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Baldwin Wallace University is a private regional university located in Berea, Ohio. Baldwin Wallace University is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Baldwin Wallace University is in the bottom 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $49,644 10 years after enrolling, 31st in Ohio, and in the top 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Baldwin Wallace University bachelor students earn 0% more than the national average. Baldwin Wallace University is ranked 33rd in Ohio.
Baldwin Wallace University’s median net annual cost of $25,361 and average years to graduate of 4.4 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Baldwin Wallace University sorted by number of graduates - Business Administration, Education, Drama, Registered Nursing, Music, Psychology - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$25,361
Average years to graduate
4.4
Finance
Rank: #249
Economic score: 3.45
HR Management
Rank: #62
Economic score: 3.56
Biology
Rank: #105
Economic score: 3.83
Accounting
Rank: #447
Economic score: 4.31
Criminal Justice
Rank: #181
Economic score: 4.53
Marketing
Rank: #278
Economic score: 4.63
Visual and Performing Arts, Other
Rank: #3
Economic score: 6.51
English Language & Lit
Rank: #197
Economic score: 6.99
Education (subject specific)
Rank: #256
Economic score: 8.26
Health & Fitness
Rank: #280
Economic score: 8.78
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 6 graduate programs at Baldwin Wallace University - Business Administration, Diagnostic, Intervention & Treatment , Communication disorder sciences, Educ. Administration, Accounting, Education (subject specific) - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Special Education
Rank: #245
Economic score: 1.12
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.4 years. 65% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Baldwin Wallace University is 5% higher than the state average, and 7% above the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Baldwin Wallace University, Pell Grant recipients represent 29% of the measured graduating class, 6% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Baldwin Wallace University graduates within 4.5 years.
Baldwin Wallace University is in the bottom 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Baldwin Wallace University’s economic mobility score of 12.29 is calculated by adjusting the 4.3 economic score of lower-income students by the 29% pell grant recipients within the student body. Baldwin Wallace University’s EMS of 12.29 ranks in the bottom 50% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 50%
The average Title IV recipient at Baldwin Wallace University pays $25,361 a year, $28,989 less than the $54,350 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $25,361
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Baldwin Wallace University, 100% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $25,361 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 95% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $7,759. This is 41% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,649
Pell grants
$5,013
State grants
$3,493
Institutional grants
$22,616
Baldwin Wallace University offers 1 hybrid bachelor program. At the master’s level Baldwin Wallace University offers 10 programs, 9 of which are held exclusively online. We use the IPEDS July '20 — July '21 Distance Education report to determine which programs are online. EarningsPlus data is provided when available.
Online programs
11
Hybrid programs
2
Percentage of programs online
10%
Baldwin Wallace University's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 79% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 4,250 applicants, of which 3,358 were admitted and 730 enrolled. Baldwin Wallace University has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
92%
83%
Female
54%
59%
First time
72%
59%
In-state
75%
68%
1st generation
32%
35%
White
77%
52%
Black
8%
14%
Hispanic
6%
15%
Asian
2%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
6%
12%