Private · Crawfordsville, IN
Wabash College
Wabash College merit aid, cost of attendance, freshman GPA and SAT/ACT scores, net price by income, and graduate earnings.
Costs, merit aid & admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 57%
- Undergraduates
- 866
- Avg merit aid / yr
- $39,105
- Cost of attendance
- $68,070
- SAT 75th percentile
- 1270
- ACT 75th percentile
- 28
Costs are annual prices before aid. Average merit aid is the average non-need-based award to freshmen who got one — not an offer to every applicant.
Wabash College incoming freshman academic profile
- Average high school GPA
- 3.522025-26 CDS · Source
- SAT composite middle score
- 1,2502025-26 CDS · Source
- ACT composite middle score
- 252025-26 CDS · Source
Average GPA of enrolled freshmen (scale may be weighted or unweighted). SAT/ACT are median scores of students who submitted them — not scholarship cutoffs.
Published scholarship grid · 2027–28
Wabash College merit scholarship grid
The college describes these awards as automatic for admitted students who meet the criteria. Test scores are optional for these awards.
| Award | GPA | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| President’s Scholarship | 3.80+ | $36,000–$39,000 |
| Dean’s Scholarship | 3.25–3.79 | $30,000–$33,000 |
Domestic entrants; weighted high-school GPA; holistic placement within stated award bands. Renewable four years; early-decision, honors and other add-ons have separate requirements.
Wabash College's official scholarship page ↗Wabash College net price by family income
Historical average cost after all grants and scholarships — not need-based aid eligibility. 2024–25 academic year.
| Family income | $0–30K | $30–48K | $48–75K | $75–110K | $110K+ | All |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual net price | $13,847 | $12,853 | $13,549 | $18,792 | $31,642 | $23,532 |
Families earning $150,000+ should not assume they'll get need-based grants; the "Over $110K" group mixes very different incomes.
At what family income does financial aid stop at Wabash College?
There's no universal cutoff. Need-based aid depends on income, assets, family size and college rules; merit scholarships are based on grades and scores, so high income doesn't rule them out. Use Wabash College's net price calculator for a personal estimate, and the federal aid estimator for federal aid.
Graduation, earnings & student debt
- 6-year graduation
- 72.7%Fall 2019 / 2019–20 entering cohort
- First-year retention
- 93%Fall 2023 entering cohort; return in fall 2024
- Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
- $71,5782011–12 and 2012–13 entering cohorts; earnings in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars
- Median federal debt
- $27,000Federal fiscal years 2024 and 2025, pooled
Historical group figures, not individual predictions. Debt excludes private and Parent PLUS loans. Source: College Scorecard (ID 152673).
Colleges with acceptance rates similar to Wabash College
Wabash College accepts about 57% of applicants. These colleges have the closest reported acceptance rates.
- Alma College · Alma, MI57% acceptance
- Averett University · Danville, VA57% acceptance
- Central Methodist University-College of Liberal Arts and Sciences · Fayette, MO57% acceptance
- CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice · New York, NY57% acceptance
- CUNY Lehman College · Bronx, NY57% acceptance
- Jacksonville University · Jacksonville, FL57% acceptance
- Lake Forest College · Lake Forest, IL57% acceptance
- McMurry University · Abilene, TX57% acceptance
- University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez · Mayaguez, PR57% acceptance
- Washington College · Chestertown, MD57% acceptance
Colleges with merit aid similar to Wabash College
Wabash College reports average merit aid of $39,105 per year. These colleges report the closest average non-need-based awards.
- Agnes Scott College · Decatur, GA$39,133 avg merit aid / yr
- The College of Wooster · Wooster, OH$39,386 avg merit aid / yr
- DePauw University · Greencastle, IN$39,482 avg merit aid / yr
- New York University · New York, NY$38,420 avg merit aid / yr
- Gettysburg College · Gettysburg, PA$38,359 avg merit aid / yr
- Rhodes College · Memphis, TN$39,942 avg merit aid / yr
- Juniata College · Huntingdon, PA$40,048 avg merit aid / yr
- Emory University · Atlanta, GA$37,891 avg merit aid / yr
- Centre College · Danville, KY$37,410 avg merit aid / yr
- Lawrence University · Appleton, WI$37,342 avg merit aid / yr
Data sources & limitations
Admissions, costs and merit aid: collegedata.fyi (Common Data Set + federal data), imported Oct 2026. Net prices and outcomes: College Scorecard, Oct 15, 2026 release, matched by federal ID. SAT 75th percentile adds section scores; 90th-percentile and GPA match thresholds are estimates. ROI compares four years of average net price with median earnings 10 years after entry, ranked in thirds across colleges. Blank means not reported — never estimated. Confirm costs and scholarships with the college.