Wartburg College
Waverly, IA · Private · Town (distant)
Private institution in Waverly, IA · 1,446 undergraduates · 99% acceptance rate · $56,201 median earnings 10 years after entry.
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $22,6041,315th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $51,0401,840th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $51,0401,837th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $61,8321,723rd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $27,0001,604th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $56,201728th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $48,795605th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 66.8%533rd highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 80.3%656th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 99.4%1,546th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1136565th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 23494th highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,4461,139th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 13.0:1993rd smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 21.5%1,642nd highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 154 mi (MSP)
On 2 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- Free
- Personal essay
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
Deadlines and essay flags come from the Common App Requirements Grid, joined by school name. Always confirm against the school’s own admissions page before applying.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 40 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering ScienceEngineering | bachelors | $60,320 | $58,221 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $56,641 | $55,286 |
| MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | $45,696 | $42,682 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBusiness | bachelors | $44,468 | $47,595 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducation | bachelors | $39,639 | $41,193 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $39,286 | $38,829 |
| SociologySocial Sciences | bachelors | $38,313 | — |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | $35,213 | $35,546 |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $33,993 | $33,993 |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | $31,854 | $30,771 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsForeign Languages | bachelors | $29,685 | — |
| Social WorkPublic Administration | bachelors | $28,598 | $26,121 |
Campus facts
Athletics — 14 sports
NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III
Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0 · Coed $0)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Bowling
- Cross Country
- Football
- Golf
- Other Sports
- Soccer
- Softball
- Tennis
- Track and Field (Indoor)
- Track and Field (Outdoor)
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
- Wrestling: 2026, 2022, 2018, 2017, 2016 +6
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.
Key links
- Official websitewartburg.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 154527)
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- Sports directoryAll 14 EADA programs at this school
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