Wofford College
Spartanburg, South Carolina · Website
$68,964
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$68,964
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Wofford College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Spartanburg, South Carolina with 1,816 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $18,732 a year (tuition and fees $56,005). It admits 52% of applicants and 84% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $68,964 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $25,732 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$18,732
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$56,005
US median $11,837
Admission rate
52%
US median 78%
Completion rate
84%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$25,732
About $273 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$68,964
Rank 399 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
- $18,732
- Tuition and fees
- $56,005
- Cost of attendance
- $72,441
- Students with a need-based grant
- 16%
- Students with federal loans
- 41%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $8,493
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $11,627
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $10,830
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $19,092
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $23,770
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 $38,705 in 2015-16 to $56,005 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
- 52%
- Average SAT
- 1,296
- SAT reading, middle
- 633
- SAT math, middle
- 625
- ACT, middle
- 30
- Undergraduates
- 1,816
- Part-time students
- 0.6%
- Women
- 52%
- Students per teacher
- 12
- Completion rate
- 84%
- Retention rate
- 91%
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Programs
- 29
- Endowment
- $465.4M
- Other
- 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 399 of 5,094 US colleges and 4 of 78 in South Carolina (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | SC median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $18,732 | $16,583 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $56,005 | $12,978 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 52% | 75% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 84% | 46% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 91% | 69% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $25,732 | $15,392 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $52,076 | $33,444 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $68,964 | $38,826 | $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. 79% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 82% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
29 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 96 | $26,000 | $24,287 | $61,484 | $57,214 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 62 | $27,000 | $57,335 | $79,643 | $83,343 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 47 | $25,622 | $34,429 | $52,046 | $50,706 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 40 | $25,269 | $39,499 | $61,200 | $55,000 |
| Business/Managerial EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 31 | Withheld | $48,055 | $78,906 | $77,981 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 30 | $26,825 | $34,277 | $68,661 | $63,293 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | $26,424 | $51,552 | $78,576 | $76,194 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | $25,408 | $34,478 | $58,036 | $48,590 |
| Sociology and AnthropologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $46,959 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,367 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | $16,500 | $30,824 | $55,044 | $55,012 |
| International Relations and National Security StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | $20,500 | $43,428 | Withheld | $66,596 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | Withheld | $30,189 | Withheld | $50,680 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $53,072 |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,562 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | $64,267 | $86,520 | $107,009 |
| ChemistryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,120 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,642 |
| PhilosophyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,455 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $82,686 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,459 |
| Religion/Religious StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,390 |
| PhysicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,786 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $39,775 |
| Area StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Spartanburg and South Carolina on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in South Carolina
- Homes: Homes for sale in South Carolina
Questions and answers
How much does Wofford College cost?
$18,732 a year is the average net price at Wofford College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $56,005, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $72,441. Families earning under $30,000 pay $8,493 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Wofford College?
52% of applicants are admitted to Wofford College. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,296 and the middle ACT score is 30. The median admission rate of colleges in South Carolina is 75%.
How much do Wofford College graduates earn?
$68,964 a year is the median pay of former Wofford College students who work, 10 years after they started ($52,076 after 6 years). That ranks 399 of 5,094 US colleges and 4 of 78 in South Carolina. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Computer Science (Bachelor's) at $64,267.
How much student debt do Wofford College graduates have?
$25,732 is the median federal student loan debt of Wofford College graduates, about $273 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 41% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Wofford College?
84% of first-time, full-time students at Wofford College finish within 6 years. 91% 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 Wofford College?
Biology, General (96 bachelor's graduates), Finance and Financial Management Services (62 bachelor's graduates), Psychology, General (47 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 29 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.