Wartburg College
Wartburg College at a Glance
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About Wartburg College
According to Wikipedia, Wartburg College is a private Lutheran liberal arts college in Waverly, Iowa. It has an additional campus, Wartburg West, in Denver, Colorado. History Wartburg College was founded in 1852 in Saginaw, Michigan, by Georg M. Grossmann, a native of Neuendettelsau, Bavaria. Grossmann was sent by Pastor Wilhelm Löhe to establish a pastor training school for German immigrants. The location of the college moved many times between Illinois and Iowa until permanently settling in Waverly in 1935. Also in 1935, St. Paul Luther College of the Phalen Park neighborhood of Saint Paul, Minnesota merged into Wartburg College.
Wartburg College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Annual Applications | Acceptance | Retention Rate | Graduation Rate | Median SAT Score | Median ACT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,543 | 76% | 76% | 68% | 1065 | 24 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.
How Much Does Wartburg College Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $27,300 |
| Income | Average Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0 - 30K | $17,579 |
| 30K - 48K | $17,029 |
| 48K - 75K | $15,290 |
| 75K - 110K | $15,712 |
| 110K+ | $28,447 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.
How Much Do Wartburg College Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Wartburg College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $60,035 a year, and 96% of those not still in school are working.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.
Wartburg College's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads | Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| 1,506 | 1,482 | 24 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Wartburg College?
Wartburg College is located at 100 Wartburg Blvd., Waverly, IA 50677-0903.
How Safe is Wartburg College?
No violent or property offenses were reported on Wartburg College’s campus in 2024. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.
Relative to its enrollment, Wartburg College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Waverly has a violent crime rate of 0.14% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 0.90%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.
What Is Wartburg College Known For?
Wartburg College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
- Literature
- Social Work
- Education
- Religious Studies
- History
- Sociology
- Communications
- Political Science
- Business
- Psychology
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Physics
- Computer Science
- Economics
- Mathematics
- Medical
- Engineering
Wartburg College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Wartburg College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
Wartburg College ranks #542 in the U.S. and #1658 worldwide for influence in Literature.
literature DegreesWartburg College ranks #594 in the U.S. and #1451 worldwide for influence in Social Work.
social-work DegreesWartburg College ranks #792 in the U.S. and #3438 worldwide for influence in Education.
education DegreesWartburg College ranks #886 in the U.S. and #4113 worldwide for influence in Religious Studies.
religious-studies-hub DegreesWartburg College ranks #1028 in the U.S. and #3220 worldwide for influence in History.
history DegreesWartburg College ranks #1203 in the U.S. and #3915 worldwide for influence in Sociology.
sociology DegreesWartburg College ranks #1333 in the U.S. and #5039 worldwide for influence in Communications.
communications DegreesWartburg College ranks #1528 in the U.S. and #6472 worldwide for influence in Political Science.
political-science DegreesWartburg College ranks #1548 in the U.S. and #5578 worldwide for influence in Business.
business DegreesWartburg College ranks #1552 in the U.S. and #4093 worldwide for influence in Psychology.
psychology DegreesWartburg College ranks #1641 in the U.S. and #6698 worldwide for influence in Biology.
biology DegreesWartburg College ranks #1754 in the U.S. and #6410 worldwide for influence in Chemistry.
chemistry DegreesWartburg College ranks #1841 in the U.S. and #6623 worldwide for influence in Physics.
physics DegreesWartburg College ranks #1874 in the U.S. and #7385 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.
computer-science DegreesWartburg College ranks #1886 in the U.S. and #8119 worldwide for influence in Economics.
economics DegreesWartburg College ranks #1931 in the U.S. and #7136 worldwide for influence in Mathematics.
math DegreesWartburg College ranks #2062 in the U.S. and #7161 worldwide for influence in Medical.
medicine DegreesWartburg College ranks #2312 in the U.S. and #10359 worldwide for influence in Engineering.
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