The College of Wooster
Wooster, Ohio · Private · 1,730 undergraduates · wooster.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
64%
of 4,568 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1245 to 1440
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$88,230Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at The College of Wooster
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
64% 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
$88,230
a year in 2027-28, from a $88,230 sticker price
What to do with your 1340
Send your score
About 62% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1190, 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.
Source: Apply | The College of Wooster · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov1Early Action · November 1, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Nov1Early Decision · November 1, 2026Binding: if admitted, you commit to enroll.
- Jan15Early Decision II · January 15, 2027A second binding round, after Early Decision.
- Feb15Regular Decision · February 15, 2027The standard deadline.
Source: Apply | The College of Wooster
Who gets in
64%
of applicants were admitted: 2,941 of 4,568 for fall 2025.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 11/15, hear by 1/15.
Early Decision
Binding. 64% of early applicants were admitted.
Wait list
179 students were offered a spot; 22 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. 20% of them sent SAT scores and 23% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1245 to 1440
Reading and Writing 630 to 730
Math 590 to 720
ACT composite 27 to 32
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160036%
- 1200 to 139951%
- 1000 to 119913%
- 800 to 9990%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.63
- 4.033%
- 3.75 to 3.9919%
- 3.50 to 3.7419%
- 3.25 to 3.4913%
- 3.00 to 3.248.5%
- 2.50 to 2.996.2%
- Below 2.502.1%
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
$88,230
a year
- Tuition$68,130
- Fees$810
- Food and housing$16,690
- Books and supplies$1,300
- Transportation and other$1,300
The College of Wooster published $84,840 for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
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$15,180
- $30,001 to $48,000$16,672
- $48,001 to $75,000$18,494
- $75,001 to $110,000$27,415
- Over $110,000$36,530
Financial aid
96%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$50,920
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
26%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $40,489 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- Aid priority date: 1/1
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
- Also asks for
- FAFSA plus either the institution's own financial aid form or the CSS Profile
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
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
38 of 38
Earn credit with a score of 3
4 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $6,810Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 4 | 1 | |
| 3-D Art and Design | 4 | 1 | |
| African American Studies | 4 | 1 | |
| Art History | 4 | 1 | ARTH 10100, or 10200 |
| Biology | 4 | 1 | BIOL-10000 |
| Biology | 5 | 1 | |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 0.5 | MATH-11000 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 1 | MATH-11000 and MATH-11500 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 1 | MATH-11000 and MATH-12000 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 1.5 | MATH-11000, MATH-11500, and MATH-12000 |
| Calculus BC | 5 | 2 | MATH-11000, MATH-11500, MATH-12000, and MATH-12500 |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 3 | 1 | MATH 11000, MATH-11500 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 1 | |
| Chemistry | 4 | 1 | |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 1 | |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 1 | PSCI-14000 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 1 | CSCI-10000 |
| Drawing | 4 | 1 | |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 1 | |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 1 | |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 1 | ESCI-11000 |
| European History | 4 | 1 | |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 1 | |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 1 | |
| Human Geography | 4 | 1 | |
| Latin | 4 | 1 | |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 1 | |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 1 | |
| Music Theory | 4 | 1 | |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 1 | PHYS-10700 |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 1 | PHYS-10800 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 1 | PHYS-11200 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 1 | PHYS-11100 |
| Pre-Calculus | 4 | 1 | MATH-10500 |
| Psychology | 4 | 1 | PSYC-10000 |
| Research | 4 | 1 | |
| Seminar | 4 | 1 | |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 1 | |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 1 | |
| Statistics | 4 | 1 | DATA-10200 |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 1 | PSCI-11000 |
| United States History | 4 | 1 | |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 1 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
71%
Come back for a second year
82%
Typical earnings
$62,339
a year, 10 years after starting here
- The College of Wooster$57,363
- All colleges$54,104
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 10 majors here have earnings data.
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