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Wofford College Overview

Wofford College is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The location of Wofford is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

What Is Wofford College Known For?

506 Undergraduate Awards
$35,092 Avg Cost After Aid
60% Acceptance Rate
  • The highest award offered at Wofford is the bachelor's degree.
  • In a recent academic period84% of the faculty were full-time.
  • Students who graduate from Wofford with a bachelor's degree make about $68,964 a year. That's 69% more than those who graduate from other schools.
  • On average, it takes about 4.0 years for students from Wofford to earn a bachelor's degree. This is excellent when compared to the average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Wofford College?

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Contact details for Wofford are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 429 N Church St, Spartanburg, SC 29303-3663
Phone: 864-597-4000
Website: www.wofford.edu

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How Do I Get Into Wofford?

You can apply to Wofford online at: www.commonapp.org/

Admission Requirements for Wofford

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 5
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 5
Recommendations 5
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Wofford?

60% Acceptance Rate
58% Of Accepted Are Women
30% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 60%, Wofford does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 42% of accepted students are men and 58% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 56%, and the acceptance rate for women is 64%.

Average Test Scores

About 30% of students accepted to Wofford submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 610 and 680. Math scores were between 590 and 673.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Wofford College  ( 610 to 680 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Wofford College  ( 590 to 673 )
200
800
Wofford received ACT scores from 24% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 26 and 34. Math scores were between 24 and 0. Composite scores were between 27 and 31.

ACT English Scores for Wofford College  ( 26 to 34 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Wofford College  ( 27 to 31 )
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36

Can I Afford Wofford College?

$35,092 Net Price
46% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of Wofford is $35,092. 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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Wofford, approximately 46% of students took out student loans averaging $8,264 a year. That adds up to $33,056 over four years for those students.

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Wofford College Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,753 Full-Time Undergraduates
53% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 1,764 undergraduate students at Wofford, with 1,753 being full-time and 11 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 1,753 full-time undergraduates at Wofford, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Wofford College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 29
Black or African American 136
Hispanic or Latino 80
White 1,413
International Students 31
Other Races/Ethnicities 64

Geographic Diversity

South Carolina students aren't the only ones who study at Wofford College. At this time, 26 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 22 countries are represented at Wofford. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Canada, and Spain.

Wofford College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s TOTAL
General Biology 96 96
Finance & Financial Management 62 62
General Psychology 47 47
Romance Languages 40 40
Business/Managerial Economics 31 31
Political Science & Government 30 30
Accounting 24 24
General English Literature 22 22
Sociology & Anthropology 21 21
Fine & Studio Arts 20 20
Natural Resources Conservation 17 17
History 16 16
International Relations & National Security 16 16
Liberal Arts General Studies 13 13
Mathematics 10 10
Computer Science 9 9
Chemistry 8 8
East Asian Languages 7 7
Philosophy 6 6
Economics 4 4
Germanic Languages 3 3
Religious Studies 2 2
Physics 1 1
Drama & Theater Arts 1 1
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 0
Writing Studies 0 0
Area Studies 0 0
Multicultural & Diversity Studies 0 0
Sociology 0 0
TOTAL 506 506

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.

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