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Wilson College

Chambersburg, Pennsylvania·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Mid East·wilson.edu
6-yr Graduation
48%
-8.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Total enrollment
1,907
peer median 1,923
Avg net price
$21,241
-$6.7k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium 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
925
925 candidates competed
Admitted
852
92.1% acceptance rate
Enrolled
183
21.5% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
48%-8.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
4-year graduation
33%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
48%
Full-time retention
74%

Pell equity

10.0pp gap
Pell recipients
41%
Non-Pell
51%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 10.0-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 48 Title IV programs, 3 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 45 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
48
Passing
3
6.3% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

48programs
  • Passing3 · 6.2%
  • No Data45 · 93.8%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
2
No data
45

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.

3
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians
Bachelor Degree · Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences
+18.9%
$41,954 vs $35,274
Health Professions Education Ethics and Humanities
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+83.8%
$107,977 vs $58,761
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+109.6%
$73,921 vs $35,274

Debt vs earnings

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

1
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
35%
$25,500 debt · $73,921 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1922Next review Jan 2028

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 3

  1. Jul 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  2. Mar 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  3. Jul 2018Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education

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$14,381
$30–48k$10,250
$48–75k$17,122
$75–110k$22,602
$110k+$28,575

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

Avg net price (private)
$21,241
-$6,747vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs median $27,989
Federal loans
85.1%
In-state tuition
$27,000
Out-of-state
$27,000

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 455 students received $2.3M in Pell grants, alongside $7.0M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
455
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.3M
$2,273,547 total
Direct Loans
$7.0M
1,335 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$2.1M
564 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$3.0M
643 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$364K
33 loan awards
Parent PLUS$1.5M
95 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 273 borrowers who entered repayment, 4 (1.4%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.4%
-0.9pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
273
Defaulted
4
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
5.5%
2017
8.2%
2018
3.7%
2019
1.4%
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 Wilson College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs43
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

251 total completions
01Education
11746.6%
02Health Professions
4116.3%
03Agriculture
3714.7%
04Business
187.2%
05Parks/Recreation
83.2%
06Liberal Arts
72.8%
07English Language
72.8%
08Visual/Performing Arts
72.8%
09Social Sciences
52.0%
10Security/Protective
41.6%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
1,907
12-mo unduplicated
2,406
Undergraduate
1,466
Graduate
940

Gender split

Men
24%583
Women
76%1,823

Race / ethnicity composition

White
77.7%
Hispanic
9.1%
Black
7.8%
Two or more
2.4%
Non-resident
1.1%
Unknown
0.8%
Asian
0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.3%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
230
94 M · 136 W
Women athletes
59.1%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$1.6M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$12K
$18K
Head-coach salaries
$37K
$28K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 9

Soccer
26 M · 24 W
$173K
Baseball
34 M ·
$140K
Basketball
15 M · 13 W
$227K
Field Hockey
· 25 W
$137K
Volleyball
12 M · 12 W
$189K
Softball
· 24 W
$98K

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
2.21
3 offenses · 1,360 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago3.561 yr ago2.21Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
8
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
2
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
1
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
1

Criminal offenses by type

Fondling
2
Rape
1

By location

3total
  • On campus3

Includes 3 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

1
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
1 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs01
Liquor01

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.

Student-to-faculty
15.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
41

Wilson College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Wilson College 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
SubjectWilson College
48%1,907$21,241Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Neumann University
53%81.3%2,244$28,714Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
King's College
60%93.1%1,939$23,281Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Mercyhurst University
64%81.0%2,632$27,263Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Cairn University-Langhorne
60%88.2%1,097$29,577Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Chestnut Hill College
49%74.5%1,288$29,944Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Peer group median56%81.3%1,923$27,989

Frequently asked questions about Wilson College

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

What is the graduation rate at Wilson College?

Wilson College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 48% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Wilson College?

Wilson College reports a total enrollment of 1,907 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Wilson College?

The average net price at Wilson College is $21,241 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Wilson College?

Wilson College's yield rate is 21.5%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Wilson College located?

Wilson College is located in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania 17201-1285.

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