Tennessee Wesleyan University Trade Programs

Tennessee Wesleyan University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Athens, Tennessee. The location of TWU is a good match for students who are interested in living in a college town while they pursue their degree.

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

Can I Afford TWU?

During the <nil> academic year, part-time students at TWU paid $625 per credit hour, whether they were in-state or out-of-state. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$26,100	$26,100
Fees	$1,250	$1,250
Books and Supplies	$1,400	$1,400
On Campus Room and Board	$8,600	$8,600
On Campus Other Expenses	$2,500	$2,500

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. 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.

The student loan default rate at TWU is 2.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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 2020-2021, 859 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.

Online Growth Rankings of TWU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Tennessee Wesleyan University was 36.2%. This is the #690 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at TWU regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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.