College of Wooster

College Profiles
Written By Donna Mezey

College of Wooster

  • 2000 students

  • Renowned in academic circles around the world for it’s undergraduate mentored research 

  • Research-based liberal arts curriculum

  • Strong emphasis on academics - rigorous

  • Emphasis on global perspectives and mentored research

  • Very accessible professors

  • Freshman are required to take a First-Year Seminar in Critical Inquiry

  • Popular majors include psychology, English, political science and history

  • 62% of classes have fewer than 20 students

  • Independent Study (IS) is required of all seniors and lets students explore subjects they are passionate about with one-to-one faculty guidance

  • Rewards $100,000 per year for student research, travel, or materials to support their IS work.

  • Merit aid averages $25,600

  • All students live on campus

  • Division III sports

  • Strong on traditions which add to the strong sense of community - students fill the main arch on campus during the first significant snowfall in order to have classes cancelled the next day

  • Students graduate with a strong love of bagpipes

Donna Mezey
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