Wartburg College

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Lutheran (ELCA)
Population 170,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,700 (67%)
Days Without Precipitation 260 (76%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,425
Men / Women 55% / 45%
From State 67%
From Region 22%
Athletes 858 (61.1%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 80%
Black 5%
International 5%
Hispanic 4%
Mixed 3%
Asian 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Wartburg College 392 56% 80% 1% 5% 4% 7% $69,005 40 +0.05 71 99%
Engineering Science 22 — 95% 86% 0% 9% 0% 0% $94,514 39 -0.31 93 100% — — — —
Computer Science 17 +1 71% 59% 0% 0% 6% 35% $99,899 23 -0.73 95 — — — — —
Chemistry 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $69,555 43 -0.20 72 — — — — —
Mathematics 7 +1 57% 57% 0% 0% 0% 29% $67,587 25 -0.67 69 — — — — —
Physics 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $81,763 45 -0.13 85 — — — — —
Biochemistry 11 +1 55% 91% 0% 0% 0% 9% $77,958 74 +0.58 82 — — — — —
Biology 37 +2 30% 84% 0% 5% 5% 3% $79,397 95 +1.50 83 100% — — — —
Neuroscience 9 +2 33% 89% 0% 0% 11% 0% $80,961 93 +1.23 84 100% — — — —
Environmental Science 6 +1 67% 83% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,096 38 -0.32 42 — — — — —
Exercise Science 24 — 88% 83% 0% 0% 4% 0% $56,011 27 -0.67 42 91% — — — —
Public Health 2 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,063 56 +0.09 66 — — — — —
Accounting 8 +3 62% 75% 0% 12% 0% 0% $101,665 82 +0.95 96 100% — — — —
Actuarial Science 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $87,485 19 -0.78 89 — — — — —
Economics 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $79,710 27 -0.69 83 — — — — —
Economics 3 — 67% 67% 0% 0% 0% 33% $79,724 27 -0.69 83 — — — — —
General Business 76 +15 80% 84% 0% 4% 1% 7% $82,149 71 +0.24 85 100% — — — —
Sports Management 10 — 70% 70% 0% 10% 10% 0% $56,011 32 -0.56 42 91% — — — —
English 9 — 11% 89% 0% 11% 0% 0% $47,826 28 -0.56 20 — — — — —
English 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $48,656 33 -0.46 22 — — — — —
General Studies 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $53,631 34 -0.35 36 — — — — —
German 1 +1 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,718 34 -0.39 36 — — — — —
History 5 +1 80% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,533 34 -0.43 33 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,401 37 -0.28 38 — — — — —
Religious Studies 4 — 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,720 50 +0.11 30 — — — — —
Spanish 1 +4 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,315 33 -0.42 35 — — — — —
International Studies 1 +1 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,964 30 -0.46 62 — — — — —
Mass Communication 13 — 54% 62% 0% 15% 0% 15% $54,048 22 -0.73 37 100% — — — —
Political Science 9 — 44% 67% 0% 0% 0% 33% $63,325 26 -0.65 60 — — — — —
Psychology 17 +2 35% 76% 0% 0% 6% 12% $55,805 59 +0.11 42 100% — — — —
Social Work 12 +2 17% 67% 0% 8% 17% 8% $39,196 6 -1.67 7 100% — — — —
Sociology 12 +5 67% 67% 0% 17% 17% 0% $62,599 79 +0.52 59 — — — — —
Elementary Education 12 +1 17% 92% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,672 57 +0.06 33 96% — — — —
History Teacher Education 4 +4 75% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,274 13 -0.87 27 100% — — — —
Physical Education 10 +2 70% 90% 0% 10% 0% 0% $50,274 16 -0.92 27 100% — — — —
Art 1 +2 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,823 53 -0.00 18 — — — — —
Commercial Art 5 +3 80% 80% 0% 0% 0% 20% $54,056 31 -0.47 37 — — — — —
Music 4 — 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $43,842 38 -0.31 12 — — — — —
Music Education 15 +1 40% 73% 7% 7% 13% 0% $50,274 65 +0.38 27 100% — — — —
Music Performance 2 — 100% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $43,700 38 -0.33 12 — — — — —
Music Therapy 15 +1 0% 93% 7% 0% 0% 0% $58,555 95 +1.27 49 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $28,087
ROI Percentile 71th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 76%
4-Year Graduation Rate 45%
6-Year Graduation Rate 64%
Transfer-Out Rate 26%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 25.3% 99 76% 81% 0% 5% 2% 7% $81,042 55 +0.17 85 99% —
Social Sciences 16.3% 64 42% 67% 0% 8% 8% 12% $54,793 34 -0.43 39 100% —
Life & Natural Sciences 14.5% 57 35% 86% 0% 4% 5% 4% $79,366 93 +1.28 83 100% —
Arts 10.7% 42 31% 83% 5% 5% 5% 2% $52,674 56 +0.49 33 100% —
Education 6.6% 26 46% 92% 0% 4% 0% 0% $51,381 34 -0.46 29 98% —
Health Sciences 6.6% 26 81% 85% 0% 0% 4% 0% $56,784 2 -0.61 44 91% —
Humanities 5.9% 23 35% 83% 0% 4% 0% 9% $50,596 24 -0.38 27 — —
Engineering 5.6% 22 95% 86% 0% 9% 0% 0% $94,514 16 -0.31 93 100% —
Computer Science 4.3% 17 71% 59% 0% 0% 6% 35% $99,899 32 -0.73 95 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.6% 10 60% 60% 0% 0% 0% 20% $69,398 24 -0.52 72 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 1.5% 6 67% 83% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,096 33 -0.32 42 — —

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 184 $557K $557K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 120 $124K $124K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 119 $123K $123K $0
Cross Country 65 $125K $125K $0
Wrestling 65 $386K $386K $0
Baseball 62 $288K $288K $0
Other Sports 46 $178K $178K $0
Soccer 44 $195K $195K $0
Basketball 27 $244K $244K $0
Tennis 16 $59K $59K $0
Golf 15 $80K $80K $0
Bowling 8 $68K $68K $0
Total 581 $2.4M $2.4M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (indoor) 68 $69K $69K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 68 $69K $69K $0
Other Sports 47 $59K $59K $0
Cross Country 33 $63K $63K $0
Wrestling 33 $211K $211K $0
Soccer 30 $180K $180K $0
Softball 24 $213K $213K $0
Volleyball 23 $166K $166K $0
Basketball 20 $179K $179K $0
Tennis 16 $54K $54K $0
Golf 9 $103K $103K $0
Bowling 8 $66K $66K $0
Total 277 $1.4M $1.4M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (indoor) 188 $193K $193K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 187 $192K $192K $0
Football 184 $557K $557K $0
Cross Country 98 $188K $188K $0
Wrestling 98 $598K $598K $0
Other Sports 93 $237K $237K $0
Soccer 74 $376K $376K $0
Baseball 62 $288K $288K $0
Basketball 47 $424K $424K $0
Tennis 32 $114K $114K $0
Golf 24 $184K $184K $0
Softball 24 $213K $213K $0
Volleyball 23 $166K $166K $0
Bowling 16 $135K $135K $0
Total 858 $5.5M $5.5M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 83%
Yield (non-ED) 17%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 83% 83% 83%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 27%
SAT Range 930 – 1200
SAT Math Range 460 – 580
SAT RW Range 470 – 620