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Wabash College

Wabash College

Crawfordsville, IN · Town · 866 students
Website Common App Forbes ranking Scorecard
Application deadlines: Check the admissions site
$24,336
Average net priceYour net price
<30
30–48
48–75
75–110
110+
By household income — tap a bar
77%
Graduation rate
69% typical
$69,952
Earnings 10 years on
$58,391 typical
63%
Acceptance rate
64% typical · not scored
Accredited by Higher Learning Commission
About

Located in Crawfordsville, Indiana, Wabash College is one of only a few remaining private, all-male liberal arts colleges in the country, renowned for its rigorous academics and exceptionally loyal alumni network. The college offers outstanding pre-professional preparation—particularly in pre-medicine and pre-law—alongside top-tier programs in economics, chemistry, and rhetoric. Campus culture is anchored in a tight-knit brotherhood and governed by a singular standard of personal responsibility known as "The Gentleman's Rule," alongside storied traditions like the annual Monon Bell football rivalry. Students benefit from an intimate learning environment featuring fully funded faculty-led immersion trips worldwide and remarkably high career and graduate school placement rates.

Wikipedia:Wabash College is a private, men's liberal arts college in Crawfordsville, Indiana, United States. Founded in 1832 by a group of Dartmouth College graduates and Midwestern leaders, the institution was originally named "The Wabash Teachers Seminary and Manual Labor College". It was later renamed Wabash College in 1851. The college was founded with the intention of providing classical and English education to young men in the region, aiming to develop future educators and clergy.

Location
Crawfordsville, IN, 47933-0352 · Town campus
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Nearest airport from college
IND · Indianapolis
39 mi away
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Cost & aid
Cost of attendance
YoursEveryone
Tuition & fees$50,800
Housing & food (on campus)$14,400
Books & supplies$1,300
Cost of attendance$73,170
Average net price$24,336
Same price for all students
Tuition & fees$50,800
Housing & food (on campus)$14,400
Books & supplies$1,300
Cost of attendance$73,170
Average net price$24,336
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · published total: www.wabash.edu
How it’s made up
Tuition$52,900
Housing$14,700
Food$14,700
Books & supplies$1,300
Personal expenses$1,600
Transportation$650
Total published by the school$73,170
Net price by family income
$0–30k
$16,586
$30–48k
$13,526
$48–75k
$18,175
$75–110k
$18,681
$110k+
$30,511
Grants from the school
100% of first-years get a grant from the school, averaging $36,960
Source: College Navigator (U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS)
Merit aid
Awarded without financial need. Students with financial need can get merit awards too; they're counted as need-based aid.
Average award$39,105
Share of first-years who get one37%
Source: Wabash College's Common Data Set — the school's own yearly report of its admissions and aid figures.
Outcomes
Completion
Within 6 yrs
77%
Within 4 yrs
71%
Back for yr 2
93%
Transferred
17%
Pell students: 73.7% · others: 78.8% 
8 yrs after starting
79% graduated · 16% transferred · 5% left or unknown · none still enrolled
Earnings
6 yrs after entry$52,667
10 yrs after entry$69,952
Debt
Median at graduation$27,000
Monthly payment$286
Middle 50% owe$14.3k–$27k
90th percentile$31,000
Green marks a figure above the typical Baccalaureate — arts & sciences: 69% graduate within 6 yrs, $58,391 earned 10 yrs after entry.
Admissions
Getting in
Admit rate
63%
Test policy
Test optional
SAT average
1180
R 520–620 · M 540–650
ACT midpoint
26
Comp 23–28 · E 22–29 · M 24–29
SAT middle 50%: 1060–1270
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Admitted students
Admit rate: men 63.3% 
Yield: 18.4% of admitted students enroll 

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Essay prompts

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Student Body
Gender
Men 100%Women 0%
Who enrolls
Faculty ratio
9 : 1
Pell grant
24%
Family income
$88,462
Age at entry
19.0
Part-time
0%
Where first-years come from
In state (IN)
69.1%
Out of state
22.3%
International
8.6%

Most out-of-state first-years from: TX 17 · IL 14 · OH 5 · AZ 3 · FL 3

Race & ethnicity
White
71%
Hispanic
14%
Black
4%
Asian
1%
Two or more
3%
Non-resident
6%
Unknown
1%
Varsity sports

No data. This school isn't in the U.S. Department of Education's athletics (EADA) file, so we can't list its teams. That doesn't mean it has none.

Programs & Earnings
Bachelor's degrees by annual completions · 4yr national median earnings
Median earnings, all programs
After 6 yrs
$52,667
After 10 yrs
$69,952
Philosophy, Politics, and Economics25
Political Science and Government20
Biology, General17
Research and Experimental Psychology17
History13
Computer Science11
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies11
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics9
Mathematics9
Philosophy8
Economics8
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics7
Applied Mathematics6
Religion/Religious Studies6
English Language and Literature, General5
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology5
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Institutional
Resources
Endowment
$429M
Full-time faculty
96%
Faculty salary
$9,533/mo
Teaching spend
$19,824
per student
Federal loans
62%
Classification
Carnegie type
Baccalaureate — arts & sciences
Undergraduate profile
Four-year, selective admissions

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