Baldwin Wallace University
Berea, Ohio · Also known as Baldwin Wallace Baldwin-Wallace College Baldwin-Wallace · Website
$54,122
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$54,122
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Baldwin Wallace University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Berea, Ohio with 2,842 undergraduates and 443 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $27,603 a year (tuition and fees $39,832). It admits 76% of applicants and 67% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $54,122 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $27,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$27,603
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$39,832
US median $11,837
Admission rate
76%
US median 78%
Completion rate
67%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$27,000
About $286 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$54,122
Rank 1,168 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $27,603
- Tuition and fees
- $39,832
- Cost of attendance
- $55,606
- Students with a need-based grant
- 29%
- Students with federal loans
- 82%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $21,296
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $20,381
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $22,994
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $27,597
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $31,288
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $29,908 in 2015-16 to $39,832 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 76%
- Average SAT
- 1,194
- SAT reading, middle
- 575
- SAT math, middle
- 570
- ACT, middle
- 24
- Undergraduates
- 2,842
- Graduate students
- 443
- Part-time students
- 3.2%
- Women
- 54%
- Students per teacher
- 12
- Completion rate
- 67%
- Retention rate
- 84%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 107
- Endowment
- $179.9M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,168 of 5,094 US colleges and 49 of 243 in Ohio (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | OH median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $27,603 | $17,906 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $39,832 | $15,202 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 76% | 78% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 67% | 59% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 84% | 74% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $27,000 | $14,211 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $44,972 | $36,744 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $54,122 | $41,273 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 67% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 76% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
107 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 67 | $27,000 | $44,688 | $67,934 | $68,257 |
| Research and Experimental PsychologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 42 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 41 | $27,000 | $51,347 | $74,535 | $83,343 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 38 | $27,000 | $30,986 | $57,273 | $57,214 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 33 | $27,000 | $36,528 | $50,415 | $54,562 |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 33 | $27,000 | Withheld | $37,682 | $42,892 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 33 | $97,220 | $100,618 | $119,972 | $127,347 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 31 | $27,000 | $42,407 | $59,020 | $55,378 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 30 | $26,250 | $37,649 | $45,784 | $47,382 |
| Public HealthOnlineMaster's | Master's | 30 | Withheld | $78,388 | Withheld | $82,751 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 29 | $23,750 | $68,401 | $75,687 | $88,910 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 29 | $31,500 | $86,374 | $106,526 | $103,485 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | $27,000 | $16,055 | $36,251 | $39,775 |
| Public HealthBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | $27,000 | $29,790 | Withheld | $58,808 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | $27,000 | $59,401 | $86,955 | $76,194 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | $27,000 | $40,306 | Withheld | $51,389 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesMaster's | Master's | 20 | $101,403 | $49,173 | $65,439 | $67,030 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | $26,000 | $44,596 | $64,353 | $69,303 |
| Special Education and TeachingOnlineMaster's | Master's | 18 | Withheld | $52,975 | $59,151 | $64,397 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related SciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | $26,722 | $21,454 | $53,654 | $62,172 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,629 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 15 | Withheld | $86,919 | $117,150 | $124,807 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | $70,779 | $68,069 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's | Master's | 13 | Withheld | $60,843 | $91,097 | $95,833 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Berea and Ohio on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does Baldwin Wallace University cost?
$27,603 a year is the average net price at Baldwin Wallace University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $39,832, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $55,606. Families earning under $30,000 pay $21,296 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Baldwin Wallace University?
76% of applicants are admitted to Baldwin Wallace University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,194 and the middle ACT score is 24. The median admission rate of colleges in Ohio is 78%.
How much do Baldwin Wallace University graduates earn?
$54,122 a year is the median pay of former Baldwin Wallace University students who work, 10 years after they started ($44,972 after 6 years). That ranks 1,168 of 5,094 US colleges and 49 of 243 in Ohio. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Master's) at $100,618.
How much student debt do Baldwin Wallace University graduates have?
$27,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Baldwin Wallace University graduates, about $286 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 82% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Baldwin Wallace University?
67% of first-time, full-time students at Baldwin Wallace University finish within 6 years. 84% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Baldwin Wallace University?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (67 bachelor's graduates), Research and Experimental Psychology (42 bachelor's graduates), Finance and Financial Management Services (41 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 107 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.