The College of Wooster
Wooster, Ohio
- Private nonprofit
- Town
- 1,730 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 60%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $26,433per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 72%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $62,33910 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Independent Study, often called I.S., is a required senior research or creative project completed by every student at The College of Wooster.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 60%About 6 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1220–1460Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 27–33Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $26,433full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $78,165sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $64,210Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 72%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 82%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $62,33910 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $26,530federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 1,730Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 26%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 14%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- John Carroll University University Heights, OH — admits 81%
- Mount Vernon Nazarene University Mount Vernon, OH — admits 84%
- Otterbein University Westerville, OH — admits 85%
- University of Mount Union Alliance, OH — admits 78%
Also worth a look
- Franciscan University of Steubenville Steubenville, OH — admits 58%
- Tiffin University Tiffin, OH — admits 80%
- Lake Forest College Lake Forest, IL — admits 57%
- Alvernia University Reading, PA — admits 58%
- Northwood University Midland, MI — admits 65%
- Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware, OH — admits 56%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for The College of Wooster, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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