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P.O. Box 9000
Warren Wilson College
Asheville, NC 28815-9000
Toll-Free: 1-800-934-3536
Local: 1-828-771-2073
Fax: 1-828-298-1440
Email: admit@warren-wilson.edu
Warren Wilson College is a private, liberal arts college located in the beautiful Blue Ridge mountains of North Carolina. The College offers strong academics with work for the school (15 hours per week) and service to the community (100 hours over four years) for a more involving, more meaningful education. Accredited by: The Commission of Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science,and Master of Fine Arts Degrees.
Student Body:
850 (FTE Undergraduates)
90% live on campus
Number of States: 42
Number of Countries: 10
Percent of students from North Carolina: 18%
Type of Student: The Best
Top Feeder States:
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Florida
Georgia
New York
Academics:
Average Class Size: 14.4
Average SAT: 1169
Average ACT: 24.7
Average H.S. GPA: 3.45
Percent Faculty with PhD: 93%
Student/Teacher Ratio:12:1
46 Majors and Concentrations and 26 minors
Most degrees awarded in Environmental Science, English, and Outdoor Leadership
The Campus:
45 Buildings
300 acre farm and an organic garden
600 acres of forest
25 miles of hiking trails, numerous cows, pigs, and a few bears.
Costs for 2007-2008
| Tuition and Fees: | $21,384 |
| Room and Board: | $6,700 |
| Total Cost: | $28,084 |
| Minus Work Compensation: | $2,952 credit |
| Tuition, Room, and Board Cost after work compensation: | $25,132 |
| Fall 2007 Orientation Fee: | $250 |
| Security Deposit: | $150 |
| Lab fees, field trips, private lessons | Varies |
Name Dropping and Rankings:
The Fiske Guide to Colleges has selected Warren Wilson College as one of its 26 "Best Buys of 2008" among private colleges and universities nationwide. Warren Wilson is one of only two independent institutions in North Carolina to receive this recognition. According to the guide, the schools "qualify as Best Buys based on the quality of the academic offerings in relation to the cost of attendance." With tuition and fees of about $21,400 for the 2007-08 academic year, Warren Wilson is rated as "inexpensive" compared with other private schools in the selective guide
Miriam Weinstein continues to list WWC in her acclaimed guide, "Making A Difference."
WWC is included in "Barron's Best Buys in College Education."
In addition, Warren Wilson is mentioned in "Cool Colleges for the Hyper-Intelligent, Self-Directed, Late Blooming, and Just Plain Different" by Donald Asher, a guidebook for those students seeking unique college experiences.
The Parent Soup Financial Aid and College Guide selected Warren Wilson for inclusion in "Discounts and Deals at the Nation's 360 Best Colleges."