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The ultimate success of any university is measured by the success of its alumni.
Our focus on rigorous academic programs, translating theory into practice in every major, internships, and research opportunities give you the solid experience that impresses employers and graduate schools.
The OWU Connection provides the ideal mix of broad knowledge, critical-thinking skills, and practical experience to prepare you for your first job and a successful career. Autumn Ford ’23 is a Staff Assistant for Rep. Jonathan Jackson in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Research opportunities provided by The OWU Connection have given Ohio Wesleyan the leg up to earn national awards and acceptance into prestigious graduate programs. Kaito Iwasaki ’23 is in the Ph.D. program in Applied and Interdisciplinary Mathematics at the University of Michigan.
For more than 100 years, students from around the world graduate from OWU and launch into impressive graduate programs and careers. Ali Amer ’23 is in the Ph.D. program in Biology at Auburn University.
A Few Class of 2019 Employers
AVS Equine Hospital - Tallahassee, Florida
Bartlett House - Ghent, NY
Battelle Memorial Institute - Columbus
Bureau of Land Management - Kremmling, Colorado
Columbus Division of Police - Columbus
Financial Center Credit Union - Indianapolis
Findaway - Solon, Ohio
The First Tee - St. Augustine, Florida
Happy Kidds Pediatric Dentistry - New York City
Hypres, Inc. - Elmsford, New York
Institute of Reading Development - Atlanta
JP Morgan Chase - Columbus
Mid-Ohio Workers Association - Columbus
Morgan Stanley - New York City
The Potomac School - McLean, Virginia
Preservation Parks of Delaware, Ohio
ScribeAmerica - Columbus
Skylight Financial Group - Cleveland
Spark Foundry - Seattle
Swarthmore College - Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
Walt Disney Company - Orlando, Florida
Wunderlich Box Company - St. Louis
PATHWAY TO A CAREER
A Few Class of 2019 Graduate Schools
Boston College
Capital University
Case Western Reserve University
Johns Hopkins University
Louisiana State University Law School
Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Temple University
University of California Los Angeles
University of Cincinnati
University of Illinois
University of Louisville
University of Missouri
University of Wisconsin, Madison
PATHWAY TO GRADUATE SCHOOL
The mission of Ohio Wesleyan's Career Connection is to help all OWU students develop and implement the tools and tenacity to navigate the path from college into the professional world. 100% of 2019 graduates who worked with Career Connection agreed the work helped them pursue their future.
More than 9 out of 10 OWU graduates move quickly into the next phase of their lives (95% of the 2019 Class). And more than 80% of recent graduates find themselves in their field of choice, doing meaningful work and following their intended paths.
U.S. News & World Report 2021 rankings list OWU among the top 100 "Best National Liberal Arts Colleges and "Top Schools on Social Mobility." In 2017, a New York Times report shows 66.9% of lower-income OWU students moved to the top 40% in income 10 years after graduation.
In the past three years, Ohio Wesleyan grads have enrolled at Harvard, Princeton, University of Chicago, NYU, Cornell, Michigan, Johns Hopkins, Duke, and Notre Dame. Students also take advantage of guaranteed admission to graduate programs through OWU's partnerships with top universities across the country.
According to Forbes, Ohio Wesleyan ranks No. 17 in America for the percentage of graduates who own a business - and No. 1 in Ohio. OWU alumni use their full liberal arts education to create businesses and organizations in almost every field.