by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
The College of Wooster was awarded 4 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is child development & psychology.
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College Factual ranked Wooster College as #619 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list.
Wooster College also holds the #21 spot on the Best Colleges in Ohio ranking.
The College of Wooster has an acceptance rate of 61%, which means the school is serious about who it admits. Take your time in putting together a strong application that highlights why you are a good fit for Wooster College.
About 22% of students accepted to Wooster College submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 620 and 720. Math scores were between 600 and 710.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at Wooster College it is much better at 11 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at The College of Wooster is 86%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The College of Wooster has a freshmen retention rate of 80%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Wooster College the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 75%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,924 undergraduates at Wooster College with 1,921 being full-time and 3 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $12,636 | $17,111 | $21,438 | $25,909 | $32,223 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Wooster College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Wooster College, approximately 52% of students took out student loans averaging $7,564 a year. That adds up to $30,256 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Wooster College is 2.4%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
See which majors at The College of Wooster make the most money.
Get more details about the location of The College of Wooster.
Contact details for Wooster College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1189 Beall Avenue, Wooster, OH 44691 |
| Phone: | 330-263-2000 |
| Website: | https://www.wooster.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/CollegeofWooster |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/woosteredu |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Political Science & Government | 39 | $26,882 |
| General Biology | 30 | $23,648 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 29 | NA |
| General Psychology | 28 | $28,131 |
| History | 26 | $33,753 |
| Computer Science | 25 | NA |
| General English Literature | 25 | $25,265 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 25 | NA |
| Mathematics | 25 | NA |
| Neurobiology & Neurosciences | 21 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 9 students took at least one online class at The College of Wooster. This is a decrease from the 336 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 9 | 9 |
| 2019-2020 | 336 | 336 |
| 2018-2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-2018 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-2017 | 0 | 0 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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