Wilberforce University Overview

Located in Wilberforce, Ohio, Wilberforce University is a private not-for-profit institution. The rural area surrounding the school is great for students who prefer living in a country setting.

What Is Wilberforce University Known For?

• Although it may not be available for every major, the master's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Wilberforce University.
• In <nil>, 27% of the faculty were full-time.

Where Is Wilberforce University?

Contact details for Wilberforce University are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1055 N Bickett Rd, Wilberforce, OH 45384-1001
Phone:	937-376-2911
Website:	www.wilberforce.edu

How Do I Get Into Wilberforce University?

You can apply to Wilberforce University online at: www.wilberforce.edu/application-for-admission/

Admission Requirements for Wilberforce University

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Recommended
Recommendations	Neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	Considered but not required
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Wilberforce University?

You'll need to do what you can to make your application stand out if you plan to apply to Wilberforce University. The school screens its applicants carefully and has a fairly low acceptance rate of 39%. So, don't just throw your admission packet together at the last minute!

Approximately 34% of accepted students are men and 66% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 37%, and the acceptance rate for women is 40%.

Average Test Scores

About 1% of students accepted to Wilberforce University submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 400 and 630. Math scores were between 380 and 517.

Wilberforce University received ACT scores from 72% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 14 and 19. Math scores were between 15 and 17. Composite scores were between 15 and 20.

Can I Afford Wilberforce University?

The overall average net price of Wilberforce University is $14,184. 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

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Wilberforce University, approximately 46% of students took out student loans averaging $5,335 a year. That adds up to $21,340 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Wilberforce University is 7.1%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

Wilberforce University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 544 undergraduate students at Wilberforce University, with 381 being full-time and 163 being part-time.

There are also 13 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 381 full-time undergraduates at Wilberforce University, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	1
Black or African American	372
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Geographic Diversity

Ohio students aren't the only ones who study at Wilberforce University. At this time, 18 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Online Learning at Wilberforce University

There are 3 bachelor’s degree and 3 master’s degree programs available online at Wilberforce University. In 2020-2021, 62 students took at least one online class at the school.

This is the #1,689 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Wilberforce University regardless of major.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.