Wilberforce University
Wilberforce, OH · Private · Rural (fringe)
Private institution in Wilberforce, OH · 602 undergraduates · 53% acceptance rate · $38,298 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 4%Pell Grant share
- Top 9%Average net price
- Top 19%Acceptance rate
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
- $7,349181st cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $14,776941st cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $14,776542nd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $23,450582nd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $26,4681,542nd lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $38,2981,687th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $35,1461,539th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 16.0%1,962nd highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 69.6%1,262nd highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 52.7%304th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 980967th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 18914th highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 6021,622nd largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 12.0:1794th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 74.4%91st highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 176 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
- $25
- 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 27 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public HealthHealth Professions | bachelors | $37,568 | — |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, OtherBusiness | bachelors | $33,993 | $36,668 |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | $27,038 | — |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Computer EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | — | — |
| Computer Science | bachelors | — | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | — | — |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | — | — |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | — | — |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literature | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- A Historically Black College or University (HBCU)source
- Religious affiliation: African Methodist Episcopalsource
- Founded in 1856source
- Athletic nickname: "Bulldogs"source
- School colors: #056937 and #F2CE00source
- Motto: "Suo Marte"source
- Athletic conference: NAIAsource
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A Space-grant]] institutionsource
- Notable alum: Hastings Bandasource
- Notable alum: Dorothy Vaughansource
- Notable alum: Bayard Rustinsource
Athletics — 5 sports
NAIA Division I · NAIA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitewilberforce.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 206491)
- Compare colleges in OHRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in OhioEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: Wilberforce University vs Bluffton UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 5 EADA programs at this school
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
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