Baldwin Wallace University
Berea, OH · Private · Large suburb · BWU · Baldwin Wallace Baldwin-Wallace College Baldwin-Wallace
Private institution in Berea, OH · 2,775 undergraduates · 77% acceptance rate · $54,122 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 14%Student-faculty ratio
- Top 24%Graduation rate (4-year)
- Top 24%Full-time retention
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $27,6541,625th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $37,9381,590th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $37,9381,549th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $54,2001,594th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $27,0001,604th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $54,122846th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $44,972889th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 68.6%480th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 84.9%440th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 76.8%809th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1176468th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 24421st highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 2,775740th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 9.0:1304th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 28.5%1,293rd highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 97 mi (DTW)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- Free
- Personal essay
- Required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 64 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $58,057 | $61,516 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $48,041 | $53,984 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $47,729 | $47,846 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $47,260 | $50,677 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | $47,260 | $44,384 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $44,170 | $38,289 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $41,565 | $41,937 |
| MarketingBusiness | bachelors | $39,909 | $41,007 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationCommunications | bachelors | $39,009 | $36,560 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesHealth Professions | bachelors | $38,871 | $37,208 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $38,289 | $31,581 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducation | bachelors | $38,289 | $37,208 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1845source
- Motto: "Éducation de qualité avec une touche personnelle"source
- Athletic nickname: "Yellow Jackets"source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIIsource
- Formerly known as "Baldwin Institute" (1845–1856)source
- Formerly known as "Baldwin University" (1856–1913)source
- Formerly known as "German Wallace College" (1864–1913)source
- Formerly known as "Baldwin–Wallace College" (1913–2012)source
- A CIC]], [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A Space-grant]] institutionsource
- Plays for the "Cuyahoga Gold Bowl Trophy"source
- Fight song: ""B.W. Battle Song""source
- Notable alum: Harrison Dillardsource
Athletics — 14 sports
NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III
Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Bowling
- Football
- Golf
- Lacrosse
- Other Sports
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming and Diving (combined)
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.
Key links
- Official websitebw.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 201195)
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- Sports directoryAll 14 EADA programs at this school
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