Wilberforce University
Wilberforce, Ohio · Website
$38,298
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$38,298
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Wilberforce University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Wilberforce, Ohio with 822 undergraduates and 16 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $5,567 a year (tuition and fees $16,448). It admits 41% of applicants and 12% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $38,298 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $26,468 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$5,567
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$16,448
US median $11,837
Admission rate
41%
US median 78%
Completion rate
12%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$26,468
About $281 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$38,298
Rank 3,006 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
- $5,567
- Tuition and fees
- $16,448
- Cost of attendance
- $25,676
- Students with a need-based grant
- 74%
- Students with federal loans
- 97%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $5,630
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $5,313
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $5,211
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $5,217
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $5,226
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 $13,475 in 2015-16 to $16,448 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
- 41%
- SAT reading, middle
- 515
- SAT math, middle
- 449
- ACT, middle
- 18
- Undergraduates
- 822
- Graduate students
- 16
- Part-time students
- 16%
- Women
- 53%
- Students per teacher
- 12
- Completion rate
- 12%
- Retention rate
- 74%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 25
- Endowment
- $7.10M
- Other
- Historically Black college, Religious affiliation
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 3,006 of 5,094 US colleges and 141 of 243 in Ohio (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | OH median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $5,567 | $17,906 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $16,448 | $15,202 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 41% | 78% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 12% | 59% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 74% | 74% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $26,468 | $14,211 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $35,146 | $36,744 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $38,298 | $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. 36% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 57% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
25 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 | 20 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Public HealthBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $58,808 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,359 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,293 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $71,416 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,706 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,378 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,214 |
| Management Information Systems and ServicesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $83,290 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,790 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $52,657 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,792 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,194 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $92,374 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $107,009 |
| Computer EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $109,015 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $100,647 |
| Nuclear EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| LiteratureBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $46,173 |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | - | $22,893 | $31,290 | $52,144 | $69,830 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Wilberforce and Ohio on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Ohio
- Homes: Homes for sale in Ohio
Questions and answers
How much does Wilberforce University cost?
$5,567 a year is the average net price at Wilberforce University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $16,448, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $25,676. Families earning under $30,000 pay $5,630 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Wilberforce University?
41% of applicants are admitted to Wilberforce University. The median admission rate of colleges in Ohio is 78%.
How much do Wilberforce University graduates earn?
$38,298 a year is the median pay of former Wilberforce University students who work, 10 years after they started ($35,146 after 6 years). That ranks 3,006 of 5,094 US colleges and 141 of 243 in Ohio. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other (Bachelor's) at $31,290.
How much student debt do Wilberforce University graduates have?
$26,468 is the median federal student loan debt of Wilberforce University graduates, about $281 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 97% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Wilberforce University?
12% of first-time, full-time students at Wilberforce University finish within 6 years. 74% 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 Wilberforce University?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (20 bachelor's graduates), Public Health (9 bachelor's graduates), Communication and Media Studies (7 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 25 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.