Wiley University
Marshall, TX · Private · Town (distant)
Private institution in Marshall, TX · 636 undergraduates · $33,159 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 3%Pell Grant share
- Top 17%Average net price
- Top 20%Out-of-state tuition & fees
- Top 20%Cost of attendance
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
- $10,095328th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $12,500796th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $12,500416th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $20,322388th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $24,9891,242nd lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $33,1591,834th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $28,0781,796th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 20.0%1,923rd highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 31.7%1,814th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 6361,605th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 18.0:11,713th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 77.1%71st highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 146 mi (DAL)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
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 20 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $29,685 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $29,685 | $26,933 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $27,548 | $27,048 |
| SociologySocial Sciences | bachelors | $21,964 | — |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | $21,632 | $25,484 |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | $18,309 | $23,649 |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | $13,969 | — |
| Agriculture, GeneralAgriculture | bachelors | — | — |
| Applied MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | — | — |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| ChemistryPhysical Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Education, GeneralEducation | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- A Historically Black College or University (HBCU)source
- Religious affiliation: United Methodistsource
- Founded in 1873source
- Athletic nickname: "Wildcats"source
- School colors: Purple and Blacksource
- Mascot: Wiley the Wildcatsource
- Motto: "Go Forth Inspired"source
- Campus size: about 134 acressource
- Formerly known as "Wiley University" (1873–1929)source
- Formerly known as "Wiley College" (1929–2023)source
- Athletic conference: NAIAsource
Athletics — 5 sports
NAIA Division I · NAIA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $674,003 (M $398,291 · W $275,712)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitewileyc.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 229887)
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- Sports directoryAll 5 EADA programs at this school
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