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General Information

Address

The College of Wooster
1189 Beall Avenue
Wooster, OH 44691

Control:

Private

Academic Calendar:

Semester

Religious Affiliation:

None

Founded:

1866

Web Site:

www.wooster.edu

Main Phone:

(330) 287-3000

Admissions Phone:

(800) 877-9905

Student Body

Full-Time Undergraduates:

1,777

Part-Time Undergraduates:

50

Total Male Undergraduates:

854

Total Female Undergraduates:

973

Admissions

Overall Acceptance Rate:

72%

Early Decision Acceptance Rate:

87%

Regular Acceptance Rate:

72%

Total Applicants:

2,523

Total Acceptances:

1,827

Freshman Enrollment:

488

Yield (percentage of admitted students who actually enroll):

27%

Early Decision Available?

Yes

Early Action Available?

No

Total Early Decision Applicats:

83

Total Early Decision Acceptances:

70

Early Decision One Deadline:

December 1

Early Decision Two Deadline:

January 15

Early Decision One Notification:

December 15

Early Decision Two Notification:

February 1

Regular Decision Deadline:

February 15

Regular Decision Notification:

April 1

Must-Reply-By Date:

May 1

Applicants Placed on Waiting List:

140

Applicants Accepted From Waiting List:

40

Students Enrolled From Waiting List:

34

Transfer Applications Received:

51

Transfer Applicants Accepted:

26

Transfer Students Enrolled:

12

Common Application Accepted?

Yes

Supplemental Forms?

Required

Admissions E-Mail:

admissions@wooster.edu

Admissions Web Site:

http://admissions.wooster.edu

SAT I or ACT Required?

Either

First-Year Students Submitting SAT Scores

73%

SAT I Range (25th–75th Percentile):

1090–1330

SAT I Verbal Range (25th–75th Percentile):

540–670

SAT I Math Range (25th–75th Percentile):

550–660

Retention Rate:

87%

Top 10% of High School Class:

30%

Application Fee:

$40

Financial Information

Tuition:

$28,230

Room and Board:

$7,060

Books and Supplies:

$700

Average Need-Based Financial Aid Package (including loans, work-study, grants, and other sources):

$21,570

Students Who Applied For Financial Aid:

70%

Students Who Received Aid:

63%

Financial Aid Phone:

1–800–877–3688

Financial Aid E-Mail:

financialaid@wooster.edu

Financial Aid Web Site:

www.wooster.edu/financialaid