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Wilson College Data & Information Overview

Great Price Value for Your Money
94% Acceptance Rate
This overview covers the essential stats on Wilson College, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more. Want to know more about a specific stat? Just click on its tile, and you’ll go to a page that goes more in-depth on that subject. You can also use the links below to go directly to any section on this page.

How Well Is Wilson College Ranked?

#97 Best Colleges in PA
Nursing Highest Ranked Major
#723 Best for the Money in Nation

2025 Rankings

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Overall Quality

Wilson also holds the #97 spot on the Best Colleges in Pennsylvania ranking.

Wilson 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 Wilson?

94% Acceptance Rate
68% Of Accepted Are Women
28% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate at Wilson College is 94%, which is higher than many other schools to which you may be applying. But don't think getting into Wilson is a sure thing. The admissions staff is still going to review your application to see if you are a good fit for the school.

Average Test Scores

About 28% of students accepted to Wilson submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 490 and 580. Math scores were between 480 and 540.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Wilson College  ( 490 to 580 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Wilson College  ( 480 to 540 )
200
800
Wilson received ACT scores from 1% of accepted students.

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Wilson College Faculty

13 to 1 Student to Faculty
100% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio at Wilson College is about average at 13 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Wilson College is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  100 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Wilson College

69% Freshmen Retention
35% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Wilson College is 69%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  69 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full-time students who get their bachelor's degree with four years. At Wilson this rate is 35%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 33.3%.

On-Time Graduation Rate  35 out of 100
0
100

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Wilson College Undergraduate Student Diversity

627 Full-Time Undergraduates
18.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
79.6% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,041 undergraduates at Wilson with 627 being full-time and 414 being part-time.

How Much Does Wilson College Cost?

$22,609 Net Price
71% Take Out Loans
$36,716 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Wilson is $22,609. 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 Wilson

$0-30 K$30K-48K$48-75$75-110K$110K +
$17,499$17,658$20,250$22,693$28,875

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

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Wilson, approximately 71% of students took out student loans averaging $9,179 a year. That adds up to $36,716 over four years for those students.

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How Much Money Do Wilson Graduates Make?

$43,326 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from Wilson make around $43,326 per year during the early years of their employment. This is right on par with the average college graduate's salary of $49,219 per year. Also, graduates in your major field may make more.

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Location of Wilson College

Pennsylvania State
627 Full-Time Undergraduates
Small City Campus Setting
Wilson College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. The city atmosphere of Chambersburg makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

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Contact details for Wilson are given below.

Contact Details
Address:1015 Philadelphia Ave, Chambersburg, PA 17201-1285
Phone:717-264-4141
Website:www.wilson.edu/

Wilson College Majors

39 Majors With Completions
632 Undergraduate Degrees
632 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 39 majors graduated from Wilson College. Of these students, 632 received undergraduate degrees and 632 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 MajorsBachelor’s DegreesAverage Salary of Graduates
Nursing66$73,257
Instructional Media Design49NA
General Education45NA
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians27$35,554
Special Education24NA
General Visual & Performing Arts14NA
Educational Assessment12NA
Health & Physical Education10NA
Interdisciplinary Studies6NA
Child Development & Psychology6NA

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

Online Learning at Wilson

56% Take At Least One Class Online
34% Take All Classes Online

Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.

In 2022-2023, 768 students took at least one online class at Wilson College. This is a decrease from the 1,054 students who took online classes the previous year.

YearTook at Least One Online ClassTook All Classes Online
2022-2023768463
2021-20221,054604
2020-20211,5351,535
2018-2019477213

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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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