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The College of Wooster

Wooster, OH · CDS 2024–2025 · Town: Distant · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
59.5%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
11.4%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
93.0%
Total cost — out-of-state
$79,560
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
10:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$23,210

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates1,738
Total all graduate0
Grand total all students1,738

Admissions

Total applicants5,473
Total admitted3,258
Total enrolled372
Overall admit rate59.5%
Admit rate — women66.1%
Admit rate — men53.9%
Yield rate11.4%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?Yes
ED closing date11/1
ED notification date11/15
# admitted under ED plan83
Offers Early Action plan?Yes
EA closing date11/15
EA notification date12/31
Restrictive Early Action?No

Test Scores

% submitting SAT25.0%
% submitting ACT22.0%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile630
SAT EBRW 75th %ile740
SAT Math 25th %ile590
SAT Math 75th %ile720
ACT Comp 25th %ile27
ACT Comp 75th %ile33
% in top 10% of HS class52.0%
% in top 25% of HS class73.0%

Cost

Tuition — in-state$63,490
Tuition — out-of-state$63,490
Required fees$720
Room and board$15,350
Total cost — in-state$79,560
Total cost — out-of-state$79,560

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$46,193
Avg % of need met93.0%
% with 100% of need met57.3%
Avg merit grant (no need)$35,771
Avg loan debt at graduation$23,210

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist——
# admitted from waitlist——
Waitlist admit rate——
Transfer applicants (total)168
Transfer admit rate33.3%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio10:1
% faculty full-time81.3%

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)59.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)——
Average net price (private)$23,458Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)75.7%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)64.1%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate81.7%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$57,840Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant20.2%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan44.6%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full14.7%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress34.3%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress20.8%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged——
Defaulted2.1%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019

Undergraduates

% part-time0.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white61.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black9.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino5.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian4.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races3.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international14.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown1.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women52.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men47.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white69.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black3.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino7.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian7.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races1.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international7.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown3.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Social Sciences19.1%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences18.6%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services8.7%
Physical Sciences6.7%
Psychology6.5%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies6.1%
Visual And Performing Arts5.8%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs4.1%