Wiley University
About
Wiley University is a private historically black college in Marshall, Texas. Founded in 1873 by the Methodist Episcopal Church's Bishop Isaac Wiley and certified in 1882 by the Freedman's Aid Society, it is one of the oldest predominantly black colleges west of the Mississippi River.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Pell recipients here graduate at a 28.0-point higher rate than non-Pell students, unusual and worth a closer look.
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.
Of 32 Title IV programs, 4 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 28 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing4 · 12.5%
- No Data28 · 87.5%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
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.
Near the line (±5%)
Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Action history · 10
- Dec 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused ReviewSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Jun 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused ReviewSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Jun 2023Grant Substantive Change: DegreeSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Jun 2023Renewal of AccreditationSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Jun 2023Grant Substantive Change: ProgramSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 672 students received $4.6M in Pell grants, alongside $5.1M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
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.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 469 borrowers who entered repayment, 34 (7.2%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* 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.
Academic programs at Wiley
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 5
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus7
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Data quality: 4 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Wiley vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Wiley selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectWiley University | 24% | — | 783 | $7,092 | Baccalaureate |
| 52% | 64.9% | 1,852 | $17,800 | Baccalaureate | |
| 43% | 41.9% | 1,080 | $22,094 | Baccalaureate | |
| 47% | 57.8% | 1,813 | $23,911 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 31% | 85.3% | 1,277 | $23,238 | Baccalaureate | |
| 34% | 39.1% | 1,059 | $19,719 | Baccalaureate | |
| 15% | — | 622 | $9,825 | Baccalaureate | |
| 28% | 59.2% | 936 | $13,479 | Baccalaureate | |
| 30% | — | 780 | $14,224 | Baccalaureate | |
| 12% | 48.7% | 467 | $12,587 | Baccalaureate | |
| 14% | — | 614 | $10,958 | Baccalaureate | |
| Peer group median | 30% | 57.8% | 936 | $14,224 |
Institutions like Wiley
Explore the federal data for institutions in Wiley's comparison group.
- BaccalaureateSouth Carolina
Claflin University
Grad rate52%Admit rate64.9%Enrollment1,852Net price$17,800View data - BaccalaureateLouisiana
Dillard University
Grad rate43%Admit rate41.9%Enrollment1,080Net price$22,094View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsTexas
East Texas Baptist University
Grad rate47%Admit rate57.8%Enrollment1,813Net price$23,911View data - BaccalaureateFlorida
Florida Memorial University
Grad rate31%Admit rate85.3%Enrollment1,277Net price$23,238View data - BaccalaureateTexas
Huston-Tillotson University
Grad rate34%Admit rate39.1%Enrollment1,059Net price$19,719View data - BaccalaureateTexas
Jarvis Christian University
Grad rate15%Admit rate—Enrollment622Net price$9,825View data - BaccalaureateNorth Carolina
Livingstone College
Grad rate28%Admit rate59.2%Enrollment936Net price$13,479View data - BaccalaureateArkansas
Philander Smith University
Grad rate30%Admit rate—Enrollment780Net price$14,224View data - BaccalaureateMississippi
Rust College
Grad rate12%Admit rate48.7%Enrollment467Net price$12,587View data - BaccalaureateTexas
Texas College
Grad rate14%Admit rate—Enrollment614Net price$10,958View data
Wiley Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The Office of Institutional Research (IR) provides unbiased research, analysis, and reporting that employs a holistic understanding of complex institutional business processes to promote data-informed decision-making of internal and external entities.
Visit IR office page- Dr. Runell J. KingVice President for Institutional Research/Effectiveness & Strategic Retention
Research funding
External research funding from NSF, NIH, HERD, and federal spending sources.
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
Notable alumni of Wiley (5)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- James FarmerCivil Rights
- Opal LeeEducation
- Heman Marion SweattLaw
- Kenny DorhamMusic
- Dorothea ChurchModeling
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