- The Inkwell
- Ohio
- Wilberforce University
Wilberforce, OHRural: fringeZIP 45384Founded 1856
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1856
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: diverse fields
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.wilberforce.edu
OhioHBCUReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Wilberforce University
Wilberforce University is a private nonprofit university in Wilberforce, Ohio, with 822 undergraduates. It admits 40% of applicants, graduates 7.3% within six years and costs $16,221 a year after aid.
7.3%graduate
Admission rate40%
Retention74%
4-year graduation1.7%
Pell Grant share82%
Federal loans82%
$16,221net price / year
40%admission rate
—average SAT
7.3%graduate in 6 years
$41,874median earnings, 10 yrs
$20,500median debt
#1,526 of 1,704 for earnings#578 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,708 of 1,738 for graduation rate#166 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
- $28,212tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $16,632
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $16,632
- Average net price
- $16,221national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$16,221
$30,001–48,000—
$48,001–75,000—
$75,001–110,000—
$110,001+—
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 40%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college40%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college74%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college7.3%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college82%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 7.3%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 1.7%
- First-year retention
- 74%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 38%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $32,642
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $41,874middle 50%: $26,317–$54,526
- Median debt at graduation
- $20,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$54,526
Median, Wilberforce University$41,874
Lower quarter$26,317
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
- 822
- Part-time
- 16%
- Women / men
- 53% / 47%
- Average age at entry
- 23.4
- First-generation students
- 46%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 82%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 60%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,300 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $5,667
- Endowment, end of year
- $7,100,500
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White0.2%
Black99%
U.S. nonresident0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
11 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management47%
Health professions16%
Engineering5.9%
Biological & biomedical sciences5.9%
Psychology5.9%
Public administration & social service5.9%
Communication & journalism4.4%
Social sciences4.4%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 206491. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1730032.