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Wabash College Data & Information Overview

Great Price Value for Your Money
61% Acceptance Rate
Find out more about how Wabash College ranks, how diverse it is, what majors it offers, and other essential facts below.
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How Well Is Wabash College Ranked?

#16 Best Colleges in IN
History Highest Ranked Major
#1,996 Best for the Money in Nation

2025 Rankings

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Overall Quality

Out of the 41 colleges in Indiana, Wabash is ranked at #16.

Wabash was not ranked in College Factual's 2025 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Wabash?

61% Acceptance Rate
52% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

If you're applying to Wabash College you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 61%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.

Average Test Scores

About 52% of students accepted to Wabash submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 560 and 650. Math scores were between 562 and 670.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Wabash College  ( 560 to 650 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Wabash College  ( 562 to 670 )
200
800
Wabash received ACT scores from 13% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 22 and 30.

ACT Composite Scores for Wabash College  ( 22 to 30 )
1
36

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Wabash College Faculty

9 to 1 Student to Faculty
95% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio is often used to measure the number of teaching resources that a college or university offers its students. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1, but at Wabash it is much better at 9 to 1. That's good news for students who want to interact more on a personal level with their teachers.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.

The full-time faculty percentage at Wabash College is 95%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  95 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Wabash College

88% Freshmen Retention
72% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate of 88% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Wabash College enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.

Freshmen Retention Rate  88 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Wabash the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 72%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%

On-Time Graduation Rate  72 out of 100
0
100

Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Wabash College.

Wabash College Undergraduate Student Diversity

868 Full-Time Undergraduates
19.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
3.9% Percent International

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 868 full-time undergraduates at Wabash.

How Much Does Wabash College Cost?

$22,067 Net Price
63% Take Out Loans
$31,376 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Wabash is $22,067. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Wabash

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$16,342 $14,578 $16,084 $21,653 $27,370

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 Wabash, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Wabash, approximately 63% of students took out student loans averaging $7,844 a year. That adds up to $31,376 over four years for those students.

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How Much Money Do Wabash Graduates Make?

$69,952 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 Wabash make about $69,952 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. This is good news for future Wabash graduates since it is 42% more than the average college graduate's salary of $49,219 per year.

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See which majors at Wabash College make the most money.

Location of Wabash College

Indiana State
868 Full-Time Undergraduates
Town Campus Setting
Located in Crawfordsville, Indiana, Wabash College is a private not-for-profit institution. Crawfordsville is a good match for students who enjoy small-town life.

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Contact details for Wabash are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 301 West Wabash Avenue, Crawfordsville, IN 47933-0352
Phone: 765-361-6100
Website: www.wabash.edu/

Wabash College Majors

24 Majors With Completions
488 Undergraduate Degrees
488 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 24 majors graduated from Wabash College. Of these students, 488 received undergraduate degrees and 488 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
Writing Studies 28 $50,446
Economics 23 $51,815
Political Science & Government 21 $32,834
General Biology 16 NA
Philosophy, Politics, and Economics 15 NA
Child Development & Psychology 15 NA
Applied Mathematics 14 NA
Religious Studies 13 $26,455
History 12 $39,138
Mathematics 12 NA

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

Online Learning at Wabash

0% Take At Least One Class Online

Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.

In 2022-2023, 1 students took at least one online class at Wabash College. 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
2022-2023 1 0
2021-2022 0 0
2020-2021 95 32
2018-2019 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.

References

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