Wilmington College Disclosure Policies
The Higher Education Opportunity Act, reauthorized in 2008 added additional provisions for which higher education institutions must provide public disclosure. Many of the required updates are related to the Student Right To Know Act (enacted 11/9/90) which allows for students and their families to have Consumer Information available prior to enrolling in the college. The Institutional Effectiveness Office has put together some of the required disclosures here on this website. Other consumer information can be found in the Student Handbook and other areas of our website. The Institutional Effectiveness Office collaborates with several departments on campus in order to meet the mandates; however, the Institutional Effectiveness Office is not the sole owner of the data or the disclosures. The data provided in disclosures may be part of a larger body of data and may be found in additional areas on our website. If you are seeking a specific disclosure, and you cannot locate it please contact the Institutional Effectiveness Office at daniel_mccamish@wilmington.edu.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Wilmington College does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation or disability in the administration of education policies, admission policies, financial aid, employment or any other College program or activity. Also, in compliance with federal law, the College has prepared annual Campus Safety and Security reports. These reports include a description of the following: Wilmington College’s Campus Safety services; crime prevention; on-campus housing policies; community member responsibilities; summaries of policies regarding alcohol, illegal drugs, sexual offenses and weapons; and crime statistics for the previous academic year. A copy of the current report can be obtained by contacting the Office of Admission.
Equity in Athletics Disclosure
Equity in Athletics Report For more information, visit the Office of Postsecondary Education website.
Pell Grant Recipients
The number of Pell recipients in Fall 2023 was 311, which was 33.6% of the total undergraduate enrollment of 924.
39.5% of Pell recipients (123 out of 311) were male and 60.5% (188 out of 311) were female.
Fire Safety Report
2023 Annual Security and Annual Fire Safety Report
2022 Annual Security and Annual Fire Safety Report
2021 Annual Security and Annual Fire Safety Report
2020 Annual Security and Annual Fire Safety Report
2019 Annual Security and Annual Fire Safety Report
2018 Annual Security and Annual Fire Safety Report
Student Outcomes
Employment, Graduate School, Graduation & Retention Stats
Wilmington College has an average retention rate of 67%. This statistic measures the fall-to-fall (3rd semester; sometimes called first-to-second year) retention of first-time full-time freshmen. In other words, about 2/3 of new freshmen come back for their sophomore year. These students have an average graduation rate of 46% in 4 years and 53% after 6 years.
In the 2023 six-month alumni follow-up survey that concluded in early December, 90% of respondents indicated that they were employed. When asked if the position is “directly related” to their “degree area and career goals,” 68% responded in the affirmative. There were 22% who indicated enrollment in graduate school, and 19% who said that they are doing volunteer work in the community on a regular basis, results that are in line with the institution’s mission to “prepare students for a life of service and success”. A careful analysis of the subsequent enrollment data provided by the National Student Clearinghouse shows that 119 of the 789 alumni (17%) who graduated between December 2020 and August 2023 have enrolled for at least one semester of graduate school or in a professional program.
The VPAA and Director of Institutional Effectiveness launched an alumni data initiative in the summer of 2019 using Live Alumni software used by the Advancement department. Live Alumni software is an innovative platform that is usually used in the world of fundraising. They are a leading provider of employment data - captured in real-time from public social profiles for prospecting, engagement and data enrichment. We used the software in LinkedIn to capture alumni information on employment and graduate school placement. Of the 1,342 graduates of WC from 2015-2019, 429 were identified as employed in LinkedIn. Further analysis revealed that of the 429 graduates in LinkedIn, 70.4% (n=302) were employed in their field of study. 14% (n=188) were currently pursuing or graduated from a graduate program. Further analysis and tracking by semester is planned. Other analysis included review of employment and graduate school placement by major. Highlights include 94% of Business majors from main campus are employed in their field, 71% of Education majors and Agriculture majors are employed in their field, 61% of Sport Management majors are employed in their field. The program with the highest graduate school placement was Athletic Training with 29% of the identified graduates on Linked in pursuing or graduated from a graduate program, followed by Education at 21%. Only 8% of or agriculture major graduates are pursuing or graduated from a graduate program. Our Blue Ash campus business major graduates indicated 70% are employed in their field, and 76% of our business major graduates at our degree completion program at Cincinnati State are employed in the field.
Land Acknowledgment
Wilmington College acknowledges the location of its campus on the traditional, unceded land of the Adena, Hopewell, Myaamia, 𐓏𐒰𐓓𐒰𐓓𐒷 𐒼𐓂𐓊𐒻 𐓆𐒻𐒿𐒷 𐓀𐒰^𐓓𐒰^(Osage), and Shawandasse Tula (Shawanwaki/Shawnee) peoples.