by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Wartburg College was awarded 2 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general business/commerce.
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Wartburg is ranked #809 out of 2,152 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2025 Best Colleges list.
Wartburg is also ranked #15 out of 37 schools in Iowa.
The acceptance rate at Wartburg College is 97%, which is higher than many other schools to which you may be applying. But don't think getting into Wartburg is a sure thing. The admissions staff is still going to review your application to see if you are a good fit for the school.
About 5% of students accepted to Wartburg submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 500 and 560. Math scores were between 470 and 560.
With a student to faculty ratio of 13 to 1, Wartburg College is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Wartburg College is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Wartburg College is 70%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Wartburg the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 64%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,562 undergraduates at Wartburg with 1,523 being full-time and 39 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $14,700 | $16,333 | $20,197 | $23,553 | $27,805 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Wartburg, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Wartburg, approximately 75% of students took out student loans averaging $8,221 a year. That adds up to $32,884 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Wartburg are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 100 Wartburg Blvd., Waverly, IA 50677-0903 |
| Phone: | 319-352-8200 |
| Website: | https://www.wartburg.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| General Business/Commerce | 76 | $54,652 |
| General Biology | 31 | $34,398 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 27 | $45,677 |
| General Psychology | 24 | NA |
| Health & Physical Education | 19 | NA |
| Sociology | 19 | NA |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 17 | $44,999 |
| Community Organization & Advocacy | 17 | NA |
| Communication & Media Studies | 15 | $40,255 |
| Accounting | 14 | $61,529 |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2022-2023, 198 students took at least one online class at Wartburg College. This is a decrease from the 373 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 198 | 25 |
| 2021-2022 | 373 | 18 |
| 2020-2021 | 1,035 | 56 |
| 2018-2019 | 22 | 0 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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