Dakota Wesleyan University academics
Mitchell, South Dakota · Private · 670 undergrads
Dakota Wesleyan University has 670 undergraduates and offers bachelor's degrees in 42 fields of study. The most degrees go to Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other.
The short answers
670
undergraduates.
119
graduate students.
42
fields of study with a bachelor's degree.
149
bachelor's degrees awarded in a year.
29%
of students with federal aid are the first in their family to go to college.
Who studies here
UndergraduatesCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
670
Graduate studentsIPEDS, 2023
119
All studentsIPEDS, 2023
886
Undergraduates who are womenCollege Scorecard, earlier release
58%
First in their family to go to collegeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
29%
Typical age when startingCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
22.5 years
Median family incomeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
$76,325
Undergraduates by race and ethnicity
WhiteCollege Scorecard
80%
Hispanic or LatinoCollege Scorecard
9.1%
Two or more racesCollege Scorecard
4.4%
InternationalCollege Scorecard
2.3%
BlackCollege Scorecard
1.7%
American Indian or Alaska NativeCollege Scorecard
1.5%
AsianCollege Scorecard
0.6%
UnknownCollege Scorecard
0.3%
Degrees awarded in a year
Bachelor's degreesIPEDS, 2023
149
Master's degreesIPEDS, 2023
68
Associate degreesIPEDS, 2023
9
Most popular fieldIPEDS, 2023
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
Programs offered, each degree level counted onceIPEDS, 2023
30
How it works
School yearIPEDS, 2023
Semester
Online classesIPEDS, 2023
Offered
Highest degree offeredCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Bachelor's
Type of collegeCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Professions-focused Baccalaureate Small
Who gets in and what they earn laterCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Lower Access, Medium Earnings
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers