Wilson College
Chambersburg, PA · Private · Small city
Private institution in Chambersburg, PA · 745 undergraduates · 90% acceptance rate · $43,326 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
- $21,2411,201st cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $27,0001,271st cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $27,0001,142nd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $38,9321,190th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $26,3281,534th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $43,3261,444th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $37,0491,415th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 51.8%1,089th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 77.2%829th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 90.0%1,237th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1020897th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 7451,539th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 12.0:1794th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 26.6%1,394th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 70 mi (IAD)
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
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 37 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/TechniciansAgriculture | bachelors | $29,685 | $32,391 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Agricultural and Domestic Animal ServicesAgriculture | bachelors | — | — |
| Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences, OtherAgriculture | bachelors | — | — |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
| Animal SciencesAgriculture | bachelors | — | — |
| Applied MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | — | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| ChemistryPhysical Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: Presbyterian Church (USA)source
- Founded in 1869source
- Competes in NCAA Division IIIsource
- School colors: Silver and Bluesource
- Athletic nickname: "Phoenix"source
- Mascot: The Phoenixsource
- Motto: ""Ars, Scientia, et Religio" / ("Arts, Sciences and Religion")"source
- Campus size: about 300 acressource
- Formerly known as "Wilson Female College" (1869–1920)source
Athletics — 10 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.
Key links
- Official websitewilson.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 217013)
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