Warren Wilson College

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach National
Population 350,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 130 (95% 😎)
Sunshine Hours 2,520 (36%)
Days Without Precipitation 241 (41%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 732
Men / Women 34% / 66%
From State 41%
From Region 24%
Athletes 197 (27.9%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 77%
Hispanic 9%
Black 5%
Mixed 5%
International 3%
Native American 1%
Asian 1%

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
Warren Wilson College 181 33% 78% 1% 2% 10% 3% $39,167 0 -2.01 3 93%
Data Science 1 +4 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $62,031 1 -2.23 44 — — — — —
Chemistry 1 +1 100% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $42,281 0 -2.83 5 — — — — —
Mathematics 6 — 67% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $53,939 2 -1.19 23 — — — — —
Biochemistry 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $42,307 1 -2.60 5 — — — — —
Biology 15 — 33% 80% 0% 0% 13% 0% $41,525 0 -2.89 4 — — — — —
Conservation Biology 13 — 38% 85% 0% 8% 8% 0% $37,653 0 -2.07 3 — — — — —
Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture 7 — 14% 86% 0% 0% 14% 0% $42,619 1 -1.74 5 — — — — —
Environmental Science 11 +1 36% 73% 0% 0% 18% 0% $38,888 0 -2.48 3 93% — — — —
Environmental Studies 16 +1 25% 88% 0% 0% 6% 0% $38,888 0 -2.48 3 93% — — — —
Outdoor Education 5 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,362 2 -1.91 8 — — — — —
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions 3 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,371 6 -1.51 9 — — — — —
Business Administration 5 +1 20% 20% 0% 20% 20% 20% $42,708 0 -1.82 5 — — — — —
Recreation Management 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $43,470 2 -1.55 6 — — — — —
Creative Writing 9 +2 44% 78% 0% 11% 11% 0% $31,366 0 -2.57 2 100% — — — —
English 8 +2 25% 88% 0% 12% 0% 0% $36,373 1 -1.96 2 — — — — —
History 7 +1 43% 86% 0% 0% 0% 14% $38,400 0 -1.81 3 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $37,895 1 -1.86 3 — — — — —
Philosophy 5 — 60% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $41,714 3 -1.49 5 — — — — —
Communication 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $41,119 1 -1.94 4 — — — — —
Human Services — — — — — — — — $38,980 6 -1.69 3 — — — — —
International Studies 3 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $42,510 0 -1.58 5 — — — — —
Psychology 13 — 23% 69% 0% 0% 15% 8% $37,675 0 -2.64 3 90% — — — —
Social Work 7 — 0% 86% 0% 0% 14% 0% $39,030 6 -1.69 3 — — — — —
Sociology and Anthropology 19 — 42% 74% 5% 0% 11% 0% $38,371 0 -1.68 3 — — — — —
Music 4 — 75% 50% 0% 0% 0% 25% $33,543 5 -1.42 2 — — — — —
Visual and Performing Arts 18 +3 39% 94% 0% 0% 6% 0% $34,119 7 -1.20 2 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $44,097
ROI Percentile 3th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 71%
4-Year Graduation Rate 40%
6-Year Graduation Rate 42%
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 23.8% 43 26% 74% 2% 0% 14% 2% $38,621 0 -1.97 3 90% —
Agriculture & Food Science 18.8% 34 26% 82% 0% 0% 12% 0% $39,656 0 -2.33 4 93% —
Humanities 17.1% 31 42% 81% 0% 6% 6% 3% $36,337 0 -2.02 2 100% —
Life & Natural Sciences 16.0% 29 34% 79% 0% 3% 10% 3% $39,816 0 -2.51 4 — —
Arts 12.2% 22 45% 86% 0% 0% 5% 5% $34,014 2 -1.24 2 — —
Health Sciences 4.4% 8 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,740 0 -1.76 8 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 3.9% 7 71% 57% 14% 0% 29% 0% $52,274 1 -1.42 19 — —
Business & Economics 3.3% 6 17% 33% 0% 17% 17% 17% $42,835 0 -1.77 5 — —
Computer Science 0.6% 1 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $62,031 0 -2.23 44 — —

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Other Sports 20 $51K $44K $6K
Soccer 19 $63K $58K $4K
Basketball 16 $82K $71K $10K
Lacrosse 15 $77K $71K $5K
Volleyball 10 $29K $21K $8K
Swimming 9 $31K $26K $5K
Cross Country 7 $29K $6K $23K
Total 92 $365K $300K $64K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Other Sports 39 $148K $100K $48K
Soccer 21 $57K $59K -$1K
Lacrosse 16 $48K $37K $11K
Basketball 15 $94K $81K $12K
Volleyball 14 $69K $69K $439
Swimming 11 $31K $26K $5K
Cross Country 7 $29K $6K $22K
Total 105 $481K $380K $100K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Other Sports 59 $200K $144K $55K
Soccer 40 $121K $117K $3K
Basketball 31 $176K $153K $23K
Lacrosse 31 $126K $108K $17K
Volleyball 24 $99K $90K $8K
Swimming 20 $62K $52K $10K
Cross Country 14 $59K $13K $46K
Total 197 $1.4M $1.2M $199K

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 77%
Yield (non-ED) 18%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 77% 77% 77%

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