Private Nonprofit · Salem, Ohio

Allegheny Wesleyan College

Allegheny Wesleyan College is a private nonprofit institution in Salem, Ohio. as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.

$37,453
10-yr median earnings
$5,355
Avg net price / yr
45.0%
150%-time completion

The verdict

Allegheny Wesleyan College posts modest former-student earnings.

According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.

39th pct.
former-student earnings, US
45.0%
150%-time completion
+78%
earnings, 6→10 yrs
Rural: Fringe Carnegie: Special Focus (4yr)
View my saved schools

Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.

How to read this Allegheny Wesleyan College profile

Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.

Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.

Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.

College Value Score

D
College Value Score
47/100
Allegheny Wesleyan College

A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.

Earnings D
$37,453
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price A+
$5,355
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
45.0%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt N/A
N/A
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment N/A
N/A
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention F
36.4%
First-year students returning for year two
Allegheny Wesleyan College vs. the national benchmark
EarningsNet PriceCompletionDebtRepaymentRetention

Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.

10-yr median earnings

$37,453

Federal aid recipients only

Avg net price

$5,355

After grants and scholarships

150%-time completion

45.0%

Full-time, first-time cohort

150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 45.0%

Four-year-institution cohort

College ROI Quadrant - Allegheny Wesleyan College vs peers

Allegheny Wesleyan College positioned by earnings vs cost Two-by-two quadrant chart: x-axis median earnings 10 years after enrollment, y-axis average net price after financial aid. Each dot is a college, colored by completion within 150% of normal time (garnet ≥65%, amber 45-64%, red <45%). Net price increases upward, earnings increase rightward, so: bottom-right = best value (low cost, high earnings); top-right = premium (high cost, high earnings); bottom-left = community college tier (low cost, modest earnings); top-left = cost challenge (high cost, low earnings). Currently plotting 6 colleges. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard joined to Carnegie Classification. Allegheny Wesleyan College positioned by ear… Carnegie Classification: Special Focus (4yr) Special Fo… COST CHALLENGE PREMIUM COMMUNITY BEST VALUE $15K $75K Median Earnings 10 Years After Enrollment ($) $5K $24K Avg Net Price ($) Allegheny Wesleyan College (you are here): $37K earn · $5K net · 45% grad You are here - Allegheny Wesleyan… Trinity Health System School of Nursing: $72K earn · $10K net Trinity Health Sys… Kent State University at Salem: $45K earn · $14K net · 30% grad Kent State Univers… Columbiana County Career and Technical Center: $34K earn · $12K net · 76% grad Columbiana County … University of Mount Union: $53K earn · $23K net · 62% grad University of Moun… Raphael's School of Beauty Culture Inc-Alliance: $18K earn · $18K net · 63% grad Raphael's School o… Grad rate (4yr) ≥65% 45-64% <45%
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard + Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education

Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.

How Allegheny Wesleyan College ranks nationally

Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.

Allegheny Wesleyan College: former-student earnings vs. every US college

10-year median earnings, College Scorecard

$37,453 39th percentile higher than 39% of 5,103 US colleges

$0–$20,000: 169 US colleges (3%). Below this entry. $20,000–$40,000: 2,245 US colleges (44%). This entry sits in this band. $40,000–$60,000: 1,897 US colleges (37%). Above this entry. $60,000–$80,000: 606 US colleges (12%). Above this entry. $80,000–$100,000: 134 US colleges (3%). Above this entry. $100,000–$120,000: 39 US colleges (1%). Above this entry. $120,000–$140,000: 11 US colleges (0%). Above this entry. $140,000–$160,000: 2 US colleges (0%). Above this entry. This college $0 $160,000 every US college, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

Metric Allegheny Wesleyan College National rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $37,453 #3114 of 5103 39th
Average net price $5,355 #373 of 5020 93rd (lower is better)
150%-time completion 45.0% #3311 of 4858 32nd
Undergraduate enrollment 46 #4981 of 5462 9th

National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.

Quick Facts

46
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
45.0%
150%-time completion
$37,453
10-yr median earnings
36.4%
First-year retention

How Allegheny Wesleyan College ranks in Ohio

State rank among 243 reporting Ohio colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.

Metric Allegheny Wesleyan College State rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $37,453 #151 of 243 38th
Average net price $5,355 #8 of 228 96th (lower is better)
150%-time completion 45.0% #165 of 235 30th
Undergraduate enrollment 46 #235 of 257 9th

Highest former-student earnings in Ohio

#School10-yr earningsNet price
1Chamberlain University-Ohio$92,405$31,544
2Case Western Reserve University$87,989$41,190
3Ohio Northern University$80,928$24,478
4Four County Career Center$77,338-
5University of Dayton$75,537$29,533
6Mount Carmel College of Nursing$75,103$10,420
7Mount Carmel College of Nursing - Fairfield$75,103-
8Kenyon College$71,830$38,512
9Trinity Health System School of Nursing$71,660$9,825
10Firelands Regional Medical Center School of Nursing$68,723-
11The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences$68,303$18,378
12Denison University$67,753$40,007
151Allegheny Wesleyan CollegeThis school$37,453$5,355

Costs & Financial Aid

Net price by family income at Allegheny Wesleyan College

Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket

net price / yr

What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Allegheny Wesleyan College - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard As of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

Tuition & Net Price

In-State Tuition $6,800
Out-of-State Tuition $6,800
Average Net Price $5,355
50.0%
Pell Grant Rate
0.0%
Federal Loan Rate

Net price at Allegheny Wesleyan College swings rather than trends

Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $3,283 to $8,157 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as +26.3%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.

Lowest year
$3,283
Highest year
$8,157
Most recent (2023)
$6,740
Average net price, 2013–2023

11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.

2013: $5,3362014: $4,9712015: $3,2832016: $4,4372017: $5,7072018: $8,1572019: $8,0042020: $6,6642021: $7,1852022: $5,6882023: $6,740
2013 · $5,3362023 · $6,740

Over the same years, enrollment went +45.9% (37 → 54 students).

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.

Student Demographics

Race & ethnicity

Student body at a glance

59.4%
Female

Outcomes

36.4%
Retention Rate
$21,079
Median Earnings (6yr)

Outcomes & debt snapshot

Measure Cohort / horizon Value
Completion within 150% of normal time First-time, full-time 45.0%
First-year retention First-time, full-time freshmen 36.4%
Median earnings 6 years after entry $21,079
Median earnings 10 years after entry $37,453

Programs & Earnings

Program Credential Completers Median Earnings Median Debt
Religious Education Bachelor's 0 - -

Independent Scorecard matches among reporting colleges — not recommendations from the institution or a counselor.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the admissions statistics for Allegheny Wesleyan College?
Allegheny Wesleyan College is a private nonprofit institution in Salem, Ohio. Undergraduate enrollment is 46 students.
How much do Allegheny Wesleyan College former students earn?
Federally aided former students at Allegheny Wesleyan College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $37,453 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $21,079.
How much does Allegheny Wesleyan College cost?
The average net price at Allegheny Wesleyan College is $5,355. In-state tuition is $6,800 and out-of-state tuition is $6,800.
What is the graduation rate at Allegheny Wesleyan College?
Allegheny Wesleyan College has a 45.0% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program). The first-year retention rate is 36.4%.

Sources & methodology

Private-nonprofit profiles emphasize Scorecard cost-after-aid and completion alongside IPEDS Carnegie class. Endowment, gifts, and sticker price are not Scorecard fields on this page.

Figures are the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrievals. Nonprofit campuses vary widely in aid practice — net price here is the Title-IV-recipient cohort average, not an individual award letter. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Where to go next from Allegheny Wesleyan College

Nonprofit Scorecard medians describe federal-aid recipients who were working and not enrolled — they are not sticker-price ROI and not advice.

Every figure on PlainCollege is rendered directly from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard data, no number is typed in by an editor. Private-nonprofit profiles compile Scorecard net-price and earnings cohorts with IPEDS structure fields — no editor-typed figures. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Review the public data changelog. Data current as of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals.