Baldwin Wallace University
Berea, Ohio · Private · 2,842 undergraduates · bw.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
77%
of 4,406 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1078 to 1263
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$69,110Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Baldwin Wallace University
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
77% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$69,110
a year in 2027-28, from a $69,110 sticker price
What to do with your 1195
Send your score
About 67% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1020, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
Source: First-Year Students - Apply | Baldwin Wallace University · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov1Priority deadline · November 1, 2026Apply by this date for the best chance at admission and scholarships.
Who gets in
77%
of applicants were admitted: 3,410 of 4,406 for fall 2025.
Wait list
95 students were offered a spot; 1 were later admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 19% of them sent SAT scores and 18% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1078 to 1263
Reading and Writing 530 to 660
Math 520 to 620
ACT composite 24 to 28
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16005%
- 1200 to 139945%
- 1000 to 119936%
- 800 to 99913%
- 600 to 7991%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.72
- 4.032%
- 3.75 to 3.9921%
- 3.50 to 3.7416%
- 3.25 to 3.4912%
- 3.00 to 3.2413%
- 2.50 to 2.996.1%
- Below 2.500.2%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$69,110
a year
- Tuition$43,680
- Fees$1,290
- Food and housing$15,650
- Books and supplies$1,560
- Transportation and other$6,930
Baldwin Wallace University published $66,444 for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$22,177
- $30,001 to $48,000$19,571
- $48,001 to $75,000$21,784
- $75,001 to $110,000$26,121
- Over $110,000$31,866
Financial aid
69%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$31,782
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
24%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $24,135 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
Ohio programs for residents
Governor's Merit Scholarship
$5,000 a year
State program · In-state students
- Homeschool / dropout prevention & recovery / nonchartered nonpublic applicants (top 5% of similar applicants by ACT/SAT); Apply via ODHE portal in senior year; homeschoolers upload superintendent's response to home-education notification; Selective Service if applicable; on-time graduation; junior on track at determination
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
39 of 39
Earn credit with a score of 3
23 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $4,370Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 2 | ART 115 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 2 | ART 116 |
| African American Studies | 4 | 3 | HIS 250D |
| African American Studies | 5 | 6 | HIS 250D & AFR 200D |
| Art History | 3 | 3 | ART 102I |
| Biology | 4 | 4 | Biology Elective |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | MTH 141 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 8 | MTH 141 & 142 |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 3 | 4 | MTH 141 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 4 | CHM-111 |
| Chemistry | 5 | 8 | CHM 111, 112 & 115 Lab |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 4 | POL 221I |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 3 | CSC 210 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 3 | CSC 160 |
| Drawing | 3 | 2 | ART 110 |
| Drawing | 5 | 4 | ART 110 & 111 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENG 111 |
| English Language and Composition | 5 | 3 | ENG 131 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | General Humanities |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 4 | ENV 101 |
| European History | 4 | 3 | International History Elective |
| European History | 5 | 6 | International History Elective |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | FRN 101 |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 8 | FRN 101 & 102 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | GER 101 |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 8 | GER 101 & 102 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | Geography Elective |
| Latin | 3 | 4 | World Language Elective |
| Latin | 5 | 8 | World Language Elective |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 3 | ECN 122 |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 3 | ECN 121 |
| Music Aural Subscore | 4 | 2 | Music Elective |
| Music Non-Aural Subscore | 4 | 2 | Music Elective |
| Physics 1 | 5 | 4 | PHY 131 |
| Physics 2 | 5 | 4 | PHY 132 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 4 | PHY 132 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 4 | PHY 131 |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | 4 | MTH 140 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSY 100 |
| Research | 3 | 3 | General Elective |
| Seminar | 3 | 3 | General Elective |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | SPN 101 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 8 | SPN 101 & 102 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 2 | SPN 280 |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | MTH 279 |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 4 | POL 101D |
| United States History | 4 | 3 | HIS 151 |
| United States History | 5 | 6 | HIS 151 & 152 |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 3 | HIS 102I |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
68%
Come back for a second year
84%
Typical earnings
$59,100
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Baldwin Wallace University$72,327
- All colleges$71,390
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 23 majors here have earnings data.
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