unitid 206589 · Wooster, OH · private nonprofit 4-year · town (distant)
The College of Wooster
- enrollment 2023
- 2,061
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
60%
28th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
1,730
70th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
21%
undergrads on Pell grants
22nd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
74%
finish within 150% time
81st pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$75,656
89th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$23,458
after aid, aided students
57th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$59,629
after entry, Title IV students
69th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$26,500
78th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $12,512 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
family income mix not reported
- Median family income
- $88,985
- First-generation students
- 14%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $61,640
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.3× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Political Science and Government. | 43 | $47,531 | $27,000 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology. | 36 | — | — |
| Biology, General. | 31 | — | $26,107 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | 27 | $64,741 | $22,681 |
| Computer Science. | 24 | — | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | 22 | — | $26,751 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences. | 19 | — | $23,250 |
| History. | 19 | $48,091 | $26,720 |
| Philosophy. | 18 | — | $25,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 17 | — | — |
| Mathematics. | 17 | — | $27,000 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | 17 | $24,720 | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.