Visit Wartburg

Visit campus and earn a $4,000 visit award ($1,000 per year) if you enroll at Wartburg! When you visit, totally immerse yourself in campus life. Meet our friendly students. Grab a cool cookie at the Den. Check out a class. See a game or go to a concert. Visit with a professor. Learn what makes a Wartburg education different from the rest.

With advance notice we can arrange for you to:

  • Tour the campus
  • Visit with an admissions counselor
  • Attend a chapel service (M, W, or F, 10:15 a.m.)
  • Meet with a faculty member regarding your major
  • Talk to a coach, music director, or co-curricular leader
  • Enjoy a free t-shirt and a free lunch with a student in the Mensa

Select a Visit Option

Students chatting in front of the student center

Contact us in advance to arrange your visit.  Call (319) 352-8264. We strongly encourage visits Monday-Friday to better ensure a meeting with faculty and coaches. If you are planning to visit on a Saturday please call the office to confirm availability. You will receive a confirmation of your scheduled visit via email.

These individual visits are a great way to experience campus for any prospective student at any stage in the college search (transfer, high school senior, junior, or younger). 

Saemann Student Center at dusk

Students who qualify and choose to participate in one of Wartburg’s Knights Scholarship Days have the opportunity to increase their academic scholarship. All awards are based on merit and not financial need, are renewable for a maximum of eight terms contingent upon full-time enrollment.

Visiting campus for a Knight’s Scholarship Day will earn you $500-$1,500 on top of your academic merit scholarship.

Brass group in Orchestra Hall in Bachman Fine Arts Center

Meistersinger Music Scholarships recognize and encourage talented student musicians who also thrive on Wartburg’s academic challenges. These scholarships are renewable for four years. Awards range up to $5,000 per year and are open to music majors and non-music majors.

All-State musicians are guaranteed a $2,500 minimum scholarship. A select few students of exceptional musical ability will be considered for endowed music scholarships up to $10,000 per year, replacing all other music scholarships.

Christmas with Wartburg mass ensembles - five choirs, chamber orchestra, and band

Register for Music Visit Day on Dec. 3  to hear from our exceptional faculty and current students involved in music. Bring your voice and/or your instrument if you like! Lunch is provided.

Learn about classes, music tours, and auditions. You’ll even get a sneak peek at Christmas with Wartburg! 

Register by clicking the button below. If you wish to schedule a Meistersinger Music Scholarship audition during Music Visit Day, please complete that form as well.

Old Main at dusk

Wartburg Choir performs in Christmas with Wartburg 2024

Cross Country celebrates together

Business Professor Advising Students

Students hanging out in a lounge in the Ubuntu Center