Alumni/Fundraising

Alumni Weekend activities bring back memories and create new ones.

Ohio Wesleyan has a tremendous track record of preparing students to succeed at the next level. More than half of graduating students pursue further study within five years of graduation. Graduate placement rates for pre-med students average 89%, and law school acceptance rates top 95%.

Here are some of the better programs that recent graduates have joined after completion of the bachelor’s degree at Ohio Wesleyan:

• California Institute of Technology (Caltech) » Biochemistry
• Carnegie Mellon University » Computer engineering
• Case Western Reserve University » Electrical engineering, physics
• Columbia University » International relations, molecular biology
• Cornell University » Mathematics, plant pathology, computer science
• Johns Hopkins University » International studies
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) » Controls and robotics
• Northwestern University » Journalism
• Purdue University » Molecular genetics
• Stanford University » Economics
• University of Chicago » Sociology
• University of Michigan » Political science
• University of Notre Dame » Fine arts
• University of Pennsylvania » Physics
• University of Virginia » Chemistry
• The College of William and Mary » Marine science

Approximately 35 percent of alumni currently contribute, although 60 percent of the total alumni have given over the years. The most recent capital campaign (“The Campaign”) exceeded the goal of $100 million at $105 million, with $91 million of that having been secured in cash before the official end of the Campaign. Of the money raised for The Campaign, the top priorities were: the endowment ($51.7 million); contributions to the annual fund ($16 million); the Conrades•Wetherell Science Center ($13.5 million); the Streetscape Project, including the R.W. Corns Building, Edgar Hall, and Haycock Hall ($9.4 million); the Raise the Roof of University Hall project ($1 million); and Roy Rike Field renovations ($865,000).