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Warren Wilson College

Swannanoa, NC · Private · Rural (fringe) · WWC · Warren Wilson

Private institution in Swannanoa, NC · 720 undergraduates · 78% acceptance rate · $36,260 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
$23,7191,396th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$40,2901,644th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$40,2901,615th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$53,5761,564th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$25,0001,238th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$36,2601,751st highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$27,7231,797th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
43.1%1,407th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
70.3%1,221st highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
77.6%826th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1290214th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
27222nd highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
7201,548th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
11.0:1608th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
37.1%828th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 89 mi (CLT)

On 1 of our 111 lists

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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 23 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchNatural Resourcesbachelors$23,207$20,530
SociologySocial Sciencesbachelors$23,182—
International/Global StudiesMultidisciplinary Studiesbachelors$21,894—
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors$16,874—
Fine and Studio ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$15,552$12,356
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciencesbachelors——
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors—$28,598
ChemistryPhysical Sciencesbachelors——
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population BiologyBiological Sciencesbachelors——
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors——
English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literaturebachelors——
Historybachelors—$26,739

Campus facts

Athletics — 7 sports

NCAA Division III without 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 Warren Wilson College’s 720 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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