FourYearCost

The College of Wooster

Wooster, OHPrivate nonprofitRank 238 of 1,732Traditional rank 159 of 1,156

Avg freshman grant · 2022-23
$43,534
578 recipients
Avg grant, later years · 2022-23
$39,411
1,339 recipients
The drop
$4,123
9.5% of the freshman average

Freshman grant vs later years

Freshman year$43,534Later years$39,411

Average grant per recipient, IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Averages across all recipients, not a prediction for one student. Continuing students include transfers and part-time students. Data is about two years old. How this is calculated.

Average net price by family income (2022-23)

Family incomeAvg net price
$0–30k$15,018
$30–48k$14,787
$48–75k$23,052
$75–110k$26,899
$110k+$32,701

First-time, full-time students receiving Title IV aid. Source: IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Published cost (IPEDS)

Tuition and fees (in-state), 2022-23$57,500
Tuition and fees (in-state), 2023-24$59,550
Change$2,050 (+3.6%)
On-campus room and board, 2023-24$14,000

Source: IPEDS Institutional Characteristics, academic years 2022-23 and 2023-24.

Tuition and fees trend

$50,2502018-19$52,0002019-20$54,0002020-21$55,5002021-22$57,5002022-23$59,5502023-24

Published tuition and required fees, +18.5% from first to last year shown. Source: IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2021-22 and 2023-24 files.

Average net price trend

$24,9342020-21$28,9762021-22$29,5292022-23

Average net price for first-time, full-time students receiving grant aid. Source: IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Outcomes and aid profile

Bachelor's graduation rate within 6 years74%
Full-time freshman retention (return for year 2)81%
Freshmen receiving Pell Grants19%
Freshmen taking federal loans44%
Average federal loan (freshmen who borrow)$4,990
Aid drop one year earlier (2021-22)$4,084

Sources: IPEDS Graduation Rates 2023 (DRVGR), Fall Enrollment 2023 (retention), SFA 2022-23 and 2021-22. "Freshmen" = first-time, full-time undergraduates.

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CollegeFreshman grantDrop
Ohio Wesleyan University$42,496$3,853
Case Western Reserve University$40,197$5,627
Kenyon College$39,330−$970
Wittenberg University$35,071$3,696
Denison University$34,723−$1,539

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