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University or college · Private nonprofit

Baldwin Wallace University

Berea, OH135 online only

Baldwin Wallace University is a private nonprofit university in Berea, OH, with about 3,173 students on campus.

Students on campus
3,173
plus 135 studying only online
Admission rate
76%
lower than at 53% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$27,603
higher than at 78% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
67%
higher than at 72% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$54,122
higher than at 77% of U.S. colleges
In brief

What to know about Baldwin Wallace University

What you study here makes a big difference to pay

Among Baldwin Wallace University’s biggest bachelor’s programs, nursing graduates earn a median $75,687 four years out. Drama/theatre arts and stagecraft graduates earn $36,251. Majors ↓

Lower-income families pay more here than at most colleges

Families earning under $30,000 still pay about $21,296 a year after grants. What it costs ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard.

★ What stands out · Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Business 21%Visual & performing arts 14%Health professions 10%Biology 9%Education 8%Psychology 6%Everything else 32%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Business Administration, Management and Operations67 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$68k4 yrs out
Research and Experimental Psychology42 graduates a year
—not reported
Finance and Financial Management Services41 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$75k4 yrs out
Biology, General38 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$57k4 yrs out
Psychology, General36 graduates a year · typical debt $26,970
$46k4 yrs out
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness33 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$50k4 yrs out
Music33 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$38k4 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections31 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$59k4 yrs out
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Baldwin Wallace University?

76%

of applicants admitted

About 15 of every 20 applicants get in.

Test scores of admitted students

SAT reading
550–650
SAT math
510–640
ACT
22–29

The middle 50%: a quarter scored below the range and a quarter above it. Average SAT: 1194.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $55,606 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees $39,832Room & board $13,774Books & supplies $1,500

After grants, the average family on aid pays $27,603.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$22,994

About $91,976 over 4 years · 59% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
67%
within 6 years · Pell students 58%
Come back for year two
84%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$54,122
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$27,000
about $286 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

7.6%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$286 a month against about $3,748 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

67%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 83% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$52k
Middle income$30–75k
$53k
Higher incomeover $75k
$57k
Who goes there

The students

2,842 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 76%Hispanic 8%Black 7%Asian 2%Two or more 6%

Women and men

Women 54%Men 46%
12 : 1
students per teacher
29%
get Pell grants (lower income)
82%
take federal loans
5%
undergrads 25 or older
3%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Berea

13% of Berea’s 17,920 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Berea pages.

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Other colleges within 30 miles

Straight-line distances from Baldwin Wallace University; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.