Wartburg College
Wartburg College is a private Lutheran liberal arts college in Waverly, Iowa.
At a glance
- Acceptance rate: 76%
- Average net price: $32,908
- Undergraduate enrollment: 1,482
- Graduation rate (150%): 64%
- Graduation rate (200%): 70%
- 8-year Outcome Measures award rate: 74%
- Student to faculty ratio: 13:1
- Median earnings (10 years): $56,201
- Median earnings (8 years): $50,597
- Median earnings (6 years): $48,795
- Control: Private nonprofit
- Locale: Town, distant
- Calendar: Four-one-four plan
- City: Waverly, IA
Majors and programs
The most common programs at Wartburg College include Business, Elementary Education and Teaching, Biology.
- Business (49 bachelor's) · median earnings $74,824 4 years after graduation · median debt $27,000
- Elementary Education and Teaching (22 bachelor's) · median earnings $47,698 4 years after graduation · median debt $25,571
- Biology (20 bachelor's) · median earnings $67,036 4 years after graduation · median debt $27,000
- Psychology (18 bachelor's) · median earnings $47,110 4 years after graduation · median debt $25,125
- Mass Communication (16 bachelor's) · median earnings $48,433 4 years after graduation · median debt $26,750
- Music Teacher Education (14 bachelor's) · median earnings $48,074 4 years after graduation · median debt $27,000
- Engineering Science (13 bachelor's) · median earnings $78,959 4 years after graduation
- Computer Science (11 bachelor's)
- Exercise Science and Kinesiology (11 bachelor's)
- Sociology (11 bachelor's)
Degree mix: Business 38%, Engineering 8%, Computer Science 6%, Health 6%, Biological Sciences 22%, Psychology 11%, Communication 9%.
Award levels offered: Bachelor's, Master's.
Cost
Wartburg College students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $16,146 a year after aid.
- Net price, $0 to $30,000: $16,146
- Net price, $30,001 to $48,000: $16,390
- Net price, $48,001 to $75,000: $19,521
- Net price, $75,001 to $110,000: $22,654
- Net price, $110,001 and above: $26,429
- In-state tuition and fees: $26,250
- Out-of-state tuition and fees: $26,250
- Books and supplies: $1,234
- On-campus room and board: $11,750
- Off-campus room and board: $11,312
- Off-campus with family: $1,338
- Typical cost of attendance: $39,234
- Sticker vs net gap: 16%
- Students receiving any aid: 100%
- Pell Grant recipients: 22%
- Federal loan recipients: 67%
- Average institutional grant: $37,629
- Average federal loan: $6,503
- Median debt at graduation: $27,000
Admissions
Wartburg College admits 76% of applicants. Of students admitted, 17% enrolled.
- Applications: 3,203
- Admitted: 2,429
- Enrolled: 402
- Yield (first-choice signal): 17%
Who actually goes here
- Undergraduates: 1,482
- Women: 48%
- Commuter share (estimated): 13%
- Part-time undergraduates: 3%
- Age 25 and older: 96%
- Graduate students: 14
- Graduation rate: 64%
- Come back after freshman year: 76%
- First-generation: 17%
Faculty and campus
- Full-time faculty: 57%
- Student to faculty: 13:1
- Professor salary: $77,264
- Associate professor salary: $64,911
- Assistant professor salary: $58,113
- On-campus housing capacity: 1,289
- Meal plan meals per week: 20
- Average SAT: 1,030
- Average ACT: 23
- Study abroad: Available
- Online programs: Available
Common questions
What is the Wartburg College acceptance rate? Wartburg College admits 76% of applicants, based on the latest IPEDS admissions file.
How much does Wartburg College cost? Students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $16,146 a year after aid. Average net price is $32,908.
What majors does Wartburg College offer? Popular programs include Business, Elementary Education and Teaching, Biology, Psychology, Mass Communication.
What is the average salary after Wartburg College? Median earnings 10 years after entry are $56,201 for Title IV aid recipients in College Scorecard.
What is the Wartburg College graduation rate? In the IPEDS Outcome Measures cohort, 74% earned an award within eight years. The first-time, full-time 150% graduation rate is 64%.
Scorecard earnings and debt cover Title IV aid recipients, not cash-pay or private-loan students. Wartburg College official site: https://wartburg.edu.