The College of Wooster
Wooster, OH · Private four-year · Town: Distant
1,876undergraduates
60%admitted
Test-optionalSAT/ACT
$29,529average net price per year
74%graduate in 6 years
81%return for year two
Admissions
- Applicants
- 7,031
- Admitted
- 3,819
- Admit rate
- 60%
- Admit rate, women
- 60%
- Admit rate, men
- 50%
- Admitted students who enroll
- 12%
- First-year students
- 452
- SAT/ACT
- Test-optional
- Students who sent SAT scores
- 26%
- SAT reading and writing (middle 50%)
- 640-730
- SAT math (middle 50%)
- 610-720
- Students who sent ACT scores
- 24%
- ACT composite (middle 50%)
- 27-32
| High school GPA | Required |
|---|---|
| High school record | Required |
| College-prep coursework | Required |
| SAT or ACT scores | Considered, not required |
| Recommendations | Required |
| Essay or personal statement | Required |
| Class rank | Considered, not required |
| Demonstrated competencies | Considered, not required |
| English proficiency test | Required |
| Work experience | Considered, not required |
| Legacy status | Not considered |
Majors
42 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Biological and biomedical sciences (3)
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Bachelor's (36 awarded)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Bachelor's (31 awarded)
- Neuroscience Bachelor's (18 awarded)
Social sciences (6)
- Anthropology, General Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- Archeology Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Bachelor's (14 awarded)
- International Relations and Affairs Bachelor's (9 awarded)
- Political Science and Government, General Bachelor's (28 awarded)
- Sociology, General Bachelor's (6 awarded)
Psychology (1)
- Research and Experimental Psychology, Other Bachelor's (32 awarded)
Computer and information sciences and support services (1)
- Computer Science Bachelor's (25 awarded)
Multi/interdisciplinary studies (3)
- Data Science, General Bachelor's (9 awarded)
- Environmental Geosciences Bachelor's (8 awarded)
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Bachelor's (8 awarded)
Physical sciences (3)
- Chemistry, General Bachelor's (16 awarded)
- Geology/Earth Science, General Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Physics, General Bachelor's (5 awarded)
Business, management, marketing, and related support services (1)
- Business/Managerial Economics Bachelor's (22 awarded)
History (1)
- History, General Bachelor's (21 awarded)
English language and literature/letters (1)
- English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's (20 awarded)
Visual and performing arts (4)
- Art History, Criticism and Conservation Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Fine/Studio Arts, General Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Music, General Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Theatre and Dance Bachelor's (4 awarded)
Mathematics and statistics (1)
- Mathematics, General Bachelor's (13 awarded)
Communication, journalism, and related programs (2)
- Communication, General Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Mass Communication/Media Studies Bachelor's (6 awarded)
Natural resources and conservation (1)
- Environmental Studies Bachelor's (11 awarded)
Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies (6)
- African-American/Black Studies Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Chinese Studies Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- East Asian Studies Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- French Studies Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Russian Studies Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Philosophy and religious studies (2)
- Philosophy Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics (2)
- Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Spanish Language and Literature Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Education (2)
- Music Teacher Education Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Teacher Education, Multiple Levels Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Health professions and related programs (2)
- Communication Sciences and Disorders, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Music Therapy/Therapist Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $59,550
- Housing and food on campus
- $14,000
- Books and supplies
- $1,250
- Other on-campus costs
- $1,000
- Total cost on campus, in-state
- $75,800
- Total cost on campus, out-of-state
- $75,800
- Total cost living at home
- $66,476
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $15,018 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $14,787 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $23,052 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $26,899 |
| Over $110,000 | $32,701 |
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 100%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 100%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $43,534
- Got a grant from the college
- 100%
- Average grant from the college
- $42,063
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 20%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 46%
- Average amount borrowed
- $8,098
Graduation
- Bachelor's in 4 years
- 71%
- Bachelor's in 5 years
- 73%
- Bachelor's in 6 years
- 74%
- Bachelor's in 8 years
- 77%
- Any degree in 6 years (all students)
- 74%
- Transferred to another college
- 13%
- Came back for year two
- 81%
| Pell grant students | 64% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 72% |
| Neither | 77% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 317 | 81% |
| Men | 254 | 64% |
| Asian | 17 | 71% (small group) |
| Black | 44 | 70% |
| Hispanic | 38 | 68% |
| White | 351 | 75% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 68% |
| Race unknown | 5 | 60% (small group) |
| International | 91 | 75% |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 567 | 77% | 18% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 11 | 73% (small group) | 18% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2017. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 1,876
- Undergraduates
- 1,876
- Full-time undergraduates
- 1,870
- Part-time undergraduates
- 6
- Students per faculty member
- 10 to 1
- First-year students from in state
- 34%
- From out of state
- 50%
- From other countries
- 16%
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 0%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 0%
- Undergraduates registered with disability services
- 15%
| Women | 52% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0% |
| Asian | 4% |
| Black | 9% |
| Hispanic | 6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 61% |
| Two or more races | 4% |
| Race unknown | 1% |
| International | 14% |
Campus life
- Setting
- Town: Distant
- Address
- 1189 Beall Avenue, Wooster, OH, 44691
- County
- Wayne County
- Type
- Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Athletics
- NCAA
- Teams include
- football, basketball, baseball, cross country and track
- Offers
- Study abroad, Teacher certification, Credit for AP exams, Yellow Ribbon (veterans)
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.