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Fast Facts About Wartburg

  • 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 and 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 on Wartburg's Campus
  • Value of a Lutheran college education!
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Wartburg is accredited by the The Higher Learning Commission
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National Recognition:

Colleges of Distinction
Wartburg is one of of only 34 colleges profiled as a college of distinction in the central U.S. region.

The Princeton Review

The 2008 Princeton Review ranks Wartburg among the 161 best colleges in the Midwestern Region.

Peterson's Top Colleges for Science
Peterson's Top Colleges for Science lists Wartburg among 200 top colleges for four-year programs in biological, geological, mathematical, and physical sciences.
Peterson's Competitive Colleges
Peterson's Competitive Colleges includes Wartburg on its list of top colleges for top students.
U.S. News & World Report
U.S.News & World Report includes Wartburg as one of the top liberal arts colleges in the nation in its 2008 edition of America's Best Colleges.
Barron's Best Buys in College Education lists Wartburg as one of some 247 colleges offering the best value for the student's dollar.
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