Fast Facts
Founding date: December 18, 1866
Location: Wooster, Ohio, a community of 27,000, approximately 55 miles southwest of Cleveland
Campus: 240 acres
Academic calendar: Semesters
Degrees conferred: Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Music, and Bachelor of Music Education
Full-time faculty: 171
Full-time faculty holding Ph.D. or equivalent terminal degree: 96%
Student-faculty ratio: 11 to 1
Total enrollment (2019): 2,000
of Wooster graduates are employed within 6 months
of Wooster graduates are accepted in their top choice graduate school
- 53% women, 47% men
- 22% U.S. students of color
- 16% international
- 28% Ohio, 72% non-Ohio
- 45 states and 61 countries represented
Students living on-campus: 99%
Tuition, fees, room & board (2019-20): $64,250
Students receiving financial aid: more than 80%
The average financial aid award for students applying in 2019-20 was over $46,000.
Student Pell Grant recipients: 19%
Endowment market value (June. 30, 2018): $315 million
Athletics: 23 intercollegiate teams (NCAA Division III)
Nickname: Fighting Scots