Walsh University
North Canton, Ohio · Private · 1,390 undergraduates · walsh.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
71%
of applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1040 to 1280
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$57,850Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Walsh 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
71% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$57,850
a year in 2027-28, from a $57,850 sticker price
What to do with your 1160
Send your score
Your SAT is at or above the median of freshmen who sent scores (1160).
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.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
- CLT accepted in addition to ACT/SAT.
Source: Walsh University Test Optional Admissions Policy · Checked October 17, 2026
Who gets in
71%
of applicants are admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above.
SAT total 1040 to 1280
Reading and Writing 510 to 630
Math 530 to 650
ACT composite 20 to 27
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
$57,850
a year
- Tuition$40,210
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$16,250
- $30,001 to $48,000$12,886
- $48,001 to $75,000$19,859
- $75,001 to $110,000$20,337
- Over $110,000$22,681
Financial aidEstimate
74%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
100%
of freshmen receive grants
$23,946
average grant to freshmen
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
0 of 19
Earn credit with a score of 3
None
You need a 4 or 5 for credit here.
A 3-credit course is worth
about $4,020Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Art History | 4 | |
| Biology | 3 | |
| Calculus AB | 3 | |
| Calculus BC | 3 | |
| Chemistry | 3 | |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | |
| European History | 4 | |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | |
| Microeconomics | 4 | |
| Physics 1 | 4 | |
| Physics 2 | 4 | |
| Psychology | 3 | |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | |
| Statistics | 3 | |
| United States History | 5 | |
| World History: Modern | 4 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
58%
Come back for a second year
72%
Typical earnings
$62,879
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Walsh University$81,150
- All colleges$90,887
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 11 majors here have earnings data.
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