10-yr median earnings
$59,629
Federal aid recipients only
Private Nonprofit · Wooster, Ohio
The College of Wooster
The College of Wooster is a private nonprofit institution in Wooster, Ohio. as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.
- $59,629
- 10-yr median earnings
- 59.5%
- Acceptance rate
- $23,458
- Avg net price / yr
- 73.9%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
The College of Wooster pairs top-quartile former-student earnings with a moderately open admit.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 16%
- former-student earnings, US
- 59.5%
- acceptance rate
- 73.9%
- 150%-time completion
- +36%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Town: Distant
Carnegie: Bacc: A&S
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this The College of Wooster 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 ("Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus"), 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
C
College Value Score
58/100
The College of Wooster
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 A-
$59,629
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$23,458
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate B+
73.9%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$26,500
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment A-
78.5%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention B-
82.1%
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$23,458
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
73.9%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 73.9%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - The College of Wooster vs peers
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 The College of Wooster 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.
The College of Wooster: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$59,629 Top 16% higher than 84% of 5,103 US colleges
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 | The College of Wooster | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $59,629 | #814 of 5103 | 84th |
| Average net price | $23,458 | #3717 of 5020 | 26th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 73.9% | #1107 of 4858 | 77th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 1,730 | #1614 of 5462 | 70th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
1,730
Undergraduate enrollment
59.5%
Acceptance rate
1,353
SAT average
73.9%
150%-time completion
$59,629
10-yr median earnings
82.1%
First-year retention
How The College of Wooster ranks in Ohio
State rank among 243 reporting Ohio colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | The College of Wooster | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $59,629 | #29 of 243 | 88th |
| Average net price | $23,458 | #162 of 228 | 29th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 73.9% | #61 of 235 | 74th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 1,730 | #48 of 257 | 81st |
Highest former-student earnings in Ohio
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chamberlain University-Ohio | $92,405 | $31,544 |
| 2 | Case Western Reserve University | $87,989 | $41,190 |
| 3 | Ohio Northern University | $80,928 | $24,478 |
| 4 | Four County Career Center | $77,338 | - |
| 5 | University of Dayton | $75,537 | $29,533 |
| 6 | Mount Carmel College of Nursing | $75,103 | $10,420 |
| 7 | Mount Carmel College of Nursing - Fairfield | $75,103 | - |
| 8 | Kenyon College | $71,830 | $38,512 |
| 9 | Trinity Health System School of Nursing | $71,660 | $9,825 |
| 10 | Firelands Regional Medical Center School of Nursing | $68,723 | - |
| 11 | The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences | $68,303 | $18,378 |
| 12 | Denison University | $67,753 | $40,007 |
| 29 | The College of WoosterThis school | $59,629 | $23,458 |
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 59.5% |
| SAT Average | 1,353 |
| SAT Math (25th-75th) | 590 – 720 |
| SAT Reading (25th-75th) | 630 – 740 |
| ACT Average | 29 |
| ACT (25th-75th) | 27 – 33 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at The College of Wooster
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k $12,512
$0 – $30k
$12,512 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$14,032 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$17,941 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$32,223 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at The College of Wooster - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $61,640 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $61,640 |
| Average Net Price | $23,458 |
20.9%
Pell Grant Rate
44.7%
Federal Loan Rate
$26,500
Median Debt
$281/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at The College of Wooster swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $21,455 to $25,766 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as +20.1%, 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
$21,455
Highest year
$25,766
Most recent (2023)
$25,766
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $21,4552023 · $25,766
Over the same years, enrollment went -9.4% (2,070 → 1,876 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
50.7%
Female
14.3%
First Generation
Outcomes
82.1%
Retention Rate
$43,895
Median Earnings (6yr)
63.5%
Earning Over $25K
78.5%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 73.9% |
| First-year retention | First-time, full-time freshmen | 82.1% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $43,895 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $59,629 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 63.5% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 78.5% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $26,500 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $281/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Top programs at The College of Wooster by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Mathematics
Mathematics
$86,578 median earnings
- Economics
Economics
$79,310 median earnings
- Political Science and Gove…
Political Science and Government
$64,760 median earnings
- Communication and Media St…
Communication and Media Studies
$60,884 median earnings
- Psychology, General
Psychology, General
$60,250 median earnings
- Sociology
Sociology
$56,115 median earnings
- English Language and Liter…
English Language and Literature, General
$55,456 median earnings
- History
History
$48,903 median earnings
What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | Bachelor's | 28 | $86,578 | $27,000 |
| Economics | Bachelor's | 17 | $79,310 | - |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's | 32 | $64,760 | $26,784 |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's | 22 | $60,884 | $22,111 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's | 0 | $60,250 | $26,000 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's | 17 | $56,115 | $27,000 |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's | 17 | $55,456 | $26,717 |
| History | Bachelor's | 25 | $48,903 | $26,546 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's | 31 | - | $26,107 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's | 31 | - | $26,751 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | Bachelor's | 23 | - | $23,250 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's | 16 | - | $23,100 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's | 14 | - | - |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | Bachelor's | 4 | - | - |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's | 15 | - | - |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at The College of Wooster? ▼
The College of Wooster is a private nonprofit institution in Wooster, Ohio. The acceptance rate is 59.5%. The average SAT score is 1,353. Undergraduate enrollment is 1,730 students.
How much do The College of Wooster former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at The College of Wooster who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $59,629 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $43,895.
How much does The College of Wooster cost? ▼
The average net price at The College of Wooster is $23,458. In-state tuition is $61,640 and out-of-state tuition is $61,640. Median student debt at graduation is $26,500.
What is the graduation rate at The College of Wooster? ▼
The College of Wooster has a 73.9% 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 82.1%.
Is The College of Wooster worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at The College of Wooster is $26,500, while former students earn a median of $59,629 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 44% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 78.5% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $281.
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.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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