Wesleyan University (disambiguation)

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Wesleyan University and Wesleyan College are the names of educational institutions derived from the adjective Wesleyan.

Colleges and universities named Wesleyan include:

InstitutionFoundedLocationAffiliation & notes
Wesleyan University 1831 Middletown, Connecticut Independent. Liberal arts college.
Wesleyan College 1836 Macon, Georgia Independent. Women's liberal arts college.
Wesleyan University Philippines 1946 Cabanatuan, Philippines United Methodist Church / from primary, secondary to university

Colleges and universities with Wesleyan in their name include:

InstitutionFoundedLocationAffiliation & notes
Allegheny Wesleyan College 1957 Salem, Ohio Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection
Central Wesleyan College 1864 Warrenton, Missouri Methodist Church. Defunct.
Dakota Wesleyan University 1885 Mitchell, South Dakota United Methodist Church
Evangelical Wesleyan Bible Institute 1963 Cooperstown, Pennsylvania Evangelical Wesleyan Church
Genesee Wesleyan Seminary 1831–1942 Lima, New York Not strictly college level
Illinois Wesleyan University 1850 Bloomington, Illinois Independent. Liberal arts college.
Indiana Wesleyan University 1920 Marion, Indiana Wesleyan Church
Iowa Wesleyan University 1843 Mt. Pleasant, Iowa United Methodist Church
Kansas Wesleyan University 1886 Salina, Kansas United Methodist Church
Kentucky Wesleyan College 1850 Owensboro, Kentucky United Methodist Church
Miltonvale Wesleyan College 1909 Miltonvale, Kansas Wesleyan Church
Montana Wesleyan University 1890 Helena, Montana Methodist Episcopal Church
Nagasaki Wesleyan University 1881 Isahaya, Nagasaki, Japan unknown
Nebraska Wesleyan University 1887 Lincoln, Nebraska United Methodist Church
North Carolina Wesleyan University 1956 Rocky Mount, North Carolina United Methodist Church
Ohio Wesleyan University 1842 Delaware, Ohio United Methodist Church
Oklahoma Wesleyan University 1909 Bartlesville, Oklahoma Wesleyan Church
Roberts Wesleyan University 1945 North Chili, New York Free Methodists
Southern Wesleyan University 1906 Central, South Carolina Wesleyan Church
Tennessee Wesleyan University 1857 Athens, Tennessee United Methodist Church
Texas Wesleyan University 1890 Fort Worth, Texas United Methodist Church
Virginia Wesleyan University 1961 Virginia Beach, Virginia United Methodist Church
West Virginia Wesleyan College 1890 Buckhannon, West Virginia United Methodist Church

Learned societies with Wesleyan in their name include:

SocietyFoundedJournalNotes
Wesleyan Theological Society1966Wesleyan Theological Journal
Wesleyan Philosophical Society 2001Wesleyan Philosophical Online JournalWesleyan Philosophical Society

Other colleges and universities with a Wesleyan affiliation include:

InstitutionFoundedLocationAffiliation & notes
Asbury University 1890 Wilmore, Kentucky Wesleyan-Holiness Tradition
Kingswood University 1945 Sussex, New Brunswick The Wesleyan Church
Houghton College 1883 Houghton New York The Wesleyan Church
Kentucky Mountain Bible College 1931Vancleve, Kentucky Wesleyan Arminian & Theology
Wesley Biblical Seminary 1974 Jackson, Mississippi Theological Education
Wesley Seminary 2009 Marion, Indiana The Wesleyan Church
Indiana Wesleyan University

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