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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.

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 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$14,776938th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$14,776539th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$23,450582nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$26,4681,531st lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$38,2981,678th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$35,1461,530th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
16.0%1,945th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
69.6%1,254th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
52.7%298th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
980965th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
18912th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
6021,617th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
12.0:1782nd smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
74.4%91st highest of 2,122 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.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Public HealthHealth Professionsbachelors$37,568—
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, OtherBusinessbachelors$33,993$36,668
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors$27,038—
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors——
Biology, GeneralBiological Sciencesbachelors——
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors——
Computer EngineeringEngineeringbachelors——
Computer Sciencebachelors——
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors——
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors——
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors——
English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literaturebachelors——

Campus facts

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.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Wilberforce University’s 602 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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