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Wofford College

Spartanburg, South Carolina

https://www.wofford.edu

#220 National Colleges

59.83% Admission Rate
Somewhat Selective

1,719 Undergraduates Enrolled

  • Private nonprofit
  • Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
  • Four-year, full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
  • Four-year, small, highly residential
  • Religious Affiliation: United Methodist
Wofford College is a private liberal arts college in Spartanburg, South Carolina. It was founded in 1854. The historic 175-acre (71 ha) campus is a national arboretum and one of the few four-year institutions in the southeastern United States founded before the American Civil War that still operates on its original campus.

Wofford was founded with a bequest of $100,000 from the Rev. Benjamin Wofford (1780–1850), a Methodist minister and Spartanburg native who sought to create a college for "literary, classical, and scientific education in my native district of Spartanburg." The college's Main Building is the oldest structure on campus and was designed by the noted Charleston architect Edward C. Jones. In 1941, the college was awarded a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation's oldest academic honor society, and the Beta of South Carolina chapter was the first at a private college in South Carolina.

The academic year consists of a four-month fall semester, a one-month January term called the Interim, and a four-month spring semester. The college is listed on the President's Community Service Honor Roll and in the annual “Open Doors” report for providing studies abroad opportunities for its students.

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Location

City
Spartanburg, South Carolina

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Locale
City: Small (population less than 100,000)

Region
Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)

Academics

Predominant Degree Awarded
Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

Highest Degree Awarded
Bachelor's degree

Most Popular Fields

Field % Students
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services 24.0%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences 14.9%
Social Sciences 13.1%
Psychology 8.8%
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics 8.6%
English Language And Literature/Letters 7.8%
Physical Sciences 4.8%
Natural Resources And Conservation 3.5%
History 3.0%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services 3.0%
Visual And Performing Arts 2.5%
Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities 2.0%
Mathematics And Statistics 1.8%
Philosophy And Religious Studies 1.3%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0.8%

Cost

Tuition
$45,710.00

Percentage Students Receiving Aid
41.60%

Average Net Cost After Aid
$25,674.00

Admissions

SAT Scores

1290 Composite Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 670 630 590
Verbal 680 640 600

ACT Scores

28 Cumulative Average
Percentile 75% 50% 25%
Math 28 26 24
English 32 29 25