Wilmington College
Wilmington, OH · Private · Town (distant)
Private institution in Wilmington, OH · 924 undergraduates · 85% acceptance rate · $48,491 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
- $22,8721,334th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $30,9621,372nd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $30,9621,290th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $41,7511,258th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $24,2081,155th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $48,4911,158th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $41,8891,101st highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 55.1%959th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 68.5%1,320th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 84.6%1,056th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1042862nd highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 20800th highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 9241,401st largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 12.0:1794th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 37.3%830th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 193 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
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
Deadlines and essay flags come from the Common App Requirements Grid, joined by school name. Always confirm against the school’s own admissions page before applying.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 35 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $50,465 | $52,107 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $45,109 | $42,123 |
| Agricultural Business and ManagementAgriculture | bachelors | $37,306 | $36,437 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $36,852 | $31,133 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $33,993 | — |
| Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | $32,391 | $24,267 |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $32,119 | $32,284 |
| Education, GeneralEducation | bachelors | $31,236 | $31,133 |
| Agricultural and Domestic Animal ServicesAgriculture | bachelors | — | — |
| Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences, OtherAgriculture | bachelors | — | — |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, OtherBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Athletics — 12 sports
NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III
Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Football
- Lacrosse
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming
- Track and Field (Indoor)
- Track and Field (Outdoor)
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
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.
Key links
- Official websitewilmington.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 206507)
- 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: Wilmington College vs Columbus College of Art & DesignHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 12 EADA programs at this school
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
- MethodologyWhat these figures do and do not capture
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- What acceptance rate actually measuresSelectivity is a competition statistic — not a quality score, and not your personal odds.
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