Wesleyan University Grad School
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237 High StMiddletown, CT, 06459, USA
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Wesleyan University is a private liberal arts college founded in 1831 and located in Middletown, Connecticut. According to the Classification of Institutions of Higher Education established by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, Wesleyan is the sole Baccalaureate College (in the nation) that emphasizes undergraduate instruction in the arts and sciences but also supports and funds graduate research in many academic disciplines and grants PhD and Master's degrees primarily in the sciences, mathematics, and computer science. Founded under the auspices of the Methodist Episcopal Church and with the support of prominent residents of Middletown, the now secular university was the first institution of higher education to be named after John Wesley, the Protestant theologian who was the founder of Methodism. About twenty unrelated colleges and universities were subsequently named after Wesley. Wesleyan, along with Amherst and Williams Colleges, is a member of the historic... more at freebase
| Type | Private not-for-profit |
| Campus Setting | City: Small |
| Highest Degree | Doctor's degree |
| Graduate Degree | Yes |
| Medical Degree | No |