Crawfordsville, Indiana · Private Non-Profit

Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies at Wabash College

Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 99 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.

11.5% Program signal 99 Size proxy $24,336 Net price (all) $69,952 Median earnings

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Program snapshot

11.5% reported share makes this a large program signal in federal data.

This major

Program signal: 11.5%
Enrollment proxy: ~99
Schools with reported signal: 589

Admissions

Acceptance rate (school): 63.3%
Graduation rate: 77%

Cost

Avg net price (school): $24,336/yr
4-year cost (est.): $97,344
Median debt: $27,000

Outcomes

Median earnings 10y: $69,952/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 589 schools that report this field.

#308 of 589 on ROI Top 52% value

9.8× national avg concentration Bigger than 99% of programs

+$3,682 net price vs peer avg Peer avg: $20,654

+$12,008 earnings vs peer avg Peer avg: $57,944

This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 9.8x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($3,682 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($12,008 above). That combination produces a C value grade and a top 52% 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.

Questions about this program

How big is the program signal?

Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies accounts for 11.5% of reported programs at Wabash College, which is bigger than 99% of schools in this field set and 9.8x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 99 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.

How should I read the cost number?

Wabash College's average net price is $24,336 per year, about $97,344 over four years. That is $3,682 above the $20,654 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.

Are the earnings major-specific?

No. The $69,952 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $12,008 above the $57,944 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 Wabash College #308 of 589 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.