Wilberforce University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation African Methodist Episcopal
Population 100,000

Weather

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

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 713
Men / Women 46% / 54%
Athletes 109 (15.8%)

Racial/Ethnic

Black 97%
White 1%
International 1%
Native American 0%
Asian 0%
Hispanic 0%
Mixed 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
Wilberforce University 68 32% 0% 0% 94% 0% 0% $59,345 9 -0.90 63 100%
Computer Engineering 2 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $100,876 13 -0.76 97 — — — — —
Electrical Engineering 2 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $100,500 12 -0.78 97 — — — — —
Computer Science 1 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $89,864 11 -1.03 93 — — — — —
Biology 4 — 25% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $56,999 9 -1.10 57 — — — — —
Accounting — — — — — — — — $69,094 11 -1.16 78 — — — — —
Business Administration 12 — 42% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $60,330 10 -0.90 64 — — — — —
Health Services Administration 11 — 18% 0% 0% 91% 0% 0% $47,428 2 -0.97 32 100% — — — —
Management Information Systems 3 — 67% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $68,472 5 -1.37 77 — — — — —
Marketing — — — — — — — — $60,513 6 -1.33 65 — — — — —
Organizational Leadership 17 — 24% 0% 0% 88% 0% 0% $58,606 6 -1.25 61 — — — — —
Literature 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $51,548 49 -0.11 43 — — — — —
Media Studies 3 — 67% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $53,960 22 -0.74 50 — — — — —
Political Science 2 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $56,040 8 -1.19 55 — — — — —
Psychology 4 — 75% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $53,335 43 -0.26 48 — — — — —
Social Work 4 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $53,632 49 +0.04 49 — — — — —
Sociology 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $53,968 44 -0.26 50 — — — — —
Music — — — — — — — — $47,361 52 +0.07 32 — — — — —
Assistive/Augmentative Technology — — — — — — — — $83,215 23 -0.46 89 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,145 56 +0.03 64 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $16,987
ROI Percentile 63th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 74%
4-Year Graduation Rate 6%
6-Year Graduation Rate 12%
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
Business & Economics 63.2% 43 30% 0% 0% 93% 0% 0% $56,916 2 -1.09 57 100% —
Social Sciences 20.6% 14 36% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $53,985 29 -0.41 50 — —
Engineering 5.9% 4 50% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $100,688 46 -0.77 97 — —
Life & Natural Sciences 5.9% 4 25% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $56,999 10 -1.10 57 — —
Computer Science 1.5% 1 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $89,864 17 -1.03 93 — —
Humanities 1.5% 1 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $51,548 28 -0.11 43 — —
Professional 1.5% 1 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,145 26 +0.03 64 — —

Sports

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Baseball 34 $158K $158K $0
Basketball 20 $74K $74K $0
Cross Country 9 $17K $17K $0
Total 57 $250K $250K $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Basketball 16 $131K $131K $0
Volleyball 14 $113K $113K $0
Gymnastics 12 $246K $246K $0
Cross Country 10 $19K $19K $0
Total 52 $510K $510K $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Basketball 36 $205K $205K $0
Baseball 34 $158K $158K $0
Cross Country 19 $37K $37K $0
Volleyball 14 $113K $113K $0
Gymnastics 12 $246K $246K $0
Total 109 $808K $808K $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 39%
Yield (non-ED) 8%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 41% 41% 41%

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