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Warren Wilson College

Swannanoa, North Carolina·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Southeast·warren-wilson.edu
6-yr Graduation
42%
-9.5pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
791
peer median 1,241
Avg net price
$21,249
+$178 vs Baccalaureate
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Admissions & acceptance rate

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

IPEDS
Applied
1,361
1,361 candidates competed
Admitted
971
71.3% acceptance rate
Enrolled
174
17.9% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
42%-9.5pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
40%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
42%
Full-time retention
71%

Pell equity

15.2pp gap
Pell recipients
34%41 of 120
Non-Pell (all)
49%64 of 130
Subsidized loan, no Pell
45%18 of 40
No Federal Aid
51%46 of 90

Non-Pell students graduate at a 15.2-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

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

FVT/GE

Of 30 Title IV programs, 2 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 28 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
30
Passing
2
6.7% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

30programs
  • Passing2 · 6.7%
  • No Data28 · 93.3%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
2
No data
28

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.

2
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
Bachelor Degree · Natural Resources And Conservation
+25.8%
$43,793 vs $34,808
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
Master's Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
+31.8%
$65,232 vs $49,483

Debt vs earnings

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

2
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
Bachelor Degree · Natural Resources And Conservation
57%
$25,000 debt · $43,793 earn
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
Master's Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
49%
$31,767 debt · $65,232 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1952Next review Jun 2031

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 5

  1. Dec 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Nov 2023Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Dec 2021Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Dec 2021Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Dec 2017Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$13,566
$30–48k$17,514
$48–75k$21,046
$75–110k$25,834
$110k+$27,982

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

Avg net price (private)
$21,249
+$178vs Baccalaureate median $21,072
Federal loans
52.6%
In-state tuition
$41,500
Out-of-state
$41,500

Federal aid volume & trends

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

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 341 students received $1.9M in Pell grants, alongside $3.5M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
341
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.9M
$1,896,334 total
Direct Loans
$3.5M
758 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
’20
0k
’21
0k
’22
0k
’23
0k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.3M
322 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.1M
353 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$173K
17 loan awards
Parent PLUS$844K
66 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.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 201 borrowers who entered repayment, 6 (2.9%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.9%
+0.6pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
201
Defaulted
6
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
4.5%
2017
3.5%
2018
7.6%
2019
2.9%
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 Warren Wilson College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs32
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

187 total completions
01English Language
4021.4%
02Biological Sciences
2915.5%
03Natural Resources
2915.5%
04Visual/Performing Arts
2513.4%
05Social Sciences
1910.2%
06Psychology
137.0%
07Multi/Interdisciplinary
105.3%
08History
84.3%
09Agriculture
73.7%
10Parks/Recreation
73.7%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
791
12-mo unduplicated
868
Undergraduate
789
Graduate
79

Gender split

Men
33%287
Women
67%581

Race / ethnicity composition

White
76.8%
Hispanic
8.6%
Black
5.0%
Two or more
4.4%
Non-resident
2.8%
Asian
0.9%
Unknown
0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.7%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
197
92 M · 105 W
Women athletes
53.3%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$1.2M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$3K
$4K
Head-coach salaries
$21K
$22K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 7

Other Sports
20 M · 39 W
$145K
Soccer
19 M · 21 W
$118K
Lacrosse
15 M · 16 W
$109K
Basketball
16 M · 15 W
$153K
Volleyball
10 M · 14 W
$91K
Swimming
9 M · 11 W
$52K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 797 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
4
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    2
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    2 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs042
    Liquor026

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    12.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    50

    Warren Wilson College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Warren Wilson College selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    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
    SubjectWarren Wilson College
    		42%—791$21,249Baccalaureate
    Guilford College
    		46%80.0%1,180$22,270Baccalaureate
    Salem College
    		57%76.7%549$18,277Baccalaureate
    Johnson C Smith University
    		34%45.2%1,302$20,894Baccalaureate
    Meredith College
    		70%74.2%1,465$22,488Baccalaureate
    Davidson College
    		91%13.4%1,869$17,379Baccalaureate
    Peer group median52%74.2%1,241$21,072

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    Frequently asked questions about Warren Wilson College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Warren Wilson College.

    What is the graduation rate at Warren Wilson College?

    Warren Wilson College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 42% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Warren Wilson College?

    Warren Wilson College reports a total enrollment of 791 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Warren Wilson College?

    The average net price at Warren Wilson College is $21,249 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    What is the yield rate at Warren Wilson College?

    Warren Wilson College's yield rate is 17.9%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Warren Wilson College located?

    Warren Wilson College is located in Swannanoa, North Carolina 28778-2099.

    About the data on this page

    Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

    IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
    College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
    Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
    U.S. Department of Education
    FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
    Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
    U.S. Department of Education
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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