Private nonprofit · College
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.
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
- Nearest big city
- 46 miles to Harrisburg, PA
- To the ocean
- 73 miles
- Nearest airport
- 17 miles to Hagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field (HGR)
How Wilson College compares
More selective than 19% · #81 most selective of 111 in Pennsylvania
Higher than 8%
Higher than 36% · #86 of 116 in Pennsylvania
Higher than 44%
Higher than 20% · #108 of 116 in Pennsylvania
Cheaper than 42% · #44 cheapest of 112 in Pennsylvania
Lower than 21%
Lower than 35%
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
- Undergraduate86562%
- Graduate52838%
Undergraduates by gender
- 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)
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)
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.
By offense type, per year
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.
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.
$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.
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.
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
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Chambersburg 1 Ese, PA US station (1.2 mi from campus).
What Wilson College graduates study — and earn
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.













