Wartburg College Overview

Wartburg College is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Waverly, Iowa. The surrounding location of Waverly is ideal for students who enjoy the charms of a college town.

What Is Wartburg College Known For?

• The master's degree is the highest award offered at Wartburg.
• During a recent academic cycle, 100% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from Wartburg with a bachelor's degree make about $56,201 a year. That's 38% more than those who graduate from other schools.
• On average, it takes about 4.1 years for students from Wartburg to earn a bachelor's degree. This is excellent when compared to the average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Wartburg College?

Contact details for Wartburg are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	100 Wartburg Blvd., Waverly, IA 50677-0903
Phone:	319-352-8200
Website:	www.wartburg.edu

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How Do I Get Into Wartburg?

You can apply to Wartburg online at: https://www.wartburg.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for Wartburg

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	1
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Wartburg?

Since Wartburg has an acceptance rate of 97%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 44% of accepted students are men and 56% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 97%, and the acceptance rate for women is 98%.

Average Test Scores

About 5% of students accepted to Wartburg submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 500 and 560. Math scores were between 470 and 560.

Wartburg received ACT scores from 39% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 17 and 25. Math scores were between 18 and 0. Composite scores were between 19 and 25.

Can I Afford Wartburg College?

The overall average net price of Wartburg is $27,674. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Wartburg, approximately 75% of students took out student loans averaging $8,221 a year. That adds up to $32,884 over four years for those students.

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Wartburg College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,562 undergraduate students at Wartburg, with 1,523 being full-time and 39 being part-time.

There are also 1 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,523 full-time undergraduates at Wartburg, 47% are male and 53% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Wartburg College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	11
Black or African American	69
Hispanic or Latino	73
White	1,200
International Students	105
Other Races/Ethnicities	65

Geographic Diversity

Iowa students aren't the only ones who study at Wartburg College. At this time, 18 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 65 countries are represented at Wartburg. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Swaziland, Nigeria, and Zimbabwe.

Wartburg College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business/Commerce	57	0	57
General Biology	29	0	29
General Psychology	28	0	28
Teacher Education Subject Specific	27	0	27
Teacher Education Grade Specific	23	0	23
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	22	0	22
Health & Physical Education	20	0	20
Business Administration & Management	0	15	15
Communication & Media Studies	14	0	14
Engineering Science	14	0	14
Sociology	14	0	14
Romance Languages	12	0	12
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	12	0	12
Computer Information Systems	11	0	11
Political Science & Government	11	0	11
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	10	0	10
Religious Studies	10	0	10
Accounting	9	0	9
Economics	9	0	9
History	8	0	8
Social Work	8	0	8
Design & Applied Arts	8	0	8
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	7	0	7
General English Literature	7	0	7
Mathematics	7	0	7
Public Health	6	0	6
Fine & Studio Arts	5	0	5
Music	4	0	4
Natural Resources Conservation	2	0	2
Physics	2	0	2
International Relations & National Security	2	0	2
Ethnic Studies	1	0	1
Germanic Languages	1	0	1
Interdisciplinary Studies	1	0	1
Chemistry	1	0	1
Writing Studies	0	0	0
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	0	0	0
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	0	0
Other Library & Archives Assisting	0	0	0
General Social Sciences	0	0	0
Other Social Sciences	0	0	0
Community Organization & Advocacy	0	0	0
TOTAL	402	15	417

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
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