Despite national headlines of steep enrollment declines across higher education, Wilson College is bucking the trend, having attained its highest total enrollment in the history of the institution. Fall 2024 Census indicates 1,705 enrolled students, a 10% increase over Fall 2023.

Students who completed the Teacher Certification Pathways program in 2024 gathered on campus to celebrate during Commencement Weekend. One hundred twenty students earned PA Teacher Certification through the post-baccalaureate program during the 2023-2024 academic year.

“We are beyond excited that now, more than any time in the College’s 156-year history, more students have the opportunity to benefit from an outstanding Wilson education. Our approach to providing an affordable education rooted in the liberal arts and sciences with a strong career focus in a welcoming and supportive learning environment is resonating. Over the last decade, Wilson’s faculty and staff have worked strategically to provide innovative curricula delivered through various learning modalities that meet the needs of diverse populations of students. The results show 158% growth since the fall of 2013 when enrollment was only 662 students,” said President Wesley R. Fugate, Ph.D.

“We are beyond excited that now, more than any time in the College’s 156-year history, more students have the opportunity to benefit from an outstanding Wilson education. Our approach to providing an affordable education rooted in the liberal arts and sciences with a strong career focus in a welcoming and supportive learning environment is resonating. Over the last decade, Wilson’s faculty and staff have worked strategically to provide innovative curricula delivered through various learning modalities that meet the needs of diverse populations of students. The results show 158% growth since the fall of 2013 when enrollment was only 662 students,” said President Wesley R. Fugate, Ph.D. a Wilson degree fully online. A total of 342 undergraduate and graduate degree seekers enrolled in Wilson College Online for Fall 2024, more than doubling enrollment since Fall 2023. This is an impressive feat, given this new online modality is only in its second full year of existence.

Wilson’s full-time undergraduate students remained steady with 555 students, compared to 544 in Fall 2023.

These numbers speak to the innovation and resiliency of Wilson. The College is growing, creating new modalities of learning, and announcing new degrees of study to meet the needs of today’s students. Most recently, new undergraduate degrees in computer science and cybersecurity have been announced with the first classes expected to be taught in fall 2025. In addition, a new graduate education degree focusing on educational leadership and offering a certification for principals has been approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. This program will be offered beginning this spring.

Join us in celebrating this historic moment in the life of the College. The future is truly bright at Wilson.