Wooster, Ohio · Private Non-Profit

Archeology at The College of Wooster

Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 21 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.

1.2% Program signal 21 Size proxy $23,458 Net price (all) $59,629 Median earnings

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Program snapshot

1.2% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.

This major

Program signal: 1.2%
Enrollment proxy: ~21
Schools with reported signal: 56

Admissions

Acceptance rate (school): 59.5%
Graduation rate: 73.9%

Cost

Avg net price (school): $23,458/yr
4-year cost (est.): $93,832
Median debt: $26,500

Outcomes

Median earnings 10y: $59,629/yr
ROI grade (school): C

College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.

Value among peer schools

Compared with 56 schools that report this field.

#39 of 56 on ROI Top 70% value

4.7× national avg concentration Bigger than 96% of programs

+$1,194 net price vs peer avg Peer avg: $22,264

−$8,229 earnings vs peer avg Peer avg: $67,858

This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 4.7x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($1,194 above), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($8,229 below). That combination produces a C value grade and a top 70% ROI position within this field set.

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Comparable programs

Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.

CUNY Hunter College New York, NY · 0.0% reported share · $2,984 net A+ Santa Monica College Santa Monica, CA · 0.1% reported share · $2,779 net A+

Austin Community College District Austin, TX · 0.0% reported share · $6,390 net A+ University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · 0.0% reported share · $12,548 net A+

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC · 0.1% reported share · $11,655 net A University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA · 0.1% reported share · $14,091 net A

Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI · 0.2% reported share · $14,182 net A University of Georgia Athens, GA · 0.1% reported share · $13,936 net A

Questions about this program

How big is the program signal?

Archeology accounts for 1.2% of reported programs at The College of Wooster, which is bigger than 96% of schools in this field set and 4.7x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 21 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.

How should I read the cost number?

The College of Wooster's average net price is $23,458 per year, about $93,832 over four years. That is $1,194 above the $22,264 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.

Are the earnings major-specific?

No. The $59,629 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $8,229 below the $67,858 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.

What should I compare next?

Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks The College of Wooster #39 of 56 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.