Ohio Wesleyan University is a private institution that was started in 1842. It has a undergraduate enrollment of 1,494, and the environment is Suburban. It uses a semester-based academic year. Its tuition/fees are $47,130
Ohio Wesleyan University is a small liberal arts school situated in the city of Delaware, about 20 minutes north of the state capital, Columbus. learners at Ohio Wesleyan can choose from more than 90 majors in the fields of arts, humanities, natural sciences and social sciences. Freshmen have the opportunity to make friends through the Fresh X program, in which they go on an organized retreat with their classmates the summer before their first semester of classes. More than 80 percent of Ohio Wesleyan University learners volunteer by building houses with Habitat for Humanity, tutoring children through Buckeye Valley Reads or participating in other programs.

The university, often called OWU, also offers about 100 student organizations, Greek life and intramural sports teams for learners to join. More serious athletes can try out for the Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops varsity teams, which participate in the NCAA Division III North Coast Athletic Conference. The OWU basketball teams play in an arena named after alumnus Branch Rickey, who took one of the first steps in integrating baseball by signing Jackie Robinson, the first African-American to play in Major League Baseball.