Wilberforce, Ohio Private nonprofit 4-year Rural area
Located in Wilberforce, Ohio, Wilberforce University is a private nonprofit four-year institution. The campus sits in a rural area. It enrolled 838 students in fall 2024, including 822 undergraduates and 16 graduate students. It is a historically Black college or university. Its religious affiliation is African Methodist Episcopal.
Wilberforce University offers bachelor's degrees and master's degrees across 22 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Organizational Leadership, Business Administration and Management, and Health Services Administration. It awarded 73 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 3 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
74% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 12 to 1.
The mission of Wilberforce University is to engage, support, and assist students in identifying and preparing for their respective purposes in life as social change agents, social justice activists, entrepreneurs, thought-leaders and global citizens by imparting knowledge through rigorous intellectual inquiry and critical thinking. The mission is most effectively accomplished by instilling pride, discipline and inspiring life-long learning, personal and spiritual development and the practical application of the knowledge obtained, and the skills developed.
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Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
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