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Wabash College

Crawfordsville, INQuad's selectivitySelective
Known forBig endowment per studentGenerous aidTest-optional heavy
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Updates

What changed

New and revised figures from the latest data releases, each with its year.

Published Oct 11, 2026

  • Fall 2025: 2,496 applied (fall 2024: 2,199)Wabash College (Fall 2025)
  • Fall 2025: 1,424 admits (fall 2024: 1,392)Wabash College (Fall 2025)
  • Fall 2025: 57% admitted (fall 2024: 63%)Wabash College (Fall 2025)
  • Fall 2025: middle 50% SAT Reading & Writing 560–670 (fall 2024: 520–620)Wabash College Common Data Set 2025–26
  • Fall 2025: middle 50% SAT Math 570–675 (fall 2024: 540–650)Wabash College Common Data Set 2025–26
  • Fall 2025: 897 undergraduates (fall 2024: 866)Wabash College Common Data Set 2025–26

Source:Wabash College Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Admissions · Fall 2025

6 in 10 applicants admitted

Wabash admits about 6 in 10 applicants (57%). That puts it in the "Selective" tier, more selective than 79% of the 1,547 colleges that report admissions.

57%

57%

acceptance rateQuad's selectivitySelective

Applied

2,496

Admitted

1,424

Yield

19%

of admits enroll

Avg. GPA

3.52

SAT middle 50%

1130–1335

10001600
ACT middle 50%

23–28

1836
Applications +75% since fall 2014 · admit rate 70% → 63%Over time

Getting in, in detail: funnel, what they look at, your scores

Students

Who's on campus

A small campus of 897 undergrads, where 24% receive Pell Grants, a low share compared to other colleges.

897

undergrads · larger than 34% of colleges

Diversity index

0.52

Pell Grant

24%

below the median

Distant townNCAA D-III · North Coast Athletic ConferenceROTCStudy abroadUndergrad research
More diverse · index 0.43 → 0.48 (to fall 2024) since fall 2014Over time

Students and campus life in detail

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (16% of graduates). 9 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 84% of colleges. 96% of faculty are full-time. Spends $19,824 a year on instruction per student.

9 to 1

students per faculty member · fewer than at 84% of colleges

Most popular major

Philosophy, Politics, and Economics

16% of 2024–25 graduates

Top-earning major

Economics

$87.4K four years after completion

Full-time faculty

96%

of faculty

Instruction spending

$19.8K

per student a year

All majors with search, earnings by major, and faculty

Cost & aid · 2023–24

What it costs

In 2023–24, the average first-year paid an estimated $25,620 in total (tuition, housing, food, books and other costs, after grants), $1.3K more than the national median. The 100% who received grants paid $25,562 on average; the other 0% paid the full sticker price of $65,225.

61%

$25.6K

average total cost per year, all first-years, after grants (est.) · $1.3K above the national median

$0$110K$400K+
Full price
$65,225 a year
tuition, housing, food, books, and other costs
Need-based aid
Published data end at $110K
use the college's net price calculator for higher incomes
Merit aid
37% · avg $39K
of first-years without need got merit aid
Aid generosity

Very generous

grants cover 61% of full price

Federal loans

62%

of undergrads · national median 45%

Your price

Net price calculator

the college's own

Financial aid

Financial aid office
Cost falling · −16% after inflation since 2013–14Over time

Prices, who gets aid, and borrowing in detail

Outcomes

What it pays

Former students earn a median $69,952 ten years after enrolling, more than at 83% of colleges; 79% graduate within six years. Four years of net price is about 1.5 years of that salary.

79%

79%

graduate within six years · national median 59%

Median earnings

$70K

10 years after entry

Median debt

$27K

≈ $286/month for 10 years

Retention

93%

come back for year two

Graduation rate 73% → 77% since the class that entered fall 2008Over time

Earnings, finishing, 8-year outcomes, by group

Over time · since 2013–14

How it's changed

Since 2013–14, the full price rose 6% after inflation, while what the average first-year paid fell 16%, because grants grew faster. Applications rose 75% since fall 2014, and the acceptance rate went from 70% to 63%.

  • Cost

    Falling

    −16% after inflation

  • Applications

    Growing

    +75%

  • Selectivity

    More selective

    admit rate 70% → 63% (to fall 2024)

  • Diversity

    More diverse

    index 0.43 → 0.48 (to fall 2024)

Every series, year by year

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Sources for this overviewEvery dataset and year behind the numbers on this profile; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources for this profile

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    IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD)

    National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · 2025–26 · retrieved 2026-10-12

  2. 2
    College Scorecard

    U.S. Department of Education · most recent release; Entered fall 2023; Fall 2024; 2023–24; Fall 2023 · retrieved 2026-10-12

  3. 3
    Wabash College Common Data Set 2025–26

    Wabash College · Fall 2025; Fall 2027 applicants; 2025–26 (estimated); 2025–26; Fall 2026 entrants; Entered fall 2019; Fall 2026 cycle; 2026–27; Class of 2025 · retrieved 2026-10-11

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    IPEDS Admissions survey

    National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Fall 2024 · retrieved 2026-10-12

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    IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey

    National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · 2023–24 · retrieved 2026-10-12

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    IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation)

    National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · 2025–26 · retrieved 2026-10-12

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    IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D)

    National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Fall 2024 · retrieved 2026-10-12

  8. 8
    IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field)

    National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · 2024–25 graduates · retrieved 2026-10-12

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    College Scorecard Field of Study data

    U.S. Department of Education · most recent release · retrieved 2026-10-12

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    National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · 2023–24 · retrieved 2026-10-12

  11. 11
    IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey

    National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · 2023–24 · retrieved 2026-10-12

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    Common Data Set

    Each college (voluntary, standardized template) · most recent release · retrieved 2026-10-12

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    IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students)

    National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Fall 2024 · retrieved 2026-10-12

  14. 14
    IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level)

    National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Fall 2024 · retrieved 2026-10-12

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    IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education)

    National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Fall 2024 · retrieved 2026-10-12

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    IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks)

    National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Fall 2024 · retrieved 2026-10-12

  17. 17
    IPEDS Outcome Measures survey

    National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Students entering fall 2016 · retrieved 2026-10-12

  18. 18
    IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients)

    National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) · Entered fall 2018 · retrieved 2026-10-12

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    Wabash College (2026)

    Wabash College · 2026 · retrieved 2026-10-04

IPEDS unit ID 152673 · Data retrieved 2026-10-12. Tap any ⓘ to see where that number came from and what year it describes. National ranks and medians include every 4-year college that reports the measure. How we source and calculate everything