Wabash College
Crawfordsville, Indiana · Private · 866 undergraduates · wabash.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
57%
of 2,496 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1130 to 1335
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$79,670Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Wabash College
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
57% 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
$79,670
a year in 2027-28, from a $79,670 sticker price
What to do with your 1250
Send your score
About 52% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1110, 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.
- Superscores: it combines your best section scores from different test dates.
Source: Apply | Wabash College · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov15Early Decision · November 15, 2026Binding: if admitted, you commit to enroll.
- Dec1Early Action · December 1, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Jan15Regular Decision · January 15, 2027The standard deadline.
Source: Apply | Wabash College
Who gets in
57%
of applicants were admitted: 1,424 of 2,496 for fall 2025.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 12/1, hear by 12/31.
Early Decision
Binding. 90% of early applicants were admitted.
Wait list
3 students were offered a spot.
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. 41% of them sent SAT scores and 10% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1130 to 1335
Reading and Writing 560 to 670
Math 570 to 675
ACT composite 24 to 30
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160014%
- 1200 to 139947%
- 1000 to 119933%
- 800 to 9996.5%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.52
- 4.02.9%
- 3.75 to 3.9926%
- 3.50 to 3.7425%
- 3.25 to 3.4928%
- 3.00 to 3.2413%
- 2.50 to 2.995%
- Below 2.500%
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
$79,670
a year
- Tuition$57,220
- Fees$1,300
- Food and housing$17,310
- Books and supplies$1,410
- Transportation and other$2,430
Wabash College published $73,650 for 2025-26. 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$13,847
- $30,001 to $48,000$12,853
- $48,001 to $75,000$13,549
- $75,001 to $110,000$18,792
- Over $110,000$31,642
Financial aid
94%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$47,705
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
37%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $39,105 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 2/1
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
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
28 of 28
Earn credit with a score of 3
None
You need a 4 or 5 for credit here.
A 3-credit course is worth
about $5,720Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| African American Studies | 4 | 1 | Black Studies elective |
| Art History | 4 | 1 | ART-101 |
| Biology | 5 | 1 | Biology elective (non-lab) |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 1 | MAT-111 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 2 | MAT-111 and MAT-112 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 1 | Chemistry elective (non-lab) |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 1 | PSC-121 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 1 | CSC-111 |
| Computer Science Principles | 4 | 1 | CSC-101 |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 1 | English - Language Studies elective |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 1 | English - Literature elective |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 1 | Environmental Studies elective |
| European History | 4 | 1 | European History elective |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 1 | FRE-101 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 1 | GER-101 |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 1 | ECO-101 |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 1 | ECO-101 |
| Music Theory | 4 | 1 | MUS-130 |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 1 | PHY-177 (non-lab elective) or PHY-109 |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 1 | PHY-178 (non-lab elective) or PHY-110 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 1 | PHY-178 (non-lab elective) or PHY-110 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 1 | PHY-177 (non-lab elective) or PHY-109 |
| Psychology | 4 | 1 | Psychology elective or PSY-101 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 1 | SPA-101 |
| Statistics | 4 | 1 | MAT-103 and MAT-104 |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 1 | PSC-111 |
| United States History | 4 | 1 | US History elective |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 1 | World History elective |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
73%
Come back for a second year
93%
Typical earnings
$71,578
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Wabash College$64,546
- All colleges$64,695
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 5 majors here have earnings data.
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