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Baldwin Wallace UniversityBerea, OH · Private nonprofit

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Business Administration and Management, General (7% of graduates). 12 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 59% of colleges. 55% of faculty are full-time. Spends $15,441 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

675 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 26% of graduates; 72 programs in 21 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Business Administration and Management, General 52.02017.1% 48
    Graduates in this field earn $67,934 4 years out
  2. Research and Experimental Psychology, Other 42.27996.1% 41
  3. Sport and Fitness Administration/Management 31.05044.7% 32
    Graduates in this field earn $50,415 4 years out
  4. Biology/Biological Sciences, General 26.01014.4% 30
    Graduates in this field earn $57,273 4 years out
  5. Accounting 52.03014.0% 27
    Graduates in this field earn $86,955 4 years out

Fastest-growing field: Business, 18% → 21% of graduates since 2014–15 (140 graduates in 2024–25).

Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.

Top-earning majors here

By earnings 4 years after completion

  1. Accounting and Related Services$86,955 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $59,401

    4 years after completion$86,955
    National median: $76,194Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $64,663 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $27,000 · 57 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$75,687 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $68,401

    4 years after completion$75,687
    National median: $88,910Below typical

    Median federal debt: $23,750 · 64 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Finance and Financial Management Services$74,535 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $51,347

    4 years after completion$74,535
    National median: $83,343Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $65,678 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $27,000 · 71 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Chemistry$71,252 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report

    4 years after completion$71,252
    National median: $65,120Above typical

    Median federal debt: Too few graduates to report · 19 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Human Resources Management and Services$70,779 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report

    4 years after completion$70,779
    National median: $68,069Above typical

    Median federal debt: Too few graduates to report · 29 graduates, two most recent years combined

Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.

Students per faculty member vs. every college12 to 1
12 to 1
← Fewer students per facultyfewer students per faculty member than 59% of 1,892More students per faculty →

The college also reports 13 to 1 in its Common Data Set (2,737 students, 209 faculty).

Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.

Class sizes

50%

of classes have fewer than 20 students; 1% have 50 or more

Under 20 students 20 or moreStudents per class section
Undergraduate class sections by number of students
StudentssectionsShare
2–96712%
10–1922439%
20–2920535%
30–397112%
40–4971%
50–9951%
100+10%

This counts class sections, not students: a lecture of 300 is one section, so a student is more likely to sit in a large class than the share of sections suggests. Labs and discussion sections are counted separately and left out here.

Programs & curriculum

  • Accelerated program
  • Cross-registration
  • Distance learning
  • Double major
  • English as a Second Language
  • Domestic exchange program
  • Honors program
  • Independent study
  • Internships
  • Liberal arts/career combination
  • Student-designed major
  • Teacher certification
  • Study abroad
  • Undergraduate research

Requires coursework in arts, English composition, humanities, intensive writing, math, a natural science, and social science.

Full-time faculty55%
National median: 67%Below typical
Average faculty salary

$77,613

9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.

Spending and endowment

Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other private nonprofit colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable.

Instruction spending per student$15,441
$15,441
← Lessmore than 75% of 1,199More →
Endowment per student$55,208
$55,208
← Lessmore than 63% of 1,065More →

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;Baldwin Wallace University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;Baldwin Wallace University Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)