Why Choose Wartburg
Experience more by doing more.
Studying in another country, performing research with your professors, and completing internships will give you resumé-worthy experiences and new perspectives that better prepare you for what’s next. And we’re here to support you every step of the way.
It’s hard to know if you’ll like something until you try it, which is why a Wartburg education is built around real experiences like these.
Conduct groundbreaking research on concussions with your neuroscience professor.
Manage earnings from an active, substantial investment portfolio in a business class.
Investigate peak performance
in health and fitness studies using cutting-edge technology.
Get inside a K-12 classroom and connect with kids in your first year as an education major.
98%
GRADUATE PLACEMENT RATE
20
AVERAGE CLASS SIZE
60+%
COMPLETE AN INTERNSHIP
400+
IN A MUSIC ENSEMBLE
700+
ON AN ATHLETIC TEAM
85%
IN AT LEAST 1 STUDENT ORG
Learn from the best.
You’ll be advised and taught by actual professors, not graduate assistants, with experience in their fields and the credentials to match.
Go hands-on with internships.
Internships not only give you something to put on your next job application, they let you test-drive your future career. We’ll help you find on-the-job experience at an organization in your field.
Take your shot on a team.
Choose from more than 20 Division III sports at Wartburg. You’ll have a chance to shine doing what you love and be part of extending our 30-year streak of bringing home at least one national title.
Hit a high note in an ensemble.
You’ll be advised and taught by actual professors, not graduate assistants, with experience in their fields and the credentials to match.
Wartburg put in extra effort to ensure I had the best mix of internship experiences in San Diego and New York. That foundation helped me excel at HBO, Amazon Studios, and Google.”
Ryan Hahn ’08
West Hollywood, California
Interned at Sony Music Entertainment & San Diego Zoo
Studied Communication Arts and Public Relations
Learn through experience.
The Knight’s Experience provides up to $1,500 in one-time funding for all Wartburg students during their second, third, or fourth year to support an experiential learning opportunity. Qualifying programs include internships, study away, research projects, service trips, and more.
Wartburg is grateful to the Jack and Sarah Salzwedel family
for funding the Knight’s Experience for the 2026-27 academic year.
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