Value of a BW Education
BW's quality education and supportive community prepare students to graduate leader ready, career ready and future ready.
BW Ranks Among America's Best Colleges
For 180 years, BW has offered students a personalized education built on a strong arts and sciences curriculum with a commitment to real-world preparation. Its excellence garners a spot on many college lists.
- For 32 consecutive years, U.S. News and World Report has counted BW among the Midwest's Best Universities. BW ranked #12 on the most recent "Best in the Midwest Regional Universities" list and was highly ranked in a number of other Midwest categories:
- Best Value - #23
- Social Mobility - #26
- Best for Veterans - #5
- Baldwin Wallace is ranked among the "Top 25% of Small Colleges in the Entire U.S.," according to Niche.
- BW's growing engineering major made U.S. News and World Report's national list of the "Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs" at schools where doctorate not offered.
- BW's music theatre program continues to receive numerous ringing endorsements:
- Rated as one of the "Top 25 Best Drama Schools in the World" by the Hollywood Reporter
- Named a "Top 20 Broadway Talent Pipeline" by Playbill
- Recognized as the "Best College Theatre Program in Ohio" by Onstage
- BW's sport management major has Baldwin Wallace considered as one of the "Best Colleges for Sport Management in America," according to Niche.
- BW is ranked among the "Best Colleges for Accounting and Finance" and "Best Colleges for Biology," according to Niche.
- The Baldwin Wallace nursing program was ranked as "Best in Ohio" by RegisteredNursing.org.
- BW's graduate programs have also received recognition, including recent placement on U.S. News and World Report lists for top national graduate programs in physician assistant, speech-language pathology, online MBA and MAEd.
- In addition to the recognition from U.S. News as a "Best School for Veterans," the State of Ohio recently renewed BW's Collegiate Purple Star Award for supporting military-connected students.
On Many Measures, BW Offers the 'Best Bang for the Buck'
Quality and affordability meet at Baldwin Wallace. A number of college guides, including Washington Monthly, Niche, WalletHub and Money Magazine, applaud BW for its exceptional value.
BW Grads Get Jobs
Although financing a BW education through loans may not be a family's preferred means of covering educational expenses, BW graduates are prepared for careers that allow them to pay back their college loans. As seen in the chart below, BW graduates default on their loans at dramatically lower rates than graduates from other colleges and universities, reflecting BW's commitment to ensuring graduates are career-ready.
Information in the chart above includes the latest data available from the U.S. Department of Education. 2018 is the latest available data because loan defaults were paused during the Covid pandemic.
Not to Mention ...
- U.S. News ranks Baldwin Wallace on its lists of "Best Online MBA Programs" and "Best Online Graduate Education Programs."
- For its commitment to the educational goals of military veterans and active-duty service members, BW landed on the U.S. News list of "Best Colleges for Veterans" and the University has been called a "Military-Friendly School."
Location, Location, Location
- Berea, Ohio — home to Baldwin Wallace — was recently named one of the "Most Beautiful College Towns in Ohio" by World Atlas, thanks to its charming downtown, scenic parks, and historic campus.
- Berea is a suburb of Cleveland, which is recognized for having the lowest cost of living in the country, according to Niche.