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The College of Wooster

Wooster, OH · Private · Town (distant)

Private institution in Wooster, OH · 1,876 undergraduates · 54% acceptance rate · $59,629 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
$25,7661,530th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$59,5501,920th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$59,5501,920th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$73,0751,836th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$26,5001,533rd lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$59,629557th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$43,895950th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
73.6%325th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
81.3%600th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
54.3%323rd most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1370119th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
29132nd highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
1,876978th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
10.0:1427th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
19.5%1,724th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 122 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 37 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors$48,432$36,674
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$39,369$48,041
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors$33,993$38,829
Historybachelors$29,685$23,456
SociologySocial Sciencesbachelors$29,685$26,625
Geological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesPhysical Sciencesbachelors$28,019$25,194
Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciencesbachelors$25,194$30,409
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$25,194$18,315
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$24,421$26,933
Fine and Studio ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$24,035$16,663
English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literaturebachelors$22,834$28,598
Neurobiology and NeurosciencesBiological Sciencesbachelors$22,192—

Campus facts

Athletics — 12 sports

NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)

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.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to The College of Wooster’s 1,876 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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