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Wilberforce University Data & Information Overview

39% Acceptance Rate
32% Student Loan Default Rate
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How Well Is Wilberforce University Ranked?

Accounting and Business/Management Highest Ranked Major

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Overall Quality

Wilberforce University was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Wilberforce University?

39% Acceptance Rate
66% Of Accepted Are Women
1% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate at Wilberforce University is a competitive 39%, so make sure you take your application seriously when putting it together. Even leaving out a minor detail could be a reason to move you to the rejection pile.

Average Test Scores

About 1% of students accepted to Wilberforce University submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 400 and 630. Math scores were between 380 and 517.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Wilberforce University  ( 400 to 630 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Wilberforce University  ( 380 to 517 )
200
800
Wilberforce University received ACT scores from 72% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 15 and 20.

ACT Composite Scores for Wilberforce University  ( 15 to 20 )
1
36

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Wilberforce University Faculty

19 to 1 Student to Faculty
41% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio at Wilberforce University is 19 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1. This may indicate that some of your classes will be larger in size than they would be at other schools. However, upper level classes will probably be smaller.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Wilberforce University is 41%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  41 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Wilberforce University

58% Freshmen Retention
9% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Wilberforce University this rate is 58%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  58 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at Wilberforce University is 9%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%

On-Time Graduation Rate  9 out of 100
0
100

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Wilberforce University Undergraduate Student Diversity

404 Full-Time Undergraduates
96.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
62.1% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 439 undergraduates at Wilberforce University with 404 being full-time and 35 being part-time.

How Much Does Wilberforce University Cost?

$15,949 Net Price
46% Take Out Loans
$21,340 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Wilberforce University is $15,949. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Wilberforce University, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Wilberforce University, approximately 46% of students took out student loans averaging $5,335 a year. That adds up to $21,340 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Wilberforce University is 31.7%. Watch out! This is significantly higher than the national default rate of 10.1%, which means you could have trouble paying back your student loans if you take any out.

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How Much Money Do Wilberforce University Graduates Make?

$34,690 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor's degree from Wilberforce University make about $34,690 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. Unfortunately, this is 18% less that the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year. However, graduates in your major field may make more.

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Location of Wilberforce University

Ohio State
404 Full-Time Undergraduates
Rural Campus Setting
Wilberforce University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Wilberforce, Ohio. Students who love country life may enjoy the rural location of Wilberforce University.

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Contact details for Wilberforce University are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1055 N Bickett Rd, Wilberforce, OH 45384-1001
Phone: 937-376-2911
Website: www.wilberforce.edu/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Official-Wilberforce-University/268447839837144
Twitter: https://twitter.com/WilberforceDMR/lists/wilberforce-university

Wilberforce University Majors

26 Majors With Completions
68 Undergraduate Degrees
4 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 26 majors graduated from Wilberforce University. Of these students, 68 received undergraduate degrees and 4 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Business Administration & Management 11 NA
Communication & Media Studies 10 NA
Accounting 10 NA
Social Work 7 NA
Political Science & Government 6 NA
Computer Information Systems 5 NA
Marketing 4 NA
General Psychology 3 NA
Criminal Justice & Corrections 3 NA
Electrical Engineering 2 NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Wilberforce University along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Wilberforce University

11% Take At Least One Class Online
9% Take All Classes Online

Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.

In 2020-2021, 62 students took at least one online class at Wilberforce University. This is an increase from the 0 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 62 49
2019-2020 0 0
2018-2019 0 0
2017-2018 6 0
2016-2017 0 0

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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