- The Inkwell
- North Carolina
- Warren Wilson College
Swannanoa, NCRural: fringeZIP 28778Founded 1894
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1894
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: arts & sciences focus
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.warren-wilson.edu
- Member of
- ACA
North CarolinaPrivate nonprofit
Warren Wilson College
Warren Wilson College is a private nonprofit college in Swannanoa, North Carolina, with 707 undergraduates. It admits 71% of applicants, graduates 40% within six years and costs $23,319 a year after aid.
40%graduate
Admission rate71%
Retention71%
4-year graduation30%
Pell Grant share43%
Federal loans52%
$23,319net price / year
71%admission rate
1350average SAT
40%graduate in 6 years
$39,685median earnings, 10 yrs
$24,907median debt
#1,583 of 1,704 for earnings#1,120 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,367 of 1,738 for graduation rate#604 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $59,238tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $26,540
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $26,540
- Average net price
- $23,319national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$16,752
$30,001–48,000$19,386
$48,001–75,000$22,059
$75,001–110,000$24,559
$110,001+$30,163
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 71%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1350
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 25–29
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college71%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college71%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college40%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college43%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 40%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 30%
- First-year retention
- 71%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 50%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $32,585
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $39,685middle 50%: $23,732–$61,488
- Median debt at graduation
- $24,907
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$61,488
Median, Warren Wilson College$39,685
Lower quarter$23,732
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 707
- Part-time
- 0.1%
- Women / men
- 67% / 33%
- Average age at entry
- 20.5
- First-generation students
- 20%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 43%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 69%
- Average faculty salary
- $6,280 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $11,579
- Endowment, end of year
- $55,051,556
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White77%
Hispanic8.6%
Black5.0%
Asian0.9%
Two or more races4.4%
U.S. nonresident2.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.7%
Unknown0.9%
17 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Biological & biomedical sciences16%
Natural resources & conservation15%
Visual & performing arts12%
Social sciences10%
English language & literature9.4%
Psychology7.2%
Agriculture3.9%
Public administration & social service3.9%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 199865. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7970595.