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Wilberforce UniversityWilberforce, OH · Private nonprofit

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Organizational Leadership (25% of graduates). 12 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 59% of colleges. 60% of faculty are full-time. Spends $5,667 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

68 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 71% of graduates; 15 programs in 11 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Organizational Leadership 52.021325% 17
  2. Business Administration and Management, General 52.020118% 12
  3. Health Services Administration 51.221116% 11
  4. Biology/Biological Sciences, General 26.01015.9% 4
  5. Psychology, General 42.01015.9% 4

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 .

Top-earning majors here

By earnings 4 years after completion

  1. Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other$52,144 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $31,290

    4 years after completion$52,144
    National median: $69,830Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $49,716 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $22,893

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 →

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

Full-time faculty60%
National median: 67%Below typical
Average faculty salary

$65,700

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$5,667
$5,667
← Lessmore than 17% of 1,199More →
Endowment per student$11,640
$11,640
← Lessmore than 22% 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;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)