Waynesburg University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Presbyterian
Population 130,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 2,021 (3% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation 213 (11%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 970
Men / Women 49% / 51%
From State 69%
From Region 20%
Athletes 407 (41.1%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 81%
Black 8%
Hispanic 5%
Mixed 3%
Native American 1%
Asian 0%
International 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
School of Arts and Sciences 117 37% 87% 0% 5% 3% 0% $52,214 2 -1.03 32 100% 9.1%
Computer Science 3 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $76,504 3 -1.42 80 — — — — —
Computer and Information Sciences — — — — — — — — $64,557 2 -1.64 63 100% — — — —
Cyber Forensics 3 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,180 5 -1.46 66 — — — — —
Information Technology — — — — — — — — $64,557 2 -1.64 63 100% — — — —
Chemistry 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,860 6 -1.23 50 — — — — —
Mathematics — +1 — — — — — — $59,823 9 -0.96 52 — — — — —
Biochemistry — +1 — — — — — — $59,190 8 -1.10 51 — — — — —
Biological and Physical Sciences 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,393 15 -0.93 49 — — — — —
Biology 5 — 60% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,214 14 -0.96 48 100% — — — —
Biomedical Sciences 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,214 10 -1.02 48 100% — — — —
Environmental Science 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,039 15 -0.96 29 — — — — —
Environmental Studies 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,155 16 -0.94 29 — — — — —
Marine Biology 4 — 25% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,798 21 -0.64 23 — — — — —
Advertising — — — — — — — — $57,525 4 -1.56 46 — — — — —
Financial Forensics 8 — 38% 62% 0% 0% 12% 0% $66,968 7 -1.30 68 — — — — —
Biblical Studies 5 — 60% 80% 0% 20% 0% 0% $47,198 32 -0.45 19 — — — — —
Creative Writing 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,688 33 -0.45 23 — — — — —
English Language and Literature — — — — — — — — $47,963 29 -0.54 21 — — — — —
History — — — — — — — — $50,484 24 -0.63 27 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,114 21 -0.59 29 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 5 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,718 20 -0.63 28 — — — — —
Professional Writing 3 — 0% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $48,687 33 -0.45 23 — — — — —
Public/Applied History — — — — — — — — $50,889 28 -0.59 28 — — — — —
Worship Ministry 2 +1 100% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $48,308 33 -0.31 22 — — — — —
Communication 3 — 100% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,724 4 -1.51 16 98% — — — —
Forensic Anthropology 11 — 18% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,569 19 -0.66 25 — — — — —
Human Services 7 — 14% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,723 20 -0.54 23 — — — — —
Journalism — — — — — — — — $48,557 4 -1.54 22 — — — — —
Political Science 2 +1 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $56,572 9 -1.15 44 — — — — —
Psychology 4 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,934 16 -0.93 23 97% — — — —
Public Relations and Advertising — — — — — — — — $57,575 8 -1.29 46 — — — — —
Sociology — — — — — — — — $50,330 24 -0.59 27 — — — — —
Sports Communication 6 — 67% 83% 0% 17% 0% 0% $47,982 7 -1.30 21 — — — — —
Art 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $42,414 31 -0.47 10 — — — — —
Arts Management — — — — — — — — $44,921 29 -0.54 15 — — — — —
Commercial Art and Design 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,814 17 -0.95 21 — — — — —
Music 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $44,111 39 -0.28 13 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 29 — 45% 90% 0% 7% 3% 0% $49,613 5 -1.42 25 100% 9.1% — — —
Forensic Science 5 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,941 5 -1.37 26 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Business 37 70% 65% 5% 8% 16% 0% $56,220 4 -1.26 43 95%
Accounting 2 — 50% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $72,599 19 -0.93 76 100% — — — —
Business — — — — — — — — $56,338 4 -1.11 43 — — — — —
Business Administration 23 +1 65% 65% 0% 9% 26% 0% $52,659 1 -1.30 33 94% — — — —
Business Administration and Operations 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,659 1 -1.30 33 94% — — — —
Entrepreneurship 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,943 15 -0.75 50 — — — — —
Finance 3 — 100% 67% 33% 0% 0% 0% $68,856 4 -1.04 71 — — — — —
International Business 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,522 9 -0.85 63 — — — — —
Marketing 5 — 80% 60% 20% 0% 0% 0% $56,431 2 -1.65 43 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Education 27 19% 89% 0% 4% 7% 0% $60,027 10 +1.04 53 97%
Early Childhood Education 6 — 0% 67% 0% 17% 17% 0% $50,947 42 -0.20 28 89% — — — —
Early Childhood Special Education 16 — 6% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,212 95 +1.62 60 100% — — — —
English Education — — — — — — — — $59,048 74 +0.51 50 — — — — —
History Teacher Education 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,535 78 +0.66 52 — — — — —
Mathematics Teacher Education 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,385 72 +0.16 51 — — — — —
Special Education 3 — 67% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $61,586 83 +0.86 57 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Nursing and Health Sciences 47 32% 91% 0% 2% 0% 0% $72,948 52 -1.21 77 99% 4.8%
Athletic Training 5 — 60% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,435 20 -1.00 38 100% — — — —
Exercise Science 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,874 11 -1.16 31 — — — — —
Nursing 35 — 20% 91% 0% 3% 0% 0% $78,970 4 -1.32 83 99% 4.8% — — —
Pharmaceutical Sciences — — — — — — — — $91,504 29 -0.88 91 — — — — —
Pre-Physical Therapy Studies 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,363 29 -0.69 51 — — — — —
Healthcare Administration 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,061 36 -0.38 50 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $32,560
ROI Percentile 48th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 72%
4-Year Graduation Rate 54%
6-Year Graduation Rate 66%
Transfer-Out Rate 24%

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
Business & Economics 20.6% 47 66% 66% 4% 6% 15% 0% $58,170 3 -1.23 48 95% —
Health Sciences 19.7% 45 29% 91% 0% 2% 0% 0% $73,566 35 -1.25 77 99% 4.8%
Professional 14.9% 34 38% 91% 0% 6% 3% 0% $49,661 2 -1.41 25 100% 9.1%
Social Sciences 14.5% 33 30% 91% 0% 6% 0% 0% $49,099 6 -0.89 24 97% —
Education 11.8% 27 19% 89% 0% 4% 7% 0% $60,028 84 +1.04 53 97% —
Humanities 7.5% 17 29% 76% 0% 12% 6% 0% $48,945 15 -0.50 23 — —
Life & Natural Sciences 3.5% 8 50% 88% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,259 13 -0.96 48 100% —
Agriculture & Food Science 2.6% 6 17% 83% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,564 10 -0.74 25 — —
Computer Science 2.6% 6 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $71,342 2 -1.44 74 — —
Arts 1.8% 4 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $45,538 21 -0.67 16 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.4% 1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,860 3 -1.23 50 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Health Sciences — — — — 3 #201 — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Computer Science — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math — — — — — — — —
Total — — — — 3 #533 — —

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

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 101 $460K $460K $0
Basketball 55 $166K $166K $0
Baseball 40 $131K $131K $0
Soccer 32 $121K $121K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 30 $21K $21K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 30 $26K $26K $0
Wrestling 19 $112K $112K $0
Golf 12 $11K $11K $0
Cross Country 9 $23K $23K $0
Tennis 8 $11K $11K $0
Total 274 $1.1M $1.1M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 30 $138K $138K $0
Softball 29 $72K $72K $0
Basketball 22 $194K $194K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 20 $25K $25K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 20 $29K $29K $0
Volleyball 18 $112K $112K $0
Cross Country 11 $27K $27K $0
Tennis 9 $14K $14K $0
Wrestling 7 $86K $86K $0
Golf 5 $10K $10K $0
Total 133 $711K $711K $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 101 $460K $460K $0
Basketball 77 $361K $361K $0
Soccer 62 $259K $259K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 50 $46K $46K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 50 $56K $56K $0
Baseball 40 $131K $131K $0
Softball 29 $72K $72K $0
Wrestling 26 $199K $199K $0
Cross Country 20 $50K $50K $0
Volleyball 18 $112K $112K $0
Golf 17 $21K $21K $0
Tennis 17 $25K $25K $0
Total 407 $2.1M $2.1M $0

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 75%
Yield (non-ED) 19%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 75% 75% 75%

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 18%
SAT Range 930 – 1250
SAT Math Range 460 – 620
SAT RW Range 470 – 630