Students looking into a microscope in a genetics lab course

Wartburg College prepares students for a wide variety of careers, including health professions, research, teaching, engineering, technology, and fields involving global and environmental issues. 

While the curriculum is rigorous, students also gain an appreciation of how studying in these fields can be fun, exciting and rewarding.

The success of the our programs is grounded in its inquiry-based emphasis where students facilitate their learning by experiencing science and technology rather than merely reading about it. Wartburg has stellar acceptance rates with top professional and graduate programs. 

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Calculator and charts and graphs

Students in the river conducting research

Cell Biology Lab

Chemistry lab - students analyzing data

Computer science student demonstrating computer game he designed

keyboard

Student welding an engineering project

Lageshulte Prairie research

Math equations

Neuroscience student doing a demonstration

Professor helping students in a general physics lab


Wartburg Health Science Placement

  • Medicine-122 of 149 applicants (82% – more than twice the national average); accepted into M.D. programs at Iowa, Illinois, Creighton, Johns Hopkins, Michigan, Michigan State, Wisconsin, Medical College of Wisconsin, Minnesota, St. Louis, American U. of the Caribbean, Emory, Duke, Rush, Penn State, South Carolina; and into D.O. programs at DMU, AT Still, Kansas City, Midwestern, Lake Erie, New England, Rocky Vista.  
  • Dentistry-23 of 28 (82%); accepted into Iowa, Minnesota, Utah, Midwestern, Colorado, Case Western
  • Optometry-15 of 16 (94%); accepted into Illinois, Indiana, Nova Southeastern, Pacific, Southern, Midwestern, Missouri
  • Veterinary Medicine-12 of 12 (100%); accepted into Iowa State and Minnesota
  • Physical Therapy-52 of 65 (80%); accepted into DMU, Iowa, St. Ambrose, Clarke, Creighton, Briar Cliff, Mayo, Emory, Midwestern, Rosalind Franklin, Utah, AT Still, Colorado
  • Occupational Therapy-20 of 27 (74%); accepted into St. Ambrose, Creighton, Wisconsin, Washington U St. Louis, Drake, Minnesota, Maryville
  • Pharmacy-13 of 13 (100%); accepted into Iowa, Creighton, Illinois, Midwestern, Minnesota, Nova Southeastern, Wisconsin-Madison
  • Physician Assistant-24 of 34 (71%); accepted into DMU, Iowa, Philadelphia, Union, St. Ambrose, Colorado, Boston, Nebraska, Harding, Marquette, Wichita State, Stephens
  • Nursing-102 of 102 (100%); accepted into Allen College, St. Louis University, Marymount (DC), Creighton, Grand View, Mercy College (Des Moines), DePaul, South Dakota State, Tennessee-Knoxville
  • Medical/Clinical Laboratory Science-8 of 8 (100%); accepted into Mercy (Des Moines), St. Luke’s (Cedar Rapids), Allen