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Barton College

Wilson, NC · Private · Town (fringe)

Private institution in Wilson, NC · 1,020 undergraduates · 96% acceptance rate · $47,913 median earnings 10 years after entry.

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
$23,6651,392nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$35,6001,501st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$35,6001,450th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$48,0551,419th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$25,8771,429th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$47,9131,190th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$40,7851,166th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
51.5%1,087th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
65.2%1,443rd highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
95.9%1,429th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
—
Median ACT
20798th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
1,0201,353rd largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
14.0:11,158th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
36.9%837th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 174 mi (CLT)

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
Optional / not 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 28 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$57,826$59,781
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$37,208$38,559
Special Education and TeachingEducationbachelors$35,060—
GerontologyMultidisciplinary Studiesbachelors$33,993$30,228
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$33,192$36,560
Social WorkPublic Administrationbachelors$32,925$32,124
Public HealthHealth Professionsbachelors$32,213$29,685
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors$31,941$33,281
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors$30,771$20,824
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$29,685$27,476
Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitnessbachelors$23,456$32,382
Fine and Studio ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$21,508—

Campus facts

Athletics — 14 sports + curated flag football

NCAA Division II with football · NCAA Division II

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $4,724,362 (M $3,023,681 · W $1,605,651 · Coed $95,030)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Women’s flag football is curated (not yet a stable EADA sport filter).

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Barton College’s 1,020 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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