Wilmington College
About
Wilmington College is a private liberal arts college in Wilmington, Ohio, United States. It was established by the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in 1870 and is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. The college is still Quaker-affiliated and has seven core Quaker values. In fall 2018, the college set an enrollment record, bringing in 450 new students for the academic year, totaling 1,103 students on Wilmington's main campus and 139 students at Wilmington's two Cincinnati branches at Blue Ash and Cincinnati State.
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 46 Title IV programs, 7 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 39 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing7 · 15.2%
- No Data39 · 84.8%
- 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.
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.
Higher Learning Commission
Programmatic accreditations · 3
Action history · 2
- Jul 2024Renewal of AccreditationHigher Learning Commission
- Dec 2023Initial AccreditationAmerican Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy (OTM) - Programs leading to a Master's Degree
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, 463 students received $2.5M in Pell grants, alongside $6.8M 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 451 borrowers who entered repayment, 12 (2.6%) 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 Wilmington College
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 · 12
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 campus2
Includes 1 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Wilmington College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Wilmington College 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectWilmington College | 47% | — | 1,040 | $22,872 | Baccalaureate |
Anna Maria College | 46% | 50.3% | 1,202 | $29,396 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
Bethel University | 52% | 97.7% | 1,167 | $19,726 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
Centenary University | 55% | 83.1% | 1,398 | $19,037 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
Dean College | 46% | 73.7% | 1,092 | $30,236 | Baccalaureate |
Franklin College | 60% | 69.8% | 985 | $22,762 | Baccalaureate |
Geneva College | 61% | 79.0% | 1,366 | $21,043 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
Heidelberg University | 52% | 85.8% | 1,091 | $21,662 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
Hiram College | 55% | 93.5% | 1,061 | $20,088 | Baccalaureate |
Keystone College | 35% | 84.8% | 952 | $21,461 | Baccalaureate |
Simpson College | 63% | 86.2% | 1,251 | $22,231 | Baccalaureate |
Southern Virginia University | 33% | 96.4% | 936 | $24,014 | Baccalaureate |
The University of Olivet | 35% | 83.2% | 979 | $21,158 | Baccalaureate |
| Peer group median | 52% | 84.0% | 1,091 | $21,662 |
Wilmington College Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
- Daniel McCamishDirector of Institutional Effectiveness
Research funding
External research funding from NSF, NIH, HERD, and federal spending sources.
Reports & documents (2)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- Strategic planIn Common Cause2026Wilmington College's strategic plan for 2024-2027, titled 'In Common Cause', outlines a comprehensive roadmap focused on seven Key Pillars. The plan aims to boost faculty and student morale, enhance enrollment and retention, and align college operations with Quaker values. A project management team will oversee the implementation, ensuring accountability and progress communication.wilmington.edu
Grants & funding (1)
Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.
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