Wilberforce University
Wilberforce, Ohio
- Private nonprofit
- Rural
- 822 undergrads
- HBCU
- Admit rate
- 41%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $16,221per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 10%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $41,87410 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
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Getting in
- Admit rate
- 41%About 4 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%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- Not reportedSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
We don't have test score or GPA figures for Wilberforce University's first-year students yet, so there's nothing to compare your numbers with. The admit rate above is the best guide we have.
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
- $16,221full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $28,212sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $16,632Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 10%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 74%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $41,87410 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $20,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 822Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 82%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 46%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Lake Erie College Painesville, OH — admits 70%
- Central Yeshiva Tomchei Tmimim Lubavitz Brooklyn, NY — admits 87%
- Ohio Dominican University Columbus, OH — admits 94%
- Ottawa University-Surprise Surprise, AZ — admits 78%
Also worth a look
- Ohio Christian University Circleville, OH — admits 38%
- Thomas University Thomasville, GA — admits 38%
- The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences Cincinnati, OH — admits 59%
- Paul Quinn College Dallas, TX — admits 40%
- Warner University Lake Wales, FL — admits 43%
- William Jewell College Liberty, MO — admits 38%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Wilberforce University, 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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