Wittenberg University Overview

Located in Springfield, Ohio, Wittenberg University is a private not-for-profit institution. The location of Wittenberg is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

What Is Wittenberg University Known For?

• The master's degree is the highest award offered at Wittenberg.
• For the 2017-2018 academic year, 67% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Wittenberg makes roughly $43,200 a year. This is 6% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
• It takes the average Wittenberg student 4.1 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Wittenberg University Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Wittenberg.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#4	Best Value Management Sciences & Methods Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#13	Best Value Health & Physical Education Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#14	Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#30	Best Value Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Wittenberg has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#6	Best Value Colleges for Management Science	College Factual
#9	Best Value Colleges for Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	College Factual
#15	Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Sports Management	College Factual
#28	Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Health & Physical Education	College Factual
#32	Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies	College Factual
#39	Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing	College Factual

Where Is Wittenberg University?

Contact details for Wittenberg are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	Ward St At N Wittenberg Ave, Springfield, OH 45504
Phone:	937-327-6231
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/wittenberguniversity
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/wittenberg

How Do I Get Into Wittenberg?

You can apply to Wittenberg online at: www.wittenberg.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for Wittenberg

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Wittenberg?

Since Wittenberg 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 45% of accepted students are men and 55% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 97%, and the acceptance rate for women is 98%.

Can I Afford Wittenberg University?

The overall average net price of Wittenberg is $29,889. 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

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Wittenberg, approximately 93% of students took out student loans averaging $7,026 a year. That adds up to $28,104 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Wittenberg is 9.3%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.

Wittenberg University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,445 undergraduate students at Wittenberg, with 1,388 being full-time and 57 being part-time.

There are also 43 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,388 full-time undergraduates at Wittenberg, 46% are male and 54% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Wittenberg University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	15
Black or African American	130
Hispanic or Latino	65
White	1,075
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	96

Geographic Diversity

Ohio students aren't the only ones who study at Wittenberg University. At this time, 29 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 17 countries are represented at Wittenberg. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Netherlands, Japan, and Canada.

Online Learning at Wittenberg University

In 2019-2020, 691 students took at least one online class at the school.

This is the #1,689 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Wittenberg regardless of major.

Wittenberg University Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Biology	44	0	44
Teacher Education Grade Specific	32	6	38
Health & Physical Education	33	4	37
Marketing	30	0	30
General Psychology	27	0	27
Finance & Financial Management	26	0	26
General English Literature	23	0	23
Communication & Media Studies	22	0	22
General Business/Commerce	21	0	21
Political Science & Government	21	0	21
Accounting	15	0	15
Sociology	15	0	15
Music	12	0	12
Physics	11	0	11
Fine & Studio Arts	10	0	10
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	9	9
Nursing	9	0	9
History	9	0	9
Natural Resources Conservation	8	0	8
Mathematics	7	0	7
Computer Science	6	0	6
Other Education	6	0	6
Applied Mathematics	6	0	6
Interdisciplinary Studies	6	0	6
Area Studies	4	0	4
Chemistry	4	0	4
International Relations & National Security	4	0	4
Entrepreneurial Studies	3	0	3
Germanic Languages	3	0	3
General Visual & Performing Arts	3	0	3
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	2	0	2
Religious Studies	2	0	2
Economics	2	0	2
Business Administration & Management	1	0	1
Management Information Systems	1	0	1
Romance Languages	1	0	1
Liberal Arts General Studies	1	0	1
Philosophy	1	0	1
Geological & Earth Sciences	1	0	1
Criminology	1	0	1
Dance	1	0	1
General Education	0	0	0
TOTAL	434	19	453

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
• Image Credit: By Nyttend under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.