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How strong are the academics at The College of Wooster?

Let's cover class sizes, graduation rates, and outcomes.

10:1
Student to faculty ratio
17
Average class size
67%
4-year grad rate

Class Sizes

Class sizes likely stayed the same for you through high school. You'll find that college is much different. Some of the largest universities have classes that can seat hundreds of students in giant lecture halls. Conversely, as they progress and their focus narrows, higher-level courses can sometimes have just a handful of students.

Wooster has an average student-to-faculty ratio of 10:1. The typical school is 14:1. While this ratio is important, what’s more important is how big a typical class is.

Class Sizes
2-9
95
10-19
176
20-29
115
30-39
36
40-49
1
50-99
1

Outcomes

It’s critical to understand a school’s outcomes to understand if your four (or more) years at the school will be worth it. Here are some key statistics about the outcomes of students who enroll at The College of Wooster:

81%
First-year retention rate
67%
4-year grad rate
74%
6-year grad rate

Majors

Many students choose a school largely based on the what they want to study. The are The College of Wooster's most popular majors, ranked by how many people graduated with the concentration in the most recent year:

Political Science and Government, General
Research and Experimental Psychology, Other
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Computer Science
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
18.2
22.76
27.32
31.88
36.44
41

The Full List

Major Graduates
Area
  • Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other 1
  • East Asian Studies 1
  • French Studies 1
  • German Studies 1
  • African-American/Black Studies 1
  • Chinese Studies 0
  • Russian Studies 0
Biological And Biomedical Sciences
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General 31
  • Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 22
  • Neuroscience 19
Business
  • Business/Managerial Economics 15
Communication
  • Communication and Media Studies 18
  • Communication, General 18
  • Mass Communication/Media Studies 4
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
  • Computer Science 23
Education
  • Music Teacher Education 2
  • Teacher Education, Multiple Levels 0
English Language And Literature/Letters
  • English Language and Literature, General 12
Foreign Languages
  • Spanish Language and Literature 5
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 1
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 1
  • Comparative Literature 0
  • German Language and Literature 0
Health Professions And Related Programs
  • Music Therapy/Therapist 4
  • Communication Sciences and Disorders, General 2
History
  • History, General 16
Mathematics And Statistics
  • Mathematics, General 10
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Environmental Geosciences 11
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 6
  • Data Science, General 5
Natural Resources And Conservation
  • Environmental Studies 8
Philosophy And Religious Studies
  • Philosophy 13
  • Religion/Religious Studies 4
Physical Sciences
  • Physics, General 9
  • Chemistry, General 7
  • Geology/Earth Science, General 6
  • Chemical Physics 0
Psychology
  • Research and Experimental Psychology, Other 34
  • Psychology, General 0
Social Sciences
  • Political Science and Government, General 41
  • International Relations and Affairs 12
  • Sociology, General 11
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 7
  • Archeology 6
  • Anthropology, General 5
  • Economics, General 0
  • Urban Studies/Affairs 0
Visual And Performing Arts
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General 8
  • Theatre and Dance 6
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation 4
  • Music Theory and Composition 2
  • Music, General 1
  • Music Performance, General 0

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