Swannanoa, NC · Private · 707 undergraduates · rural
Warren Wilson College
Less selective
A work-college model in which every student works on a crew and integrates that experience with academics and community engagement.
Institutional profile
Regionally focused Solid in mobility, and steady in academic standing.- Admission
- 77.6% admitted
- Price by income
- Varies across five income ranges
- Completion
- 47.1%
943 applicants in the reported year
Compare recent average annual costs by household income
$36,260 median earnings 10 years after enrollment
What sets Warren Wilson College apart
Academic design
Every student combines a major with the Work Program and community-engaged learning, and the college guarantees hands-on courses, an internship, and a senior capstone or equivalent advanced project.
Campus pattern
The Asheville-area campus includes farms, forests, craft shops, gardens, maintenance crews, and other working environments, so campus operations themselves become part of student learning and social identity.
Defining feature
A work-college model in which every student works on a crew and integrates that experience with academics and community engagement.
Can I get in?
77.6% admitted
Start with academic preparation, then show why this particular academic and campus environment fits you.
Recent applicant pool
943About 78 in every 100 applicants were admitted.
Academic range
Of admitted students, 0% submitted an SAT, and 19% submitted an ACT. Scores were rare in this class, so the SAT and ACT ranges say more about who volunteered one than about who was admitted.
In the season card
Where your GPA sits in the entering class
The full entering-class GPA distribution for Warren Wilson College, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.
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What Warren Wilson College weighs when it reads a file
See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.
- Course rigor
- GPA
- Test scores
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Extracurriculars
- Demonstrated interest
What moves the application
The evidence that separates a strong file
Show preparation for this curriculum
Every student combines a major with the Work Program and community-engaged learning, and the college guarantees hands-on courses, an internship, and a senior capstone or equivalent advanced project.
Make the fit specific
A work-college model in which every student works on a crew and integrates that experience with academics and community engagement.
Account for the tradeoff
Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.
How to apply
Rounds, route, and required materials
Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and make the school-specific case concrete.
Check eligibility for a fee waiver
Can I afford it?
Compare annual cost by household income.
Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.
In the season card
Average annual cost by household income at Warren Wilson College
Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.
- $0–30k
- $30–48k
- $48–75k
- $75–110k
- $110k+
Is it worth it?
Completion, debt, and earnings
A work-college model in which every student works on a crew and integrates that experience with academics and community engagement.
Degree completion across the reported entering cohort
First-year students who return for year two
And what that comes to against what they earn.
Reported 10 years after enrollment
Academic portfolio
Largest bachelor’s fields
How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.
Psychology, General
Visual and Performing Arts, General
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
Social Work
What is campus life like?
Warren Wilson College beyond the classroom
The Asheville-area campus includes farms, forests, craft shops, gardens, maintenance crews, and other working environments, so campus operations themselves become part of student learning and social identity.
A defining academic feature
Every student combines a major with the Work Program and community-engaged learning, and the college guarantees hands-on courses, an internship, and a senior capstone or equivalent advanced project.
What shapes an ordinary week
The Asheville-area campus includes farms, forests, craft shops, gardens, maintenance crews, and other working environments, so campus operations themselves become part of student learning and social identity.
What changes the experience
A work-college model in which every student works on a crew and integrates that experience with academics and community engagement.