- The Inkwell
- Ohio
- Wilmington College
Wilmington, OHTown: distantZIP 45177Founded 1870
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1870
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: diverse fields
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.wilmington.edu
OhioReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Wilmington College
Wilmington College is a private nonprofit college in Wilmington, Ohio, with 1,006 undergraduates. It admits 92% of applicants, graduates 48% within six years and costs $28,567 a year after aid.
48%graduate
Admission rate92%
Retention72%
4-year graduation41%
Pell Grant share38%
Federal loans64%
$28,567net price / year
92%admission rate
1029average SAT
48%graduate in 6 years
$54,378median earnings, 10 yrs
$25,188median debt
#1,050 of 1,704 for earnings#1,406 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,114 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,274 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
- $50,444tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $33,104
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $33,104
- Average net price
- $28,567national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$19,484
$30,001–48,000$25,888
$48,001–75,000$26,300
$75,001–110,000$34,686
$110,001+$32,310
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 92%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1029
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 450–610
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 400–610
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 16–23
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college92%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college72%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college48%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college38%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 48%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 41%
- First-year retention
- 72%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 60%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $45,119
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $54,378middle 50%: $39,134–$72,155
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,188
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$72,155
Median, Wilmington College$54,378
Lower quarter$39,134
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
- 1,006
- Part-time
- 4.6%
- Women / men
- 53% / 47%
- Average age at entry
- 21.6
- First-generation students
- 35%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 38%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 56%
- Average faculty salary
- $6,539 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $5,718
- Endowment, end of year
- $32,371,804
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White71%
Hispanic3.1%
Black12%
Asian0.6%
Two or more races4.0%
U.S. nonresident2.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.4%
Unknown6.1%
17 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Agriculture26%
Parks, recreation & fitness21%
Business & management20%
Education9.6%
Biological & biomedical sciences4.5%
Psychology3.9%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting3.9%
Communication & journalism2.8%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 206507. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q8022753.