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Campus Address
1055 North. Bickett Road
Wilberforce, Ohio 45384
Telephone: 937-376-2911
Admissions Address
Office of Admissions
PO Box 1001
Wilberforce University
Wilberforce, Ohio 45384
Telephone: 937-708-5721 or 5789
Toll-Free: 800-367-8568
http://www.wilberforce.edu
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History
Wilberforce University (WU) is a four-year, private, independent coeducational liberal arts college, affiliated with the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church. Amidst a cry for the end of slavery, Wilberforce was founded in 1856 as Wilberforce University of the Methodist Episcopal Church and named after British abolitionist and philanthropist, William Wilberforce. Wilberforce University was the outcome of a plan by the Cincinnati Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church to establish an educational institution for blacks in Ohio. Elementary instruction was the work of Wilberforce until 1862 when the school closed. In 1863, Wilberforce reopened as Wilberforce University and was sold to the African Methodist Episcopal Church. The first bachelor's degrees were awarded in 1867.
Distinguished as the first black college and the first college with a black president, Wilberforce played a significant role in the Underground Railroad movement and continues to see itself as a link to liberation through education. The mission of the school is the development of the total person-providing opportunities for spiritual, intellectual, emotional, and physical development.
Wilberforce's long history is evident in its diverse architecture and need for two campuses. The new main campus is located one mile from the original campus. When building the new campus in 1967, care was taken that the heritage and tradition of 136 years would be celebrated and represented. The famous Wilberforce University fountain was transferred from the original campus and reconstructed on the new campus in the fall of 1974.
The old campus, still in use, has seen many changes. A tornado destroyed much, but not all, of this campus in 1974. Shorter Hall (1922), the Charles Leander Hill Gymnasium (1958), and the Carnegie Library (1909) remain standing and in use. The old campus is the site of the National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center, punctuating its importance in American and Afro-American history. This historically black university is a United Negro College Fund (UNCF) member school.
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General Information
Private institution
Year founded: 1856
Religious affiliation: African Methodist Episcopal
Academic calendar: Semester
Undergraduate student body: 998
Setting: Rural
Fall 2005 Admissions
Application deadline: June 1
Application fee: $20
Selectivity: Selective
2004-2005 Expenses
Tuition and fees: $10,770
Room/board: $5,320
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