I want here in the early 1980s and been an active alumni since. While the technology has changed it and the students, the values taught has not. Hands on learning isn't something that just new, it been the way for over 70 years. Full professors teaching smaller classes that make you work. Add community service hours, jobs that the college will help you find, a student's life will be filled quickly. Most still find time to join the many different social group including the Greek groups where live long bonds are formed. I and many alumni got into top grad schools that Wilmington did everything it could to help. Alumni can come back for employment assistance also. After talking to grads of larger schools and seeing personally how much help they weren't, I am glad I chose here over many bigger named schools. read more

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I have been to Wilmington a few times over the years, my cousin went here, and our most recent trip was to see my brother-in-law play basketball here. It is a great little school, close to Cinci, not far from Columbus. My cousin studied physical therapy and they have a great program in that. At least back then, the Bengals had their summer training here. It's a nice campus, lots of very interesting buildings and plenty of green spaces. Wilmington itself looks like a good college town, with interesting shops downtown. I would have considered it when I was looking, and it would be on the list for our daughter if her parents' alma maters weren't at the top of the list... A couple of observations on the athletic center. The Fighting Quakers? Funny. Anyway, an nice facility overall. Good layout, plenty of parking and seating. Concessions were good- I think the burgers were fresh off the grill. The sound system at the game was awful- I could not make out what the announcer was saying at all, and even music was murky. read more

This fall my daugter will be entering her junior year at Wilmington College. She likes the campus, the meduim to small class sizes and all of the activities/sports. But, as for the Amissions and Finance offices, these people couldn't find their way out of a wet paper bag. We have had at least one issue every year. My daughter's freshman year, we waited but never received her dorm room assignment so we called the Wilmington and they said that we never filled out the application. Then I showed them the email from the college stating that they have received and accepted her application and that we would receive her dorm assignment some time in late July. So because of their screw up she gets assigned a girl who was 21 years old and my daugter just turned 18. Needless to say that didn't work out very well. Her sophomore year she starts to move in and the college tells her she has to go to one of the one stop office to straighten something out before she can get her key. When she gets to the office the people there say there were no issues with her account and give her her key. Her junior year has even started yet, and the college sends us a nasty email saying that we missed her first payment and that they are assessing a $25. late fee plus 1.5% interest and that we have to pay yhe whole semester payment up front $8000.00. Are you kidding me. Like her freshman and sphomore year we have it setup for automatic withdraw from our account to theirs. We log on to the portal and everything is setup?? Their response was 'we'll have to check and see if we have problem on our end'. I just heard from the college, they think it's a problem on their end!! For as much money as we're spending for our daughter to go there, I expect much more than what they have provided so far. Disappointed Parent read more