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Wabash College is a private liberal arts college located in Crawfordsville, Indiana. Wabash College is moderately inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Wabash College is in the top 25% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $63,425 10 years after enrolling, 6th in Indiana, and in the top 25% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Wabash College bachelor students earn 13% more than the national average. Wabash College is ranked 5th in Indiana.
Wabash College’s median net annual cost of $22,910 and average years to graduate of 4.1 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Wabash College sorted by number of graduates - Rhetoric & Composition, Economics, Poli Sci/Government, History, Biology, Mathematics - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$22,910
Average years to graduate
4.1
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.1 years. 73% of all students graduate within 8 years. The graduation rate at Wabash College is 14% higher than the state average, and 5% above the average for all liberal arts colleges in the country.
At Wabash College, Pell Grant recipients represent 26% of the measured graduating class, 9% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Wabash College graduates within 4.2 years.
Wabash College is in the top 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.
Wabash College’s economic mobility score of 20.52 is calculated by adjusting the 1.93 economic score of lower-income students by the 26% pell grant recipients within the student body. Wabash College’s EMS of 20.52 ranks in the top 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).
Top 50%
The average Title IV recipient at Wabash College pays $22,910 a year, $36,740 less than the $59,650 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 $22,910
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Wabash College, 99% 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 $22,910 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 61% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $6,930. This is 7% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,271
Pell grants
$4,661
State grants
$6,964
Institutional grants
$35,028
Wabash College's moderately inclusive admissions are indicated by their 62% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 1,635 applicants, of which 1,007 were admitted and 210 enrolled. Wabash College has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
100%
83%
Female
N/A
59%
First time
97%
59%
In-state
74%
68%
1st generation
N/A
35%
White
76%
52%
Black
4%
14%
Hispanic
9%
15%
Asian
1%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
9%
12%