Baldwin Wallace University
Berea, OH
Berea, OH
BW is an academic community committed to the liberal arts and sciences as the foundation for lifelong learning.
At Baldwin Wallace University, an extraordinary experience awaits! We teach you how to think, solve problems, and write and speak with confidence. With more than 75 academic programs in the sciences, health, performing arts, and more, we ensure you have a rich foundation of transferrable skills no matter where your career takes you. Our innovative core courses provide a broad base of knowledge that’ll improve your global understanding and give you the tools you need to take an active role in shaping your future.
Both in and beyond the classroom, we believe nothing teaches like experience. So, we provide varied opportunities both on and off campus to gain it. You might work with clients in our campus speech clinic or learn from an internationally acclaimed composer in a weeklong seminar. You might collaborate with professors to study the effects of drug use on brain cells or write a business plan for an entrepreneur. You could work as an intern in a TV news department or as an aide for a national political campaign. Baldwin Wallace’s location just 20 minutes from downtown Cleveland provides students with big opportunities while studying in a beautiful suburban campus environment. Small-town charm with big-city opportunities—that’s BW!
The best part is you’ll be prepared for life after BW. Our graduates transition from internships to careers in Cleveland and across the country, taking advantage of networking opportunities along the way. In a post-graduation alumni survey, 96% of BW students found rewarding jobs or entered the graduate or professional school of their choice within six months of graduation.
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Students describe Baldwin Wallace as friendly, supportive, and welcoming. Experience BW’s unique community by scheduling a campus visit—in person or virtually. See how BW’s unsurpassed academic tradition, location, environment, and commitment to affordability inspire lifelong success.
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#6 Best in the Midwest Regional Universities | U.S. News & World Report, 2024 |
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#12 Best Undergraduate Teaching | U.S. News & World Report, 2024 |
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#22 Best Value | U.S. News & World Report, 2024 |
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#6 Most Innovative | U.S. News & World Report, 2024 |
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#22 Top Performer on Social Mobility | U.S. News & World Report, 2024 |
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#1 Best for Veterans | U.S. News & World Report, 2024 |
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A Top 25 Drama School in the World | the Hollywood Reporter |
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Best Colleges for Sport Management in America | Niche |
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Named an exceptional value by Washington Monthly, Niche, and Money magazine. |
BW is located in Berea, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland, which is regularly recognized for having the lowest cost of living, being most diverse, and having some of the best outdoor activities in the country.
• Founded in 1845, Baldwin Wallace University prides itself on being one of the first schools in the US to admit students without regard to race or gender.
• Located in Berea, Ohio—a safe suburban community with tree-lined streets, parks, and shops—just 20 minutes from downtown Cleveland.
• BW recently opened the Austin E. Knowlton Center, a 55,000 square foot, cutting-edge hub for our computer science, mathematics, physics and engineering majors.
• Home to the internationally respected BW Conservatory of Performing Arts
• 96% of our graduates find employment or enter the graduate school of their choice within six months of graduation.
• Experiential Learning: Every BW student applies what he/she learns in the classroom through experiential learning—travel, service, internships, field experience, research, clinics or other hands-on experience—required for all degrees.
• NCAA Division III athletic teams competing in the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) in 28 varsity sports:
Men’s baseball, basketball, bowling, cross-country, football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field (indoor and outdoor), volleyball, and wrestling
Women’s basketball, bowling, cross-country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming & diving, STUNT, tennis, track & field (indoor and outdoor), volleyball, and wrestling
• The BW Riemenschneider Bach Institute is one of only five institutions in North and South America containing manuscripts written in Bach's own hand.
• BW offers undergraduate students a Four-Year Graduation Guarantee.
• 96% of BW graduates find employment or enter the graduate school of their choice within six months of graduation.
Total enrollment: 3,272 students
Undergraduate students: 2,775
Graduate students: 497
Undergraduate* tuition & fees (2024-2025)
Tuition: $39,832
Room and Board: $13,774
*Beginning with the 2024-2025 academic year, Conservatory of Performing Arts students in either a Bachelor of Music program or Bachelor of Music Education program will be charged a $1,600 per-semester program fee to cover the cost of private lessons.
Standardized test policy: Fully test-optional; students not submitting scores will still be eligible for merit scholarships.
Merit scholarship range: $14,000-$21,000 for first-year students, renewable up to four years (see https://www.bw.edu/undergraduate-admission/first-year/tuition/)
“At BW, I’ve been pushed out of my comfort zone to speak out in classes and join in thought provoking conversations. There are endless opportunities to develop meaningful connections with professors.”
“My professors and my advisors are always looking out for me. They check in to see how I’m doing in a class or ask how my week has been. Their support is encouraging and empowering.”
