Wilmington College

Private · Moderately Selective · OH

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School data & stats

TypePrivate

LocationOH · Midwest

SettingRural

Undergrads1,006

Student:faculty12:1

Outcomes

4-yr grad rate38.4%

6-yr grad rate47.3%

Drop-out rate28%

Study abroad—

Cost

In-state tuition$32k

Out-of-state tuition$32k

Application fee—

Community

Racial diversity29.1%

Gender diversity53%

International2%

IdentityFriends

Overview

Wilmington College is a small private college in Wilmington, Ohio, founded by Quakers and still shaped by that heritage — a peace-and-social-justice ethos runs through campus life alongside a practical, hands-on approach to learning. It sits in a rural southwest Ohio farm town between Cincinnati and Columbus and draws a student body largely from the surrounding region.

Academics

Agriculture is the signature program, taught through real hands-on work on the college's own farms rather than only in a classroom, drawing students from farm families across Ohio and beyond. Athletic training is another recognized strength, with a career-focused, clinically oriented curriculum. Beyond these two draws, the college runs a standard liberal arts core.

Campus & student life

The farm-based agriculture program gives campus a working, outdoors character uncommon among small liberal arts colleges. Athletics matter to student life at the NCAA Division III level, and Wilmington's Quaker roots show up in a values-driven, low-key social culture rather than in mandatory religious practice, since the college is not doctrinally strict.

Getting in

Wilmington's admissions process is accessible rather than highly selective, weighing fit with its agriculture or athletic training programs alongside academic record.

Worth knowing

The peace-and-social-justice heritage is a real institutional identity, not just historical flavor — it surfaces in coursework and campus discourse, and students drawn to Quaker values or interested in production agriculture will find both taken seriously here.

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Admissions

Acceptance rate92.4%

Enrolled mid-50%SAT 850–1220 · ACT 16–23

Test policyoptional

Rec letters0

Deadlines (2026–27 cycle)

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