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The living-learning environment at Wartburg is designed to help take a journey of discovery, embrace your passions, and unlock your potential to realize your purpose.

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Wartburg College students set standards of excellence in the classroom, on the field, on stage and through service to others.

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Wartburg faculty and staff educate, inspire and empower students to live out the College’s mission to challenge and nurture students for lives of leadership and service as a spirited expression of their faith and learning.

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Wartburg College alumni “bleed orange” and care about their alma mater. We encourage alumni and parents to participate in the life of the college, provide for its future, and promote the college to others.

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Wartburg College is an important resource in the Cedar Valley and beyond. The college provides many cultural opportunities that add to the vibrancy of the Waverly community.

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CAMPUS VISIT

Wartburg College is excited to welcome prospective students back to campus, and is dedicated to keeping our students, faculty, staff, and prospective students and families safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our Campus Health Recovery Team (CHRT), in accordance with federal and state guidelines, has established guidelines that make the health and safety of the Wartburg community a priority. The Wartburg community, as well as guests to campus, are required to follow these guidelines:

  • Practice proper hand hygiene. 
  • Self-monitor daily for symptoms of COVID-19.
  • Maintain at least 6 feet of separation from others, when possible.
  • We encourage those not yet vaccinated to take every precaution, including masking and physical distancing. 

Be Orange for a day. It’s worth it!
Visit Wartburg and earn awards. 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 Wartburg “worth it.” Did you know Wartburg was recently ranked #1 in Iowa and #5 in the U.S. for job placement?

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 lunch with a student in the Mensa.

Schedule a Visit

Contact us in advance to arrange your visit.  Call (800) 772-2085. You will receive a confirmation of your scheduled visit via email.

SIGN UP FOR A CAMPUS VISIT
SIGN UP FOR A VIRTUAL VISIT

Individual on-campus visits are available Monday through Friday at 9 a.m., 11 a.m., and 1 p.m. Each prospective student can bring a maximum of two guests. We will continue to offer virtual visits indefinitely.

Worth It Week 
Sunday-Friday, August 1-6, 2021
Attend a session on campus or virtually and receive a $500 award per year if you enroll at Wartburg!

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Audition for a Meistersinger Music Scholarship

Wartburg College 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 in size up to $5,000 annually in vocal, keyboard, and instrumental music. Each year, Wartburg awards more than $500,000 in music scholarships. Scholarships are open to music and non-music majors.

Meistersinger Audition: Before Nov. 15
Meistersinger Audition: Before Jan. 15
Meistersinger Audition: Before Feb. 15
Meistersinger Audition: Before March 15

Wartburg Way Webinars (Free)

Attend a free Wartburg Way Webinar.

Click the link below to view webinars available to students and their families on a range of topics
 including Wartburg traditions, financial aid, diversity and inclusion, involvement, and residential life.

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VIRTUAL TOUR

Knights Virtual Scholarship Days

Regents and Presidential Scholarships
Application Procedure:

  • Apply for admission and be accepted.
  • Attend a Knights Scholarship Day.
  • Typically, students who have a high school minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5 and are in the top 25 percent of their high school class will receive a Regents or Presidential Scholarship.

Register for a Scholarship Day:

Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020

Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021

Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021

Sunday, March 7, 2021

Scholarship Day Schedule

Please note the schedule is in Central Standard Time. If you are attending in a different time zone, please plan accordingly.

4 p.m.  Welcome                           
4:10 p.m.  Student Speaker               
4:20 p.m.   Academic Sessions           
4:50 p.m.  Alumni Speaker               
5 p.m.  Live Virtual Tour (only on March 7 – optional)

Scholarship Guidelines

In accepting your scholarship, you agree to the following guidelines/stipulations:

A. The scholarship will be awarded for no more than four years and is awarded per term. The recipient must be a full-time student and earn a 2.7 cumulative grade point average at the completion of each academic year, not to include Summer Term. Scholarships are reviewed after the completion of the sophomore and junior year.

B. Scholarships are applicable to Junior Year Abroad and Cultural Immersion programs.

C. All students who participate in the Scholarship programs must file a FAFSA form by March 1, to determine if they qualify for need-based aid from the state and federal government.

D. In rare cases, the receipt of need-based aid from the state and/or federal governments, may reduce the amount of the original scholarship offer.