by our College Data Analytics Team
College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Weatherford College was awarded 169 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is allied health professions.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, Weatherford College is ranked #1,230 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Weatherford College held the #1,579 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Weatherford College also holds the #63 spot on the Best Colleges in Texas ranking.
If you are worried about getting into Weatherford College, don't be. The school has a liberal open admissions policy, which means you only need to meet basic requirements in order to be admitted. Still, be sure to submit a complete application and provide any other requested materials.
With a student to faculty ratio of 16 to 1, Weatherford College is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Weatherford College is 99%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 5,480 undergraduates at Weatherford College with 1,896 being full-time and 3,584 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $7,524 | $8,084 | $9,447 | $11,004 | $12,663 |
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 Weatherford College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Weatherford College, approximately 18% of students took out student loans averaging $4,350 a year. That adds up to $17,400 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Weatherford College is 5.7%. 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.
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Contact details for Weatherford College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 225 College Park Drive, Weatherford, TX 76086-5699 |
| Phone: | 800-287-5471 |
| Website: | https://www.wc.edu/ |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 1,811 students took at least one online class at Weatherford College. This is a decrease from the 2,048 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 1,811 | 742 |
| 2019-2020 | 2,048 | 861 |
| 2018-2019 | 2,084 | 909 |
| 2017-2018 | 2,121 | 813 |
| 2016-2017 | 2,026 | 729 |
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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