Music alumnus Douglas Buchanan ’06 wins Dominick Argento Chamber Opera Competition
Composer Douglas Buchanan ’06 won the 2024-2025 Dominick Argento Chamber Opera Competition along with librettist Caitlin Vincent for Bessie and Ma. The award is […]
Wooster gets you where you want to go.
The Princeton Review’s Best Value Colleges acknowledges Wooster as one of the nation’s best for academics, affordability and career prospects. The magazine also ranks Wooster among the Top 10 “Best Schools for Internships.”
From clarifying your academic and career goals to finding the right study abroad experiences, internships, experiencial learning, and post-graduation job opportunities, Wooster is dedicated to providing the mentorship you need to succeed. Learn more about APEX—Wooster’s center for Advising, Planning, and Experiential Learning..
#11 (nationally)
Best Private Schools for Internships (Princeton Review)
First employers include:
- Apple
- Goldman Sachs
- The Walt Disney Co.
- DDB Chicago
- Dana Farber Cancer Institute
- Microsoft
- Detroit Red Wings
- JP Morgan Chase
- Ernst & Young
- Chicago Botanic Garden
- National Institutes of Health
- Progressive Insurance
- Viacom
96%
of Wooster graduates are employed or in grad school within 6 months of graduation
91% are accepted by their top-choice graduate school, including:
- Baylor College of Medicine
- Brown University
- Carnegie Mellon University
- Cornell University
- Duke University
- George Washington University Law School
- Northwestern University
- University of Chicago
- University of Wisconsin – Madison
- Vanderbilt University
- Virginia Tech
- Yale University
French and cultural area studies alumna uses skills to teach cultural competency across diverse sectors
Kennedy Schultz ’91 loved that The College of Wooster had a community that was both diverse and tight knit. Coming from a large high […]
Business economics alumnus contracts with Olympics to provide hospitality services for 2024 Summer Games
Kevin Friedman ’09 transferred to The College of Wooster at the start of his sophomore year after his former high school football coach—a Wooster […]
Biochemistry and molecular biology alumna shrinks gender gaps in scientific research
As a doctoral student, Kiandra Smith ’18 is at the forefront of new scientific discoveries. A biochemistry and molecular biology major at The College […]
English alumnus releases debut EP Metamorphosis
In September 2023, Lee Miller Matsos ’06 released his debut EP Metamorphosis, Pt. 1. The EP is the first of three installments of his […]
Self-designed major Jennifer Shepheard ’18 finds her niche in public health
A seventh-grade project to identify a disease and how it was spreading in the population sparked an interest in epidemiology and public health for […]
I.S. research inspires John Trainor ’16 to advocate for information transparency
In a world filled with information, it becomes more important and harder to determine what is true. For John Trainor ’16, a history alumnus […]
SEC Coach of the Year found coaching roots and values as Fighting Scot
One of the Fighting Scots’ men’s basketball program’s greatest post-College of Wooster success stories is University of South Carolina head men’s basketball coach Lamont […]
