• Graduates who complete degree in four years or less- 98%
  • Student enrollment - 1,810 (24 states, 43 countries)
  • Student-faculty ratio - 12:1
  • Average class size - 21
  • Five largest majors (in order): business administration, biology, communication arts, elementary education, music education
  • Regents scholars on campus - approx. 40% of student body
  • Students in top 10% of high school class - 31%
  • Job & graduate school placement rate - 99%
  • Retention rate - 86%
  • Students involved in music - approx. 450
  • Students involved in athletics - nearly 600
  • '07 graduates who studied abroad - 33%
  • '07 graduates involved in internships - 40%
  • '07 graduates who graduated with honors - 35%
  • '07 graduates who graduated with top honors - 10%
  • Students who receive financial aid - Nearly 100%
  • Ratio of men to women - 48%-52%
  • Diversity Population - 13% (U.S. Ethnic Minorities 7%; International 6%)
  • Average high school GPA - 3.52; mid 50% range of composite ACT is 21-26
  • Religious affiliation - 41% Lutheran (31 % ELCA); 24% Catholic; 12% Methodist
  • Facilities - Since 1990, the college has opened 12 new buildings.
  • Faculty - 88% of ranked faculty have terminal degrees
  • Wartburg's social work program is the oldest undergraduate program of its kind in Iowa.
  • Wartburg is the only private college in Iowa offering a major in music therapy.
  • Current costs and financial aid
  • Low crime rate
  • Value of a Lutheran college education!
Accreditation Logo Wartburg is accredited by the The Higher Learning Commission, 30 North LaSalle Street, Suite 2400, Chicago, Illinois 60602-2504

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