Admissions
Getting in, fall 2024
Wilberforce admits about 1 in 2 applicants (41%). That puts it in the "Selective" tier, more selective than 89% of the 1,547 colleges that report admissions.
Out of every 100 applicants…
The funnel
$25 to apply
Grants credit for AP exams
Men and women
Women were admitted at 35%, men at 53%.
Yield
8% of admitted students enroll, on the lower end nationally.
Where you stand
How Wilberforce reads a record
GPA is required. Scores are optional. 0% of first-years sent an SAT and 1% an ACT. Most first-years were admitted without scores.
What they look at
- High school GPA
- Required
- High school record
- Not considered
- Class rank
- Not considered
- College-prep program
- Not considered
- Recommendations
- Considered
- Essay
- Considered
- Legacy status
- Not considered
- Work experience
- Not considered
- Demonstration of competencies
- Not considered
- English proficiency test
- Required
- Other tests
- Not considered
Recent change: Stopped considering a college-prep program in fall 2023; Stopped considering legacy status in fall 2023; Stopped considering the high school record in fall 2023.
On the admissions map
The map plots acceptance rate against SAT scores. Wilberforce University doesn't report both, so it isn't shown.
Test scores
What enrolled first-years scored
Optional
Scores are considered if you send them. For students who entered in fall 2024.
Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)