The College of Wooster

Wooster, OH · Private (nonprofit)
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Acceptance rate
59.5%
3,258 admitted
SAT · 50th
1350
Range 1250–1420
6-yr grad
74.0%
Retention 82.0%
Undergrads
1,738
10:1 S-F
Admissions
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89.0% / 86.5%
in-state / out-of-state
admit rate spread
Applications5,473
Overall admit rate59.5%
In-state admit rate89.0%
Out-of-state admit rate86.5%
Enrolled372 · 11.4% yield
Very important factorsGPA, Rigor of HS record
Important factorsApplication essay, Character
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
Test scores
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1350
SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 1250–1420 · 25.0% submitted
SAT
255075
R&W630680740
Math590650720
Comp125013501420
ACT
255075
Comp273033
Cost & aid
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$63,490
tuition (full-time)
Tuition$63,490
Fees$720
Room & board$15,350
Books$1,250
Avg need-based grant$46,193
% need met93.0%
Avg debt at graduation$31,730
Academics
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10 : 1
student-faculty ratio
82.0% retention
Student-faculty10 : 1
Retention82.0%
4-year graduation63.3%
6-year graduation74.0%
Enrollment
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1,738
undergraduates
65.0% out-of-state · 39 intl freshmen
Total undergraduates1,738
First-year372
Transfer26
Full-time99%
Female53%
Out-of-state65.0%
International (freshmen)39
Rankings
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#76
U.S. News & World Report
Best National Liberal Arts Colleges
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Liberal Arts Colleges#7626
NicheBest Colleges in America#42726
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#46926
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Niche, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
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Liberal Arts College
Carnegie Classification
114 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationLiberal Arts College114
Athletic conferenceNorth Coast Athletic Conference8
Athletic divisionNCAA D3105
Institutional controlPrivate (nonprofit) college211
Geographic groupingOhio colleges15
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
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$0
application fee
waivable
Regular decisionMarch 15 → April 1 → May 1
Early decisionNovember 1 → November 15 · binding
Early decision 2January 15
Early actionNovember 15 → December 31
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyTest Optional
HS units required4 Eng, 3 Math, 3 Sci, 2 SciLab, 2 FL, 3 SS
Admissions URLhttps://wooster.edu/admissions/apply/
Admissions emailadmissions@wooster.edu
Admissions phone330 263-2322
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
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Kenyon College
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
Kenyon College OH · Private (nonprofit)30.1%14302K
Ohio Wesleyan University OH · Private (nonprofit)55.6%—1K
Denison University OH · Private (nonprofit)—13602K
Allegheny College PA · Private (nonprofit)58.8%12601K
Wittenberg University OH · Private (nonprofit)—1210—
Earlham College IN · Private (nonprofit)72.6%1190—
Hiram College OH · Private (nonprofit)97.5%960991
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — The College of Wooster

4 years of The College of Wooster's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.