Wartburg College, College, affiliated with the Lutheran Church (ELCA), is recognized for outstanding liberal arts and pre-professional programs, competitive athletic teams, stellar music ensembles and active,involved students. Wartburg College has been nationally classified by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching as one of 62 colleges that foster community engagement in the curriculum and through community outreach and partnerships. The college’s high placement rates in jobs, graduate and professional schools includes an 89 percent medical school placement rate and 100 percent placement in other medical programs. Wartburg is included on a list of best Midwestern colleges and among top 200 colleges for science. The college administers more than $37 million in financial aid, providing access to students from a wide variety of socioeconomic backgrounds. The college is named after the Wartburg Castle in Eisenach, Germany.

undergraduate enrollment                 1,800

% male/female                                     48/52

% African American                                  4.8

% American Indian or Alaska Native     0.2

% Asian or Pacific Islander                      1.5

% White                                                     82.2

% Hispanic                                                 1.5

% International                                              5

% Pell grant recipients                              26

Distinguished first-generation and minority alums Walter Reed, Jr., director, Iowa Department of Human Rights

 

full-time faculty                                      109

full-time minority faculty                           5

student-faculty ratio                            12:1

average class size                                 22

% first-year retention rate                     82

% graduation rate (6 years)                 64

Popular majors Business Administration, Biology, Communication Arts, Elementary Education, Music Education

 

% live on campus (% freshmen)         81(98)

Multicultural student clubs and organizations Mosaico, Black Student Union, International Club

Athletics NCAA Division III; m baseball, m/w basketball, m/w cross country, m football, m/w golf, m/w soccer, m/w tennis, m/w track and field (indoor and outdoor), m wrestling, w volleyball. More on Athletics...

 

# of applicants                                    2,451

% accepted                                            70.7

# of first year students enrolled          480

SAT Critical Reading range                 n/a

SAT Math range                                     n/a

SAT Writing                                             n/a

ACT range                                            21-27

average HS GPA                                    3.48

early action application                     12/1

regular admission                             rolling

application fee                                    $0 (0)

fee waiver for applicants with            n/a

     financial need

 

tuition                              $26,650 (09/10 Academic year)

room & board                 $7,615   (09/10 Academic year)

total need-based institutional

     scholarships and grants                 $21,509,387

% of students apply for                            88

     need-based aid

% of students receiving aid                     98

% receiving need-based scholarship

   or grant aid                                               76

% receiving aid whose need was

   fully met                                                     32

average aid package                                 n/a

average student loan debt

   upon graduation                                      n/a