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Wilberforce University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation African Methodist Episcopal
Population 100,000
Map of the United States

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 602
Men / Women 47% / 53%
Black 100%
Native American 0%
Asian 0%
Hispanic 0%
White 0%
Mixed 0%
International 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Business & Economics 61%
Humanities & Social Sciences 25%
Life & Natural Sciences 7%
Arts 3%
Engineering 3%
Computer Science 1%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $16,448
Est. Cost of Attendance $25,676
10-Year ROI $98,000
ROI Percentile 21th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 74%
4-Year Graduation Rate 6%
6-Year Graduation Rate 12%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,305 (17%)
Days Without Precipitation 227 (16%)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 39%
Yield (Unbound) 8%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional
ACT Range 15 – 21

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).

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Wilberforce University 71 34% / 66% 0% $58,710
Electrical Engineering 2 100% / 0% 0% $88,005 95
Computer Science 1 100% / 0% 0% $83,805 93
Biology 5 20% / 80% 0% $54,571 61
Accounting $69,508 84
Business Administration 12 42% / 58% 0% $63,272 76
Health Services Administration 11 18% / 82% 0% $56,820 65
Management Information Systems 3 67% / 33% 0% $72,558 86
Marketing $62,134 75
Organizational Leadership 17 24% / 76% 0% $62,672 76
Criminal Justice 1 0% / 100% 0% $52,975 57
Literature 1 0% / 100% 0% $46,107 38
Media Studies 5 40% / 60% 0% $49,286 48
Political Science 2 0% / 100% 0% $54,250 60
Psychology 4 75% / 25% 0% $48,587 45
Social Work 4 0% / 100% 0% $48,769 46
Sociology 1 0% / 100% 0% $48,602 46
Music 2 100% / 0% 0% $38,162 16
Assistive/Augmentative Technology $73,076 87