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Wofford College

Spartanburg, South Carolina·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Southeast·wofford.edu
6-yr Graduation
84%
+18.5pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
1,817
peer median 1,771
Avg net price
$28,984
+$4.6k 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.

Applied
4,459
4,459 candidates competed
Admitted
2,316
51.9% acceptance rate
Enrolled
427
18.4% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
84%+18.5pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
79%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
84%
Full-time retention
91%

Pell equity

5.0pp gap
Pell recipients
82%
Non-Pell
87%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 5.0-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 25 Title IV programs, 10 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 15 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
25
Passing
10
40.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

25programs
  • Passing10 · 40.0%
  • No Data15 · 60.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
10
No data
15

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.

10
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+57.8%
$52,046 vs $32,989
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
Bachelor Degree · Natural Resources And Conservation
+66.9%
$55,044 vs $32,989
English Language and Literature General
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
+75.9%
$58,036 vs $32,989
Romance Languages Literatures and Linguistics
Bachelor Degree · Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics
+85.5%
$61,200 vs $32,989
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
+86.4%
$61,484 vs $32,989
Political Science and Government
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
+108.1%
$68,661 vs $32,989
Accounting and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+138.2%
$78,576 vs $32,989
Business/Managerial Economics
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+139.2%
$78,906 vs $32,989

Debt vs earnings

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

8
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
49%
$25,268 debt · $52,046 earn
English Language and Literature General
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
46%
$26,937 debt · $58,036 earn
Biology General
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
44%
$27,000 debt · $61,484 earn
Romance Languages Literatures and Linguistics
Bachelor Degree · Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics
41%
$25,150 debt · $61,200 earn
Political Science and Government
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
39%
$27,000 debt · $68,661 earn
Accounting and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
33%
$26,000 debt · $78,576 earn
Finance and Financial Management Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
32%
$25,751 debt · $79,643 earn
Business/Managerial Economics
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
31%
$24,250 debt · $78,906 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1917Next review Jun 2027

Action history · 4

  1. Dec 2023Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Dec 2022Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Jun 2018Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Jun 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.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$14,804
$30–48k$22,105
$48–75k$22,432
$75–110k$28,109
$110k+$34,845

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

Avg net price (private)
$28,984
+$4,619vs Baccalaureate median $24,365
Federal loans
41.1%
In-state tuition
$54,100
Out-of-state
$54,100

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 382 students received $2.2M in Pell grants, alongside $7.9M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
382
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.2M
$2,220,154 total
Direct Loans
$7.9M
1,173 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$1.6M
369 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$3.0M
661 loan awards
Parent PLUS$3.3M
143 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 272 borrowers who entered repayment, 3 (1.1%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.1%
-1.2pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
272
Defaulted
3
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
3.5%
2017
1.2%
2018
0.7%
2019
1.1%
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 Wofford College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs31
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

487 total completions
01Business
14730.2%
02Biological Sciences
9619.7%
03Social Sciences
6914.2%
04Psychology
4910.1%
05Foreign Languages
408.2%
06English Language
285.7%
07Physical Sciences
214.3%
08Computer Sciences
132.7%
09Natural Resources
122.5%
10Visual/Performing Arts
122.5%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
1,817
12-mo unduplicated
1,909
Undergraduate
1,909
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
47%903
Women
53%1,006

Race / ethnicity composition

White
80.1%
Black
6.4%
Hispanic
5.4%
Two or more
3.4%
Asian
2.3%
Non-resident
2.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
455
285 M · 170 W
Women athletes
37.4%
Athletic aid
$13.5M
Total student aid
Budget
$29.4M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$8.1M
$5.3M
Recruiting expense
$151K
$73K
Head-coach salaries
$131K
$91K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 10

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
80 M · 86 W
$1.6M
Football
122 M ·
$7.0M
Soccer
41 M · 33 W
$1.9M
Baseball
47 M ·
$1.5M
Basketball
14 M · 13 W
$3.8M
Lacrosse
· 27 W
$989K

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
6.58
12 offenses · 1,823 students

3-year trend

7.942 yrs ago6.231 yr ago6.58Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
37
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
3
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
6
Rape
5
Fondling
1

By location

12total
  • On campus11
  • Non-campus1

Includes 3 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
Drugs04
Liquor081

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
12.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
148

Wofford College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Wofford 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
SubjectWofford College
84%1,817$28,984Baccalaureate
Claflin University
52%64.9%1,852$21,232Baccalaureate
Furman University
79%42.9%2,554$29,997Baccalaureate
Presbyterian College
49%68.4%1,095$20,899Baccalaureate
Allen University
13%72.5%610$11,081Baccalaureate
The University of the South
80%56.9%1,724$27,498Baccalaureate
Peer group median66%64.9%1,771$24,365

Frequently asked questions about Wofford College

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

What is the graduation rate at Wofford College?

Wofford College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 84% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Wofford College?

Wofford College reports a total enrollment of 1,817 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Wofford College?

The average net price at Wofford College is $28,984 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Wofford College?

Wofford College's yield rate is 18.4%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Wofford College located?

Wofford College is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina 29303-3663.

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