International
Student Admission

Admission to Baldwin Wallace University is selective, but each application is reviewed independently on its own merits. When the admission office receives the completed application, it will be evaluated by the committee for the admission decision.

The admission decision is based on:

• TOEFL, ACT, SAT or IELTS exam
• Academic achievement
• Recommendations by academic teachers and/or guidance counselors
• Financial need
• Audition for the Conservatory of Music (Music majors only) - Common Application Supplement and Audition Portfolio

Application Instructions

• Apply online for FREE by using the Common Application and our supplemental form.
• Submit certified English translations of official records and a copy of the original from every secondary school and university attended.
• Submit results of the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) with a minimum score of 550 (paper-based), 213 (computer-based) or 79 (internet-based).  We also accept International English Language Testing System (IELTS) exam with a minimum overall band score of 6.5.  If your native tongue is English, submit either an ACT or SAT score.  Final determination of a student's placement in ESL classes at Baldwin Wallace University is dependent on an English language placement test (written and spoken) that students take during Orientation.
  
• Include a completed copy of the Baldwin Wallace University International Student Certification of Financial Support. Click here for financial form
• Give the Teacher’s Recommendation to a teacher or professor.
  
• Students interested in a music major must also submit the Audition Portfolio and a videotaped audition. Digital Audition
  
• Current F-1 students transferring from another US college or university must submit the Transfer Application and the  F-1 Transfer Undergraduate Student Verification Form, available from the Office of Admission.

Application Timelines

• The fall semester begins in August, and the spring semester begins in January.  We ask that students apply at least four months prior to their intended date of entrance in order to allow time for the admission decision and the visa application process.

• Students typically will be notified of a decision within four to six weeks of completing the application.  Students applying to be music majors will have their videotaped audition and portfolio reviewed by the Conservatory of Music.

• When a student is admitted to Baldwin Wallace, an acceptance letter and an Enrollment Agreement card will be mailed to the student.  Upon receiving the Enrollment Agreement card from the student, Baldwin Wallace will issue an I-20 form for the student’s use in securing a visa from the nearest U.S. Consulate. Please note the additional $100 SEVIS fee listed on your I-20 for the overseas Visa process.

Office of Admission, International Recruitment
Baldwin Wallace University
275 Eastland Road
Berea, OH  44017-2088
USA
Direct:  (440) 826-2222
Fax:  (440) 826-3830
E-mail - admission@bw.edu