Wartburg College: Review & Facts

Overall Rating:Overall Ranking - Below AverageQuality:Education Quality Rating - OustandingSafety:Capmus Safety Rating - PoorCosts:Tuition & Fees Cost Rating - Bad

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Wartburg College is a small four-year, private not-for-profit school with 1,445 students enrolled. This college was founded in 1852 and is the only college located in Waverly, Iowa.

Wartburg College is affiliated with Evangelical Lutheran Church.

Academic Offerings

Bachelor's degree, postbaccalaureate certificate, and master's degree are available at Wartburg College.

Majors
Offered
48
Wartburg College follows a continuous curriculum calendar system and has 48 majors. The most popular concentrations are Business, Biology, Education, Music, and Psychology. Read the details about Majors offered at this college and see program Ratings.

It is important to know student retention and graduation rates before you apply to a school to get your diploma or to engage in a long-term study; high retention and graduation rates are typically a good sign. However, if you would like to transfer out or take non-credit coursework, these metrics are not important.

Wartburg College student retention rate is fair at 70% (close to Iowa average). Considering this statistic, apparently students like their stay at this school.

Student Retention
70%
Fair
The graduation rate at Wartburg College is average: 68%.

Student to faculty ratio at Wartburg College is pretty good, 13:1. Find out more details regarding instructors at this college in the Faculty & Salaries report.

Tuition and Loans

Average tuition pricing is extremely high - about $46,800 a year. The additional fees at Wartburg College beyond tuition are about $2,500; this comes to $49,300 a year.

Read the details about Wartburg College additional charges as well as availability of loans and likelihood of repaying them upon graduation in the Tuition & Loans report for this college.

Admissions Information

Acceptance
Rate
97%
Easy
As reported in recent data, 2,779 applications were submitted and 2,708 were accepted, so it is very easy to get accepted at this school.

The school might accept your dual credits, credits for life experience, and advanced placement credits for admission.

Read the details about admissions as well applicants' SAT and ACT test scores at Wartburg College in the Admissions and Tests report for this school.

Opportunities and Services

Dormatory
Annual Price
$5,900
Medium
Wartburg College provides a distance education program and study abroad programs.

There are options for on-campus part-time employment at Wartburg College, which allows students to cover some of the tuition expenses.

Safety
Grade
D
Unsafe
Wartburg College provides on-campus housing. Dormitory capacity at this college accommodates roughly 1,400 students, which provides a nice on-campus housing opportunity. The room price is reasonable, around $5,900 per year.

Based on the college crime information, Wartburg College appears to be a relatively dangerous school. Read the details in the Campus Crime report for this college.

Wartburg College Location and Address

Postal Address:
Wartburg College
100 Wartburg Blvd.
Waverly, Iowa
50677-0903, USA
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