Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Presbyterian
Location Wooster, OH
Population 120,000
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Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,196 (7% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation 209 (7% ☔)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,748
Men / Women 47% / 53%
From State 41%
From Region 10%
Athletes 39.8%

Racial/Ethnic

White 61%
International 14%
Black 10%
Hispanic 5%
Asian 4%
Mixed 4%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Wooster 462 47% / 53% 15% $59,742 24 96%
Computer Science 40 +4 57% / 42% 40% $96,780 90
Data Science 14 +3 50% / 50% 29% $83,469 79
Chemical Physics 1 0% / 100% 0%
Chemistry 16 62% / 38% 12% $68,400 50 100%
Geosciences 4 25% / 75% 0% $60,449 26
Mathematics 14 +6 64% / 36% 14% $88,604 84 100%
Physics 10 40% / 60% 20% $78,555 72
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 27 44% / 56% 41% $54,202 12
Biology 33 +2 48% / 52% 12% $49,371 6 96%
Neuroscience 26 27% / 73% 19% $45,539 4 94%
Environmental Geosciences 6 +2 50% / 50% 0% $52,564 10
Environmental Studies 10 +3 40% / 60% 0% $49,803 7
Communication Sciences and Disorders 6 0% / 100% 0% $56,526 16
Managerial Economics 15 +2 87% / 13% 7% $82,545 78
Quantitative Economics 22 +1 55% / 45% 59% $81,603 76 91%
African American Studies $46,453 4
Anthropology 10 +2 40% / 60% 0% $55,800 15 100%
Archaeology 6 +4 50% / 50% 0% $51,116 8
Chinese Studies 1 0% / 100% 0% $46,638 4
Chinese Studies +2 $46,568 4
Classical Languages 5 +4 40% / 60% 0% $51,762 9
Communication 14 +1 36% / 64% 0% $67,564 47 100%
East Asian Studies +1 $46,612 4
English 17 +2 35% / 65% 6% $39,676 2 94%
Ethnic Studies +5 $46,460 4
French Studies 4 +2 0% / 100% 0% $46,375 4
History 17 +8 82% / 18% 0% $50,627 8 97%
Interdisciplinary Studies 8 50% / 50% 0% $51,164 8
International Affairs 7 71% / 29% 14% $55,703 15
Media Studies 5 +3 60% / 40% 0% $67,564 47 100%
Philosophy 7 +3 71% / 29% 29% $40,728 2 100%
Political Science 25 44% / 56% 4% $49,903 7 96%
Psychology 30 +10 40% / 60% 7% $49,951 7
Religious Studies 4 +3 50% / 50% 0% $49,094 6
Russian Studies 1 100% / 0% 0% $46,649 4
Sociology 11 +5 18% / 82% 9% $50,850 8 100%
Spanish 3 +3 0% / 100% 33% $51,737 9
Teacher Education 2 +21 0% / 100% 0% $53,097 10
Art History 6 33% / 67% 17% $25,620 1 95%
Music 2 +2 50% / 50% 0% $29,573 1
Music Education 5 20% / 80% 0% $52,347 9
Music Performance 1 100% / 0% 0%
Music Theory and Composition 6 50% / 50% 17% $29,601 1
Music Therapy 2 0% / 100% 0% $56,846 17
Studio Art 7 +3 0% / 100% 0% $25,620 1 95%
Theatre and Dance 5 +1 20% / 80% 0% $36,943 2
Urban Studies 7 +2 86% / 14% 0%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $63,659
ROI Percentile 24th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 82%
4-Year Graduation Rate 63%
6-Year Graduation Rate 74%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 37.9% 175 45% / 55% 5% $51,214 8 98%
Life & Natural Sciences 18.6% 86 41% / 59% 23% $49,729 7 95%
Computer Science 11.7% 54 56% / 44% 37% $93,329 87
Physical Sciences & Math 9.7% 45 53% / 47% 13% $76,414 68 100%
Arts 8.9% 41 37% / 63% 5% $34,241 1 95%
Business & Economics 8.0% 37 68% / 32% 38% $81,985 77 91%
Agriculture & Food Science 3.5% 16 44% / 56% 0% $50,838 8
Health Sciences 1.3% 6 0% / 100% 0% $56,526 16
Education 0.4% 2 0% / 100% 0% $53,097 10

Research

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $0.5M #447 63% $0
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.4M #407 13% $0
Computer Science $0.3M #328 9% $0
Life & Natural Sciences $0.1M #506 12% $0
Business & Economics $0.0M #432 0% $0
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 $0
Education $0 #457 $0
Engineering $0 #449 $0
Health Sciences $0 #441 $0
Total $1.3M #541 30% $0

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 40%
Yield (Unbound) 9%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 40% 40% 40%
Early Decision 58% 58% 58%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 47%
SAT Range 1220 – 1460
SAT Math Range 590 – 720
SAT RW Range 630 – 740