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Wilson College: cost, admission and results

Wilson College is a private nonprofit college in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. It has about 865 undergraduate students. It admits 92% of applicants. The average net price for students with federal aid is $20,699 a year.

At a glance

  • 92%Admission rate
  • $20,699Net price a year
  • 55%Graduation rate
  • $45,795Median earnings, 10 years on
Location
Chambersburg, Pennsylvania 17201
Type
Private nonprofit
Degrees
Mostly bachelor's degrees (four-year)
Setting
Small city
Undergraduate students
865
Graduate students
528
Students per teacher
15 to 1
Accredited by
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Website
wilson.edu

Getting in

Wilson College admits 92% of those who apply, which makes it open to most applicants. The median admission rate of colleges on this site that report one is 77%. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1000 out of 1600 (midpoints: 550 in reading and writing, 530 in maths).

What it costs

Tuition and fees for a year$27,150
Room and meals on campus$12,432
Books and supplies$1,080
Average full cost of a year (tuition, living, books), before aid$39,715
Average net price after grants and scholarships$20,699

The net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average for a year after grants and scholarships were taken off. It is 3% below the median net price of colleges in Pennsylvania on this site ($21,445). International students normally pay the published tuition and do not receive US federal aid.

Net price by family income

Family income a yearAverage net price
Up to $30,000$10,248
$30,001 to $48,000$13,921
$48,001 to $75,000$13,725
$75,001 to $110,000$20,588
Above $110,000$27,254

For students who received federal aid. A negative figure means grants were larger than the cost counted.

For an estimate that fits your own family, use the college's net price calculator.

Results

MeasureThis collegePA medianUS median
Students who come back for a second year74%78%73%
Students who finish their degree (within one and a half times the normal length)55%57%49%
Median earnings 10 years after starting$45,795$62,618$53,132
Median federal loan debt of those who finish$25,000$24,500$19,994

Medians are the middle value of the colleges on this site in Pennsylvania and in the whole country. Completion and return rates count first-time, full-time students. Earnings and debt count students who received federal aid.

The students

28% of undergraduates receive a Pell Grant, the federal grant for students from lower-income families. 67% take a federal student loan. The undergraduate body is 84% women and 16% men. By undergraduate numbers it is number 103 of the 154 colleges in Pennsylvania on this site that report a size; the middle-sized one has 1,488.

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Common questions

What is the acceptance rate of Wilson College?

Wilson College admits 92% of applicants, according to the College Scorecard.

How much is tuition at Wilson College?

Published tuition and fees are $27,150 a year. Most students with aid pay less: see the net price.

What is the graduation rate of Wilson College?

55% of first-time, full-time students finish within one and a half times the normal length of the course.

Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education, data released on 2 November 2026; checked in November 2026. Net price, debt and earnings describe students who received US federal aid. Costs change each year. This is official data for general information, not advice: confirm costs and admission rules on the college's own website and at collegescorecard.ed.gov.

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