Type | 4 year |
Control | Private |
Business model | Not for Profit |
Campus size | Small |
Campus locale | Town |
Degrees offered | Undergrad only |
Calendar system | Semester |
Total enrollment | 2,003 |
Religious affiliation | None |
Students with disability | 8% |
Student to faculty ratio | 11:1 |
Campus housing | |
Dormitory capacity | 2,051 students |
Freshmen are required to live on campus |
No |
The College of Wooster is somewhat selective in its admission process. In Fall 2016, it received 5,667 applications and 3,296 students were granted admission. The College of Wooster is at the #56 spot (in a scale of 1 to 100) in terms of admission difficulty out of 1,781 4 year colleges in the U.S.
Among other admission requirements, applicants must submit ACT or SAT test scores in order to get their application considered. In Fall 2016, 68% of the enrollees submitted ACT scores and 46% submitted SAT scores.
SAT | 1070 to 1350 |
ACT | 24 to 30 |
In 2016-2017 academic year, The College of Wooster's tuition was $46,430 for all students regardless of residency (73.3% more expensive than the national average tuition of a typical 4-year private institution)
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In 2016-2017 academic year, 99% of The College of Wooster's full-time freshman students were awarded some type of financial aid. 17% of the students received need based financial assistance from the federal government with an average amount of $4,192 (which is 4.7% below the national average.)
The total number of federal student loan recipients at The College of Wooster in 2016-2017, was 291, which is 51% of the total eligible students. The average loan amount given out to these students was $6,034 (which is 2.4% above the national average.)
In Fall 2016, The College of Wooster has enrolled a total of 2,003 students (1,983 students full-time and 20 on a part-time basis). The gender ratio of the new enrollee was 45% men and 55% women and all students were enrolled for undergraduate studies.
White: 67%
Non-resident alien: 11%
Black/African American: 8%
Hispanic: 5%
Asian: 5%
Race/ethnicity unknown: 2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 0%
Two or more races: 0%
Listed below are the 10 largest majors offered at The College of Wooster.
Study areas with their online column set to zero are those programs that have an online option but there was no graduate in 2016-2017 academic year.Study Areas | Percent | Total Graduates | Online |
---|---|---|---|
Philosophy And Religious Studies | 11% | 16 | |
History | 8% | 12 | |
Social Sciences | 7% | 10 | |
Visual And Performing Arts | 7% | 10 | |
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, And Group Studies | 6% | 8 | |
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics | 6% | 8 | |
Mathematics And Statistics | 6% | 8 | |
Multi/interdisciplinary Studies | 6% | 8 | |
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services | 3% | 4 | |
English Language And Literature/letters | 3% | 4 |
Graduation rate is a key indicator of an institution's education quality and the level of academic and financial support provided to students.
The following section details graduation and dropout rates of The College of Wooster full-time students who started class in 2010 and graduated or dropped out prior to August 31, 2016.
The above graduation rate is the percentage of students who graduated within 150% of the normal graduation time. For a 4 year degree program, 150% of 4 years is 6 years and for a 2-year program 150% is 3 years.
The typical median income of The College of Wooster graduates 6 years after enrollment is $31,100. Last year, out of the total 373 graduates who entered the institution 6 years ago, 373 were reported to have been employed. On the same note, out of 507 graduates, who enrolled 10 years ago, 472 were employed.
6 years after enrollment | 10 years after enrollment | |
---|---|---|
Annual Income | $31,100 | $45,400 |
Employment Rate | 100% | 93% |
Total Graduates | 373 | 507 |
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