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Wabash College

Wabash College is a private nonprofit college in a distant town with 845 students and a 63% acceptance rate.

Crawfordsville, Indiana · Private nonprofit · Town, distant · 845 students

Early action Dec 1

Admission rate

63%

of applicants admitted

SAT average

1,180

combined, admitted students

ACT, middle half

24–29

25th to 75th percentile

Average net price

$24,336

per year, after grants

Graduation rate

77%

within 6 years

Freshman retention

86%

return for sophomore year

Median earnings

$69,952

10 years after entry

Students

845

total enrollment

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education (College Scorecard and IPEDS) · data snapshot October 2, 2026 · Updated October 2, 2026

First-year deadlines, 2026–27

PlanDeadlineDecision by
Early decision
Apply early, hear early, and you must enroll if admitted. Binding.		November 15, 2026December 5, 2026
Early action
Apply early, hear early, not binding.		December 1, 2026December 31, 2026
Regular decision
The standard deadline, with answers in spring. Not binding.		January 15, 2027

Plans are listed in calendar order. What the plans mean

Source: wabash.edu · checked September 30, 2026

What families actually pay

Average yearly net price after grants, all students, by family income

$0–30,000$16,586
$30,001–48,000$13,526
$48,001–75,000$18,175
$75,001–110,000$18,681
Over $110,000$30,511

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education, College Scorecard · data snapshot October 2, 2026

AP credit

Most-taken exams, lowest score that earns credit
ExamMin scoreWabash College courseCredits
Calculus AB4MAT-1111 credit
Calculus BC4MAT-111 and MAT-1122 credits
Biology5Non-lab elective 1
Chemistry4Non-lab elective 1
Psychology4
Psychology elective, or PSY-101 if the student…Psychology elective, or PSY-101 if the student takes a 200 level Psychology course (other than PSY-201 ) and earns a B- or higher. Exam credit or back credit cannot be applied to a major or minor in Psychology. 1
Statistics4MAT-103 , MAT-104 1 (0.5 for MAT-103 and 0.5 for MAT-104 )
Computer Science A4CSC-1111 credit
Microeconomics4ECO-1011 credit
Show all 26 exams and every score level
ExamMin scoreCourseCredits
Calculus AB4MAT-1111 credit
Calculus BC4MAT-111 and MAT-1122 credits
Biology5Non-lab elective 1
Chemistry4Non-lab elective 1
Psychology4
Psychology elective, or PSY-101 if the student…Psychology elective, or PSY-101 if the student takes a 200 level Psychology course (other than PSY-201 ) and earns a B- or higher. Exam credit or back credit cannot be applied to a major or minor in Psychology. 1
Statistics4MAT-103 , MAT-104 1 (0.5 for MAT-103 and 0.5 for MAT-104 )
Computer Science A4CSC-1111 credit
Microeconomics4ECO-1011 credit
World History: Modern4World History elective 1
Environmental Science4Non-lab elective 1
European History4European History elective 1
Spanish Language and Culture4SPA-1011 credit
Computer Science Principles4CSC-1011 credit
Art History4ART-1011 credit
Music Theory4MUS-1301 credit
African American Studies4Black Studies elective 1
Comparative Government and Politics4PSC-1211 credit
English Language/Composition4Language Studies elective 1
English Literature/Composition4Literature elective 1
French Language and Culture4FRE-1011 credit
German Language and Culture4GER-1011 credit
Government/Political Science - U.S4PSC-1111 credit
History - U.S4U.S. History elective 1
Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism4
PHY-178 (non-lab), or PHY-110 if the student…PHY-178 (non-lab), or PHY-110 if the student completes the labs for PHY-110 at Wabash 1
Physics C: Mechanics4
PHY-177 (non-lab), or PHY-109 if the student…PHY-177 (non-lab), or PHY-109 if the student completes the labs for PHY-109 at Wabash 1
Precalculus4MAT-1001 credit

Source: bulletin.wabash.edu · checked September 25, 2026

Biggest majors

MajorGraduates
Philosophy, Politics, and Economics24
History15
Biology/Biological Sciences14
Experimental Psychology14
Economics14
Rhetoric and Composition13
Religion/Religious Studies10
Chemistry9
Show the other 15 majors
Mathematics9
Political Science and Government8
English Language and Literature8
Spanish Language and Literature8
Computer Science8
Art/Art Studies7
Philosophy6
Physics6
German Language and Literature3
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts2
Biochemistry2
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics1
Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature1
Financial Mathematics1
Music1

Bachelor’s graduates, first major, most recent year · Source: U.S. Dept. of Education, IPEDS · data snapshot October 2, 2026

Sports and campus life

ROTC

Army

Faith groups

Cru, Newman Connection

Also

Study abroad

Greek life

59% of men in fraternities · 59% of undergraduates overall (Common Data Set 2022–23)

Sources: U.S. Dept. of Education athletics data (EADA), Common Data Set (Greek life), connection.newmanministry.com · checked September 4, 2026 · data snapshot October 2, 2026

The place

Setting

Town, distant

Federal locale classification

Metro area

Crawfordsville, IN

38,633 people

Big-city metro (1 million+)

No

More about the place

Nearest airport

Indianapolis International (IND)

Nearest hub airport

Indianapolis International (IND)

Walkability

EPA walkability index 11.5 of 20

Elevation

776 ft

Time zone

Eastern

January low

17°F

July high

83°F

Annual snowfall

21.7 in

Days at 90°F or higher

12 per year

One-bedroom fair market rent

$950 per month

Sources: U.S. Dept. of Education (IPEDS locale), U.S. Census metro estimates, NOAA climate normals, HUD fair market rents, EPA walkability · data snapshot October 2, 2026

Colleges nearby

Straight-line distance between campuses

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