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Wesleyan University ( WESS-lee-ən) is a private liberal arts university in Middletown, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1831 as a men's college under the Methodist Episcopal Church and with the support of prominent residents of Middletown. It is currently a secular institution. The college accepted female applicants from 1872 to 1909, but did not become fully co-educational until 1970. Before full co-education, Wesleyan alumni and other supporters of women's education established Connecticut College in 1912. Alumni of the college include 7 Truman Scholars, 12 MacArthur fellows, and 17 Rhodes Scholars.

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Wesleyan University
Woodman Street, Middletown

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06457 Middletown
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