retake and save fall retakes for other test-using colleges, since Southern Wesleyan’s August 1 Regular Decision deadline means fall senior-year scores will likely arrive too late.
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What you'll actually pay
Southern Wesleyan is a private not-for-profit, so the same rate applies to all students. Tuition and fees are $29,800, with 76% of students receiving aid and an average merit award of $6,047. Submit the FAFSA by the February 1 priority deadline.
Southern Wesleyan’s listed cost of attendance is about $39,926, including tuition, fees, room, and board. About 76% of students receive financial aid, with an average aid package of $20,962. Merit awards average $6,047, which can further reduce costs for qualifying students. Graduates leave with an average debt of $28,620.
Student life at Southern Wesleyan University
49% of undergrads live on campus
Freshman housing: Guaranteed
No fraternity or sorority life on campus.
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