4760 Forsyth Road
Macon, GA 31210

Wesleyan College is the world's oldest women's college. Since its inception in 1836 as the Georgia Female College, Wesleyan College has achieved honors like no other women's college. Wesleyan offers more than 35 majors and 29 minors included self-designed majors and interdisciplinary programs.

Wesleyan has a strong biological and physical sciences program. The college also offers a dual degree in engineering in conjunction with the Georgia Institute of Technology, Auburn University and Mercer University. Wesleyan's has eight pre-professional programs include pre-engineering, pre-medicine, pre-dental, pre-veterinary, pre-pharmacy, pre-health sciences, pre-law, and pre-seminary.

Wesleyan students often partake in a vigorous student life, with over forty clubs and student organizations to choose from. The College also encourages its students to form new clubs and organizations that suit their interests. Wesleyan also participates in five NCAA sports, including basketball, soccer, tennis, cross-country and softball.


Quick Facts:

Wesleyan graduates include the first woman to receive a Doctor of Medicine degree and the first woman to argue a case before the Georgia Supreme Court

Ninety young women were enrolled in Wesleyan's first session in 1839.

90 percent of faculty are engaged in research in their fields.

Approximately 85% of Wesleyan students receive financial aid.

Wesleyan's beautiful campus is listed in the National Register of Historic Places as the Wesleyan College Historic District.

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