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Baldwin Wallace University

Berea, Ohio·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Great Lakes·bw.edu
6-yr Graduation
67%
+7.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Total enrollment
3,305
peer median 3,085
Avg net price
$27,654
+$4.0k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
4,819
4,819 candidates competed
Admitted
3,648
75.7% acceptance rate
Enrolled
700
19.2% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
67%+7.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
4-year graduation
57%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
67%
Full-time retention
84%

Pell equity

12.0pp gap
Pell recipients
58%
Non-Pell
70%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 12.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 96 Title IV programs, 31 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 65 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
96
Passing
31
32.3% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

96programs
  • Passing31 · 32.3%
  • No Data65 · 67.7%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
2
Watch
2
Safe
27
No data
65

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

31
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+4.1%
$36,251 vs $34,808
Music
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+8.3%
$37,682 vs $34,808
History
Bachelor Degree · History
+14.8%
$39,968 vs $34,808
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+15.4%
$65,439 vs $56,700
Educational Administration and Supervision
Master's Degree · Education
+25.9%
$55,820 vs $44,329
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+31.3%
$45,686 vs $34,808
Mathematics
Bachelor Degree · Mathematics And Statistics
+31.4%
$45,744 vs $34,808
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+31.5%
$45,784 vs $34,808

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

1
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+4.1%
+$1,443

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

24
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
104%
$68,118 debt · $65,439 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
75%
$90,360 debt · $119,972 earn
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
75%
$27,000 debt · $36,251 earn
Special Education and Teaching
Master's Degree · Education
74%
$43,684 debt · $59,151 earn
Educational Administration and Supervision
Master's Degree · Education
74%
$41,000 debt · $55,820 earn
Music
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
72%
$27,000 debt · $37,682 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
59%
$27,000 debt · $45,686 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
59%
$27,000 debt · $45,784 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1915Next review Aug 2028
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1913

Programmatic accreditations · 5

Action history · 6

  1. Jul 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology · Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programs
  2. Jul 2019Initial Accreditation
    American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology · Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programs
  3. May 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
  4. Dec 2017Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission
  5. Dec 2017Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$22,095
$30–48k$21,648
$48–75k$23,535
$75–110k$27,515
$110k+$30,725

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$27,654
+$3,983vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs median $23,672
Federal loans
79.2%
In-state tuition
$37,938
Out-of-state
$37,938

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 1,014 students received $5.9M in Pell grants, alongside $21.5M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,014
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$5.9M
$5,899,004 total
Direct Loans
$21.5M
3,392 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
1k
21
1k
22
1k
23
1k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$5.2M
1,192 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$5.6M
1,542 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$1.7M
143 loan awards
Parent PLUS$7.9M
442 loan awards
Grad PLUS$994K
73 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 1,020 borrowers who entered repayment, 14 (1.3%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.3%
-1.0pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,020
Defaulted
14
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
5.0%
2017
4.9%
2018
3.8%
2019
1.3%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Baldwin Wallace

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs106
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

812 total completions
01Business
21526.5%
02Health Professions
14618.0%
03Visual/Performing Arts
12715.6%
04Education
11213.8%
05Biological Sciences
506.2%
06Parks/Recreation
485.9%
07Psychology
394.8%
08Social Sciences
283.4%
09Computer Sciences
273.3%
10Communication
202.5%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
3,305
12-mo unduplicated
3,646
Undergraduate
2,926
Graduate
720

Gender split

Men
43%1,560
Women
57%2,086

Race / ethnicity composition

White
77.3%
Hispanic
7.2%
Black
6.4%
Two or more
6.0%
Asian
1.9%
Unknown
0.7%
Non-resident
0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
715
490 M · 225 W
Women athletes
31.5%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$5.0M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$96K
$56K
Head-coach salaries
$44K
$36K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 14

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
159 M · 101 W
$472K
Football
142 M ·
$566K
Soccer
54 M · 33 W
$229K
Lacrosse
47 M · 22 W
$298K
Baseball
49 M ·
$224K
Swimming and Diving (combined)
25 M · 23 W
$187K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
2.80
9 offenses · 3,220 students

3-year trend

2.652 yrs ago3.911 yr ago2.80Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
31
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
1
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
3

Criminal offenses by type

Rape
6
Fondling
3

By location

9total
  • On campus5
  • Public property4

Includes 5 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs54
Liquor034

Residence-hall fires

  • North Hall1 fire
    CookingDamage $0-$99
  • Ernsthausen Hall1 fire
    CookingDamage $0-$99

Data quality: 2 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
12.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
206

Baldwin Wallace vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Baldwin Wallace selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectBaldwin Wallace University
67%3,305$27,654Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Capital University
60%70.2%2,263$23,585Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
John Carroll University
79%80.9%2,864$28,617Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Tiffin University
40%80.0%3,831$23,758Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Ashland University
60%76.4%4,106$21,994Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Lakeland University
42%86.3%2,813$22,092Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Peer group median60%80.0%3,085$23,672

Frequently asked questions about Baldwin Wallace University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Baldwin Wallace.

What is the graduation rate at Baldwin Wallace University?

Baldwin Wallace University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 67% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Baldwin Wallace University?

Baldwin Wallace University reports a total enrollment of 3,305 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Baldwin Wallace University?

The average net price at Baldwin Wallace University is $27,654 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Baldwin Wallace University?

Baldwin Wallace University's yield rate is 19.2%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Baldwin Wallace University located?

Baldwin Wallace University is located in Berea, Ohio 44017-2088.

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