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Waynesburg University Overview

Waynesburg University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania. The surrounding location of Waynesburg is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

What Is Waynesburg University Known For?

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$24,641 Avg Cost After Aid
75% Acceptance Rate
  • Students at Waynesburg have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 1%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
  • Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Waynesburg.
  • For the <nil> academic year, 39% of the faculty were full-time.
  • After graduation, Waynesburg bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $55,757 a year. That's about 37% more than their peers at other schools.
  • It takes the average Waynesburg student 4.1 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Where Is Waynesburg University?

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Contact details for Waynesburg are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 51 West College Street, Waynesburg, PA 15370-1257
Phone: 724-627-8191
Website: www.waynesburg.edu

How Do I Get Into Waynesburg?

You can apply to Waynesburg online at: www.waynesburg.edu/apply-now

Admission Requirements for Waynesburg

Submission Required?
High School GPA Required
High School Rank Considered but not required
High School Transcript Required
College Prep Program Required
Recommendations Recommended
SAT or ACT Scores Recommended
TOEFL Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Waynesburg?

75% Acceptance Rate
55% Of Accepted Are Women
With an acceptance rate of 75%, Waynesburg may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 45% of accepted students are men and 55% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 72%, and the acceptance rate for women is 78%.

Can I Afford Waynesburg University?

$24,641 Net Price
77% Take Out Loans
1.1% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of Waynesburg is $24,641. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Waynesburg, approximately 77% of students took out student loans averaging $8,542 a year. That adds up to $34,168 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Waynesburg is 1.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Waynesburg University Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,132 Full-Time Undergraduates
57% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 1,182 undergraduate students at Waynesburg, with 1,132 being full-time and 50 being part-time.

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There are also 288 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,132 full-time undergraduates at Waynesburg, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Waynesburg University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 8
Black or African American 40
Hispanic or Latino 13
White 946
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 121

Geographic Diversity

Pennsylvania students aren't the only ones who study at Waynesburg University. At this time, 16 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 5 countries are represented at Waynesburg. The most popular countries sending students to the school are South Korea, Bahamas, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at Waynesburg University

326 Took All Classes Online
414 Took At Least One Class Online
205.6% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 414 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Waynesburg has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 39th most popular in Pennsylvania for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of Waynesburg

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Waynesburg University was 205.6%. This is the #275 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Waynesburg regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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