Wabash College

The published cost of attendance at Wabash College is $65,144, an average across living arrangements. Tuition and fees are $50,800 and room and board are $14,400.

Grants and scholarships reduce the sticker price by an average of $40,808 for aid recipients. After grants and scholarships, the average net price—what students actually pay—is $24,336 for aid recipients.

That is $1,989 above the median net price at similar institutions, which is $22,347 for comparable institutions (same type and size). Aid covers about 63% of the published cost for the average aid recipient.

Azimuth ranks the university #1,020 for affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions.

The published cost of attendance at Wabash College is $65,144, an average across living arrangements. Tuition and fees are $50,800, and room and board are $14,400.

Azimuth ranks the university #1,020 for affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions. After grants and scholarships, the average net price for aid recipients from families earning under $30,000 is $16,586, for those earning $48,001 to $75,000 it is $18,175, and for those earning over $110,000 it is $30,511.

The spread between the lowest and highest bands is $13,925. Aid covers about 63% of the published cost for the average aid recipient, leaving an average net price of $24,336 across all bands.

That is $1,989 above the $22,347 median for comparable institutions (same type and size). Borrowers who finish carry a median of $27,000 in federal student loans, $2,000 above the median for comparable institutions ($25,000).

95.9% of federal aid recipients borrow federal loans. Parents who borrow hold a separate median of $28,000 in Parent PLUS loans.

If repaid over ten years, the median federal student debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $307 a month.

Four years after completing a degree, federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $68,626. That figure is $12,711 above the $55,915 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).

Azimuth places the return pillar in the 85th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. The median earnings sit in the 74th percentile nationally.

Four years after completing a degree, federally aided graduates of Wabash College who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $68,626. Azimuth places that figure in the 74th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions, drawn from an earnings cohort of 265 completers.

Earnings scenarios, which are estimates from the program mix rather than observed groups, put the typical scenario at $68,626. The downside earnings scenario is $52,018 and the upside scenario is $86,264.

An estimated 46.0% of graduates continue to graduate study, based on the program mix.

Among federally aided graduates of Wabash College who are working and not enrolled, median earnings four years after completion are $68,626. That sits at the 74th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Against the median at similar institutions (peer median) of $55,915, the college is $12,711 above. For return, Azimuth places Wabash College at #224 among nonprofit four-year institutions.

The largest fields include writing, economics, political science, biology, and religious studies. Earnings scenarios, estimated from the program mix, span from $52,018 to $86,264.

An estimated 46.0% of graduates continue to graduate study, based on the program mix. The earnings sample includes only federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled, so it leaves out those still in school.

Earnings scenarios four years after completion span a wide range. At the lower end, the downside estimate is $52,018, and the upside reaches $86,264.

The typical earnings scenario is $68,626, and these are estimates from the program mix rather than observed cohorts. Economics graduates report the highest median at $87,372, from 23 degrees awarded.

Political Science graduates earn $74,061, and Religion/Religious Studies graduates earn $69,988.

Graduates of Wabash College earn a median of $68,626 four years after completing a degree, which is $12,711 above the $55,915 median for comparable institutions (same type and size). The median federal student loan debt for borrowers who finish is $27,000, $2,000 above the peer median of $25,000.

That debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $307 a month if repaid over ten years. Parents who borrow hold a separate median of $28,000 in Parent PLUS loans.

The published cost of attendance is $65,144 (an average across living arrangements), but aid covers about 63% of that for the average aid recipient. After grants and scholarships, the average net price for aid recipients from families earning under $30,000 is $16,586, while the highest income band of aid recipients averages $30,511. For aid recipients, the spread between the lowest and highest bands is $13,925.

Wabash College admits 63.3% of applicants, a rate that sits below the median of 75.7% for comparable institutions (same type and size). In its 2025-26 Common Data Set, the university reported 2,496 first-year applicants and 1,424 admitted applicants, with 264 enrolling.

Economics is the highest-earning program among the largest fields, with a median of $87,372 four years after completion and 23 degrees awarded. Political Science follows at $74,061 from 21 degrees awarded, and Religion/Religious Studies at $69,988 on 13 degrees awarded.

At the more moderate end, Biology reports $62,653 from 16 degrees awarded. The spread between the highest- and lowest-earning large programs is wide.

Social Sciences accounts for 18.4% of bachelor's degrees awarded, followed by English Language & Literature at 14.6% and Mathematics & Statistics at 10.9%. Earnings data are published for 7 programs.

The largest single program is Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies, with 28 degrees awarded a year. Its graduates earn a median of $65,605 four years after completion, which is 1.35x the national median for the field.

Economics is the highest-earning program, at $87,372 from 23 degrees awarded. Political Science follows at $74,061, and Religion/Religious Studies at $69,988—a figure that is 1.69x the national median for its field.

The program mix at Wabash College is anchored by the liberal arts. Social Sciences accounts for 18.4% of bachelor's degrees awarded, with English Language & Literature at 14.6% and Mathematics & Statistics at 10.9%.

The largest single program is Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies, at 28 degrees awarded, followed by Economics at 23 and Political Science at 21. The highest-earning program is also one of the largest.

Economics graduates earn a median of $87,372 four years after completion, from 23 degrees awarded a year. That figure is 1.06x the national median for the field.

Political Science follows at $74,061, or 1.17x the national median, with 21 degrees awarded. Religion/Religious Studies is a smaller program at 13 degrees a year, but its graduates earn $69,988, which is 1.69x the national median for its field.

The pattern is one of strength spread across the humanities and social sciences. The largest programs are not the best-paid ones, but the earnings figures sit above their national benchmarks across the board.

A student drawn to writing, politics or economics will find a program that is both central to the college and competitive on earnings.