College of Wooster

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Presbyterian
Population 120,000

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 490 (28.4%)

Racial/Ethnic

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

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Wooster 462 47% 65% 2% 8% 4% 15% $67,293 35 -0.46 37 96%
Computer Science 40 +4 57% 35% 0% 12% 5% 40% $111,947 39 -0.38 95 — — — — —
Data Science 14 +3 50% 57% 7% 7% 0% 29% $102,354 24 -0.40 90 — — — — —
Chemical Physics 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $89,173 70 +0.40 80 — — — — —
Chemistry 16 — 62% 50% 6% 6% 19% 12% $68,247 33 -0.32 40 100% — — — —
Geosciences 4 — 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,047 49 -0.18 25 — — — — —
Mathematics 14 +6 64% 79% 0% 0% 0% 14% $105,365 86 +0.76 92 89% — — — —
Physics 10 — 40% 70% 0% 0% 0% 20% $89,349 71 +0.42 80 — — — — —
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 27 — 44% 44% 0% 4% 4% 41% $61,607 11 -0.88 22 — — — — —
Biology 33 +2 48% 73% 6% 3% 6% 12% $55,964 8 -1.22 11 100% — — — —
Neuroscience 26 — 27% 62% 0% 12% 0% 19% $56,946 15 -0.88 12 94% — — — —
Environmental Geosciences 6 +2 50% 50% 17% 17% 0% 0% $55,972 37 -0.34 11 — — — — —
Environmental Studies 10 +3 40% 90% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,709 24 -0.62 8 — — — — —
Communication Sciences and Disorders 6 — 0% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $59,886 36 -0.29 18 — — — — —
Managerial Economics 15 +2 87% 80% 7% 0% 0% 7% $89,549 46 -0.32 80 — — — — —
Quantitative Economics 22 +1 55% 23% 0% 5% 9% 59% $84,165 33 -0.52 74 100% — — — —
African American Studies — — — — — — — — $50,763 23 -0.67 5 — — — — —
Archaeology 6 +4 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,192 54 -0.07 11 — — — — —
Chinese Studies 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,839 23 -0.67 5 — — — — —
Chinese Studies — +2 — — — — — — $50,993 23 -0.66 5 — — — — —
Classical Languages 5 +4 40% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,160 29 -0.52 6 — — — — —
East Asian Studies — +1 — — — — — — $51,027 23 -0.65 6 — — — — —
English 17 +2 35% 88% 0% 0% 0% 6% $46,263 19 -0.75 3 93% — — — —
Ethnic Studies — +5 — — — — — — $51,276 25 -0.63 6 — — — — —
French Studies 4 +2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,627 23 -0.68 5 — — — — —
History 17 +8 82% 82% 0% 6% 6% 0% $57,201 61 +0.03 13 91% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 8 — 50% 75% 0% 25% 0% 0% $53,854 35 -0.33 8 — — — — —
Philosophy 7 +3 71% 57% 0% 14% 0% 29% $40,652 3 -1.57 2 89% — — — —
Religious Studies 4 +3 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,833 43 -0.12 5 — — — — —
Russian Studies 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,919 23 -0.66 5 — — — — —
Spanish 3 +3 0% 67% 0% 0% 0% 33% $52,382 31 -0.50 7 — — — — —
Anthropology 10 +2 40% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $55,737 52 -0.10 11 100% — — — —
Communication 14 +1 36% 64% 0% 29% 0% 0% $67,512 73 +0.53 38 100% — — — —
International Affairs 7 — 71% 71% 0% 0% 0% 14% $67,952 41 -0.25 39 — — — — —
Media Studies 5 +3 60% 40% 20% 20% 0% 0% $67,512 73 +0.53 38 100% — — — —
Political Science 25 — 44% 76% 0% 16% 0% 4% $74,469 62 +0.17 56 93% — — — —
Psychology 30 +10 40% 77% 7% 3% 7% 7% $59,420 42 -0.21 17 — — — — —
Sociology 11 +5 18% 55% 0% 18% 18% 9% $58,485 66 +0.15 15 100% — — — —
Teacher Education 2 +21 0% 0% 0% 50% 50% 0% $42,652 6 -1.46 2 — — — — —
Art History 6 — 33% 83% 0% 0% 0% 17% $25,617 0 -2.03 1 95% — — — —
Music 2 +2 50% 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% $29,376 1 -1.87 1 — — — — —
Music Education 5 — 20% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,615 58 +0.20 4 — — — — —
Music Performance 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $30,323 2 -1.76 1 — — — — —
Music Theory and Composition 6 — 50% 67% 0% 0% 0% 17% $29,827 2 -1.82 1 — — — — —
Music Therapy 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,600 96 +1.38 17 — — — — —
Studio Art 7 +3 0% 57% 0% 29% 14% 0% $25,617 1 -2.27 1 95% — — — —
Theatre and Dance 5 +1 20% 60% 20% 0% 0% 0% $29,172 2 -1.86 1 — — — — —
Urban Studies 7 +2 86% 86% 0% 0% 14% 0% $61,122 15 -0.80 21 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $63,659
ROI Percentile 37th

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 White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 22.1% 102 41% 71% 3% 12% 6% 5% $64,739 72 +0.06 30 97% —
Life & Natural Sciences 18.6% 86 41% 60% 2% 6% 3% 23% $58,033 13 -1.01 14 98% —
Humanities 15.8% 73 51% 84% 0% 5% 1% 5% $51,137 26 -0.48 6 92% —
Computer Science 11.7% 54 56% 41% 2% 11% 4% 37% $109,460 49 -0.39 94 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 9.7% 45 53% 69% 2% 2% 7% 13% $84,487 63 +0.21 74 95% —
Arts 8.9% 41 37% 76% 5% 5% 5% 5% $37,489 4 -1.36 1 95% —
Business & Economics 8.0% 37 68% 46% 3% 3% 5% 38% $86,348 64 -0.44 77 100% —
Agriculture & Food Science 3.5% 16 44% 75% 6% 6% 0% 0% $54,558 25 -0.51 9 — —
Health Sciences 1.3% 6 0% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $59,886 4 -0.29 18 — —
Education 0.4% 2 0% 0% 0% 50% 50% 0% $42,652 3 -1.46 2 — —

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.

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 162 $172K $152K $19K
Football 72 $542K $506K $36K
Lacrosse 44 $331K $238K $92K
Baseball 36 $299K $358K -$58K
Soccer 34 $191K $169K $21K
Swimming & Diving 29 $158K $115K $42K
Basketball 25 $304K $258K $45K
Golf 12 $162K $127K $34K
Tennis 9 $93K $89K $3K
Total 292 $2.3M $2.0M $237K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 95 $172K $152K $19K
Swimming & Diving 36 $158K $115K $42K
Soccer 29 $213K $197K $16K
Lacrosse 26 $226K $208K $18K
Softball 19 $254K $220K $33K
Field Hockey 15 $88K $83K $4K
Basketball 14 $184K $169K $15K
Volleyball 11 $165K $159K $5K
Golf 9 $102K $80K $21K
Tennis 9 $97K $91K $6K
Total 198 $1.7M $1.5M $184K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 257 $344K $305K $39K
Football 72 $542K $506K $36K
Lacrosse 70 $557K $447K $110K
Swimming & Diving 65 $316K $231K $85K
Soccer 63 $405K $366K $38K
Basketball 39 $488K $428K $60K
Baseball 36 $299K $358K -$58K
Golf 21 $264K $207K $56K
Softball 19 $254K $220K $33K
Tennis 18 $191K $181K $9K
Field Hockey 15 $88K $83K $4K
Volleyball 11 $165K $159K $5K
Total 490 $5.9M $5.0M $891K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 60%
Yield (non-ED) 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 60% 60% 60%
Early Decision 58% 58% 58%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

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