Study Away: Virginia Wesleyan University

Virginia Beach, VA

Virginia Wesleyan University Study Away contact: Mandy Reinig, Director of Global Engagement, areinig@vwu.edu

Virginia Wesleyan is Coastal Virginia’s premier university of the liberal arts and sciences. Just miles from the Atlantic Ocean and Chesapeake Bay, the picturesque 300-acre campus of Virginia Wesleyan University is situated in world-famous Virginia Beach. And VWU annually enrolls approximately 1,500 students in undergraduate, graduate, and online programs. We have a campus population that is 48% self-identified people of color. Students thrive in small classes, the average is 13 students, and through the University’s experiential learning, high-impact leadership, and career development programs. Students are kept active through Off The Hook programming which provides social, educational, and community-building activities on campus.

Campus Prerequisites or Restrictions:

Students are not permitted to enroll in social work, nursing, education, and some of the sports and recreation management courses due to prerequisites.

Program Costs:

Fees: $950 fees

Health insurance: $2630 (annual; can be waived)

Room and Board: Costs vary based on type of housing

Student is required to live on campus.

Application Deadlines:

April 1 for fall semester

November 1 for spring semester