Wabash College vs Berea College

Wabash College and Berea College, both esteemed liberal arts institutions, offer distinct educational experiences. Wabash, a men's college in Crawfordsville, Indiana, boasts a 32% acceptance rate and a focus on the liberal arts and sciences. Berea, a coeducational college in Berea, Kentucky, stands out with its 100% acceptance rate and commitment to affordability, offering free tuition to all enrolled students. While Wabash excels in STEM fields, Berea's strengths lie in social sciences and education. Wabash's student body is predominantly White, while Berea's is more diverse. With graduation rates of 83% and 51% respectively, both colleges prioritize student success, though Wabash's higher rate reflects its more selective admissions process. Explore the detailed comparison table to discover which college better aligns with your academic aspirations and personal preferences.

	Berea College	Wabash College
Overview
Location	Berea, Kentucky	Crawfordsville, Indiana
Campus setting	Town: Distant	Town: Distant
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)
Calendar system	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate	Undergraduate
Students retention rate	84.0%	85.0%
Common app member	No	Yes
Religious affiliation

Admission
Acceptance rate	33.0%	61.6%
Application fees
SAT range	1118 - 1268	1140 - 1340
ACT range	23 - 28	23 - 29
Students submitting SAT score	8.0%	53.0%
Students submitting ACT score	46.0%	27.0%
Total number of applicants	1,736	1,635
Total number of admissions given out	573	1,007
Admitted students who chose to enroll	338	210
Yield rate	59.0%	20.9%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Required
Recommendation letters	Not required	Not required
High school transcript	Required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	$54,396	$53,550
Average net price	$3,354	$21,466
Tuition	$42,900	$45,000
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $3,886 Meal plan: $3,598	Room/dormitory: $6,200 Meal plan: $5,400
Available payment plans		Prepaid tuition plan Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	100.0% Average amount $52,253	99.0% Average amount $37,862
Students receiving federal student loan	4.0% Average amount $3,016	60.0% Average amount $5,271
Students taking out private loans	2.0% Average amount $758	8.0% Average amount $13,391

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	1,468 Men 40.7% Women 59.3%	840 Men 100.0% Women 0.0%
Graduate students	N/A	N/A
Racial/ethnic diversity	Moderate	Low
Out-of-state students	N/A	26.3%
International students	7.8%	4.0%
Campus local/setting	Town: Distant	Town: Distant
Dormitory capacity	1,653	933
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	Tennessee Alabama Georgia Ohio	Indiana Illinois Texas Ohio Florida

Academics
Popular study areas	Business Social Sciences Visual & Performing Arts Biological and Biomedical Sciences Family and Consumer Sciences	Social Sciences History Biological and Biomedical Sciences Psychology Foreign Languages and Literatures
Students to faculty ratio	9:1	9:1
Institutional accreditation	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges	Higher Learning Commission

Outcome
Graduation rate	65.6%	83.0%
Dropout rate	13.7%	3.8%
Transferred out	19.8%	12.3%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $39,226 Year 2: $50,856 Year 3: $57,402 Engineering Technology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $24,355 Year 2: $26,353 Year 3: $42,731 Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $32,950 Year 2: $33,993 Year 3: $42,254 Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $19,670 Year 2: $27,590 Year 3: $36,495 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $25,658 Year 3: $31,668 Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $21,939 Year 2: $19,455 Year 3: $28,681 Agriculture, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $21,131 Year 2: $18,315 Year 3: $26,792 English Language and Literature, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $18,315 Year 3: $24,639 Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $17,023 Year 2: $20,687 Year 3: $24,324 History (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $24,035 Year 3: N/A	Economics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $50,346 Year 2: $52,107 Year 3: $58,138 Political Science and Government (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $45,148 Year 2: $37,208 Year 3: $46,455 Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $30,882 Year 2: $41,565 Year 3: $43,702 History (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $32,054 Year 2: $33,993 Year 3: $42,068 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $41,007 Year 3: $36,318 English Language and Literature, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $23,351 Year 3: N/A Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $49,058 Year 3: N/A Mathematics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $52,397 Year 2: $51,482 Year 3: N/A

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