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Baldwin Wallace University

Berea, Ohio Private nonprofit 4-year Large suburb

Overview

Baldwin Wallace University is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Berea, Ohio. The campus sits in a large suburban area. It enrolled 3,305 students in fall 2024, including 2,862 undergraduates and 443 graduate students.

Baldwin Wallace University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 108 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Sport and Fitness Administration/Management, and Finance. It awarded 921 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 17 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

84% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 12 to 1.

Mission

Baldwin Wallace University strives to fulfill its enduring purpose by being a diverse, innovative, and caring educational community that empowers and accompanies each individual as they realize their potential for a life well-lived.

Mission statement as reported by Baldwin Wallace University

Key figures

3,305
Students enrolled
84%
First-year retention
921
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
108
Programs and majors
12:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 108

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Business, Management and Marketing 12
Health Professions 11
Education 20
Visual and Performing Arts 19
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 3
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 2
Psychology 2
Social Sciences 6
Computer and Information Sciences 4
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 5
English Language and Literature 2
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
History 2
Physical Sciences 2
Communication and Journalism 3
Engineering 3
Mathematics and Statistics 2
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 3
Natural Resources and Conservation 2
Philosophy and Religious Studies 2
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Public Administration and Social Services 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
84%
First-year retention, part-time students
0%
Student-to-faculty ratio
12:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
675
Master's degrees
230
Certificates under 1 year
1
Postbaccalaureate certificates
14
Post-master's certificates
1

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
3,305
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,862
Graduate students, fall 2024
443
Full-time, fall 2024
94%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
3,535
Undergraduates, 2024-25
2,960
Graduate students, 2024-25
575
Full-time, 2024-25
92%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
56%
Men
44%
White
76%
Hispanic or Latino
7%
Black or African American
7%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
5%
International (U.S. nonresident)
2%
Race or ethnicity unknown
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
17
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
3%
Students taking some online courses
48%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Ohio Athletic Conference
President
Lee Fisher
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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