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Wilson College

Chambersburg, Pennsylvania · Small city

92.1%
Admit rate
$21,741
Avg net price
48%
Graduation rate
$43,326
Median earnings

Wilson College is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania (small city setting), enrolling 865 undergraduates. It has a Presbyterian Church (USA) religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitSmall · 865 undergradsSmall cityAccessible · 92% admitNCAA Division III without footballCold wintersSnowy

Will you get in?

See where your numbers land against Wilson College's admitted students.

Admit rate
92.1%
SAT (mid 50%)
930–1180
Avg GPA (est.)
2.88

Enter a test score to see where you land against Wilson College's admitted students.

A guide, not a prediction. It compares your numbers with the middle 50% of admitted students and Wilson College's overall admit rate — it can't see essays, recommendations, activities, or your intended major, which all move real decisions.

About Chambersburg, Pennsylvania

Chambersburg is a borough in and the county seat of Franklin County, in the South Central region of Pennsylvania, United States. The Lenape lived mostly to the east, with the Iroquois to the north, and the Shawnee to the south. Chambersburg is part of small town America. Recreation includes hunting, sports events such as baseball games at Henninger Field, and high school football games. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Small city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
To the ocean
73 miles
Nearest airport
17 miles to Hagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field (HGR)

How Wilson College compares

Selectivity92.1%

More selective than 19% · #81 most selective of 111 in Pennsylvania

SAT average1000

Higher than 8%

Graduation rate48%

Higher than 36% · #86 of 116 in Pennsylvania

First-year retention74%

Higher than 44%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$43,326

Higher than 20% · #108 of 116 in Pennsylvania

Average net price$21,741

Cheaper than 42% · #44 cheapest of 112 in Pennsylvania

Median debt at graduation$26,328

Lower than 21%

Student–faculty ratio15 : 1

Lower than 35%

Undergraduate enrollment865

Larger than 33%

Percentiles compare Wilson College with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Pennsylvania.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

1,393students
  • Undergraduate86562%
  • Graduate52838%

Undergraduates by gender

865undergrads
  • Women68479%
  • Men18121%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White76%
  • Black8.8%
  • Hispanic10%
  • Asian1.0%
  • Other or multiracial4.4%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
865
Graduate enrollment
528
Student–faculty ratio
15 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
23%
First-generation students
43%
Students over 25
42%
Median family income
$49,481
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$64,845
Endowment
$70,216,910

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Admissions

Admission rate
92.1%
Test scores
Considered but not required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
930–1180
SAT average
1000
SAT reading
480–610
SAT math
450–570
ACT composite
Average GPA (estimated)
2.88

Cost

In-state tuition
$27,100
Room & board
$12,296
Books & supplies
$1,104
Total cost of attendance
$39,344
Average net price
$21,741

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
48%
Graduated on time (4 years)
33%
First-year retention
74%
Transferred to another college
37%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$37,049
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$43,326
Median debt at graduation
$26,328
Students with federal loans
67%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
53%

About 15% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
33%
Low-income (Pell)
46%
First-generation
47%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
467
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
54%
Housing charge (year)
$5,500
Meal plan (year)
$6,662
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NCAA Division III without football
Varsity athletes
235 (80 men · 155 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (10)

Soccer59
Baseball31
Field Hockey25
Basketball24
Softball23
Volleyball20
Equestrian20
Lacrosse18
Other Sports12
Golf3

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
1.8 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
10
Property offenses (2022–2024)
0

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (1,907 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

3.3reported offenses a year
3.3 violent a year0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Fondling
2.3
Rape
1.0

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$14,808
$30–48k
$18,436
$48–75k
$18,236
$75–110k
$20,905
$110k+
$26,246

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$81,363

$18,236/year × about 4.5 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

99%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$13,436
average award, among those who get one

A meaningful share of freshmen — 99% — get grant money from Wilson College itself, averaging $13,436, which softens the sticker price.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 136 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$43,326
Typical debt at graduation
$26,328
Debt vs. one year's pay
61%
Out-earn a HS grad
52%

Typical debt would take roughly 6.1 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Weigh it value

The payoff is less clear-cut here — weigh the debt against the earnings and your intended field before borrowing heavily.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

Campus climate

Summer high
85°F
Winter low
23°F
Annual rain
43.5″
Annual snow
30.8″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.04.1JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Chambersburg 1 Ese, PA US station (1.2 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.