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
78.0%
Racial/Ethnic
White
80%
Black
5%
International
5%
Hispanic
4%
Mixed
3%
Asian
1%
Native American
0%
Men in the Entering Class
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 46.3% 46.3%
2012 Men: 49.6% 49.6%
2013 Men: 45.9% 45.9%
2014 Men: 50.2% 50.2%
2015 Men: 49.5% 49.5%
2016 Men: 46.5% 46.5%
2017 Men: 45.7% 45.7%
2018 Men: 48.0% 48.0%
2019 Men: 43.7% 43.7%
2020 Men: 50.3% 50.3%
2021 Men: 50.8% 50.8%
2022 Men: 51.3% 51.3%
2023 Men: 50.5% 50.5%
2024 Men: 57.7% 57.7%
Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2012 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2013 Native: 0.7% 0.7%
2014 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2015 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2016 Native: 0.8% 0.8%
2017 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2018 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2019 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2020 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2021 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2022 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2023 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2024 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2011 Asian: 0.8% 0.8%
2012 Asian: 2.6% 2.6%
2013 Asian: 1.5% 1.5%
2014 Asian: 1.6% 1.6%
2015 Asian: 0.4% 0.4%
2016 Asian: 0.2% 0.2%
2017 Asian: 1.4% 1.4%
2018 Asian: 1.2% 1.2%
2019 Asian: 0.2% 0.2%
2020 Asian: 0.6% 0.6%
2021 Asian: 1.4% 1.4%
2022 Asian: 1.8% 1.8%
2023 Asian: 0.7% 0.7%
2024 Asian: 1.3% 1.3%
2011 Black: 2.1% 2.1%
2012 Black: 5.8% 5.8%
2013 Black: 2.4% 2.4%
2014 Black: 5.9% 5.9%
2015 Black: 5.8% 5.8%
2016 Black: 9.1% 9.1%
2017 Black: 8.0% 8.0%
2018 Black: 6.6% 6.6%
2019 Black: 7.6% 7.6%
2020 Black: 7.5% 7.5%
2021 Black: 6.1% 6.1%
2022 Black: 6.1% 6.1%
2023 Black: 5.3% 5.3%
2024 Black: 4.9% 4.9%
2011 Hispanic: 1.5% 1.5%
2012 Hispanic: 1.6% 1.6%
2013 Hispanic: 2.0% 2.0%
2014 Hispanic: 1.6% 1.6%
2015 Hispanic: 3.1% 3.1%
2016 Hispanic: 2.9% 2.9%
2017 Hispanic: 1.4% 1.4%
2018 Hispanic: 1.9% 1.9%
2019 Hispanic: 3.4% 3.4%
2020 Hispanic: 4.5% 4.5%
2021 Hispanic: 1.4% 1.4%
2022 Hispanic: 5.7% 5.7%
2023 Hispanic: 7.1% 7.1%
2024 Hispanic: 5.6% 5.6%
2011 White: 87.5% 87.5%
2012 White: 81.2% 81.2%
2013 White: 84.5% 84.5%
2014 White: 84.0% 84.0%
2015 White: 81.8% 81.8%
2016 White: 78.3% 78.3%
2017 White: 77.3% 77.3%
2018 White: 77.4% 77.4%
2019 White: 72.0% 72.0%
2020 White: 74.6% 74.6%
2021 White: 72.9% 72.9%
2022 White: 73.1% 73.1%
2023 White: 76.2% 76.2%
2024 White: 77.2% 77.2%
2011 International: 4.8% 4.8%
2012 International: 4.0% 4.0%
2013 International: 5.7% 5.7%
2014 International: 4.5% 4.5%
2015 International: 4.8% 4.8%
2016 International: 5.2% 5.2%
2017 International: 9.0% 9.0%
2018 International: 9.5% 9.5%
2019 International: 13.4% 13.4%
2020 International: 9.1% 9.1%
2021 International: 6.6% 6.6%
2022 International: 8.1% 8.1%
2023 International: 6.0% 6.0%
2024 International: 6.2% 6.2%
Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.
Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2020 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2021 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2022 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2023 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2024 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2025 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2020 Asian: 1.2% 1.2%
2021 Asian: 0.7% 0.7%
2022 Asian: 0.7% 0.7%
2023 Asian: 0.7% 0.7%
2024 Asian: 0.6% 0.6%
2025 Asian: 0.6% 0.6%
2020 Black: 3.7% 3.7%
2021 Black: 4.4% 4.4%
2022 Black: 4.1% 4.1%
2023 Black: 4.4% 4.4%
2024 Black: 4.5% 4.5%
2025 Black: 5.1% 5.1%
2020 Hispanic: 4.9% 4.9%
2021 Hispanic: 4.9% 4.9%
2022 Hispanic: 4.5% 4.5%
2023 Hispanic: 3.8% 3.8%
2024 Hispanic: 4.3% 4.3%
2025 Hispanic: 4.4% 4.4%
2020 White: 77.8% 77.8%
2021 White: 78.5% 78.5%
2022 White: 79.9% 79.9%
2023 White: 79.6% 79.6%
2024 White: 80.3% 80.3%
2025 White: 79.9% 79.9%
2020 International: 7.7% 7.7%
2021 International: 7.2% 7.2%
2022 International: 6.6% 6.6%
2023 International: 6.7% 6.7%
2024 International: 5.4% 5.4%
2025 International: 5.4% 5.4%
Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.
IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Schools & Majors
⇅
Wartburg College
392
56% / 44%
7%
$64,493
70
97%
Engineering Science
22 —
95% / 5%
0%
$81,952
89
100%
Computer Science
17 +1
71% / 29%
35%
$88,843
93
—
Chemistry
2 —
50% / 50%
0%
$66,419
73
—
Mathematics
7 +1
57% / 43%
29%
$66,633
74
—
Physics
1 —
100% / 0%
0%
$71,591
80
—
Biochemistry
11 +1
55% / 45%
9%
$63,519
68
—
Biology
37 +2
30% / 70%
3%
$76,120
84
99%
Neuroscience
9 +2
33% / 67%
0%
$60,630
63
—
Environmental Science
6 +1
67% / 33%
0%
$54,187
46
—
Exercise Science
24 —
88% / 12%
0%
$52,996
43
92%
Public Health
2 +1
0% / 100%
0%
$60,644
63
—
Accounting
8 +3
62% / 38%
0%
$85,675
91
100%
Actuarial Science
1 —
0% / 100%
0%
$81,189
88
—
Economics
1 —
0% / 100%
100%
—
—
—
Economics
3 —
67% / 33%
33%
$71,737
80
—
General Business
76 +15
80% / 20%
7%
$77,164
85
98%
Sports Management
10 —
70% / 30%
0%
$52,996
43
92%
English
9 —
11% / 89%
0%
$45,105
20
—
English
1 —
0% / 100%
100%
—
—
—
General Studies
1 —
100% / 0%
100%
—
—
—
German
1 +1
0% / 100%
0%
$50,047
34
—
History
5 +1
80% / 20%
0%
$50,203
34
—
Interdisciplinary Studies
1 —
100% / 0%
0%
—
—
—
International Studies
1 +1
0% / 100%
0%
$56,635
53
—
Mass Communication
13 —
54% / 46%
15%
$51,379
38
100%
Political Science
9 —
44% / 56%
33%
$61,346
64
—
Psychology
17 +2
35% / 65%
12%
$51,339
38
96%
Religious Studies
4 —
25% / 75%
0%
$47,944
28
—
Social Work
12 +2
17% / 83%
8%
$39,198
9
100%
Sociology
12 +5
67% / 33%
0%
$49,918
34
—
Spanish
1 +4
0% / 100%
0%
$49,246
32
—
Elementary Education
12 +1
17% / 83%
0%
$56,090
52
96%
History Teacher Education
4 +4
75% / 25%
0%
$57,569
56
92%
Physical Education
10 +2
70% / 30%
0%
$57,569
56
92%
Art
1 +2
0% / 100%
0%
$42,673
15
—
Commercial Art
5 +3
80% / 20%
20%
$47,385
26
—
Music
4 —
25% / 75%
0%
$43,595
16
—
Music Education
15 +1
40% / 60%
0%
$57,569
56
92%
Music Performance
2 —
100% / 0%
0%
$43,608
16
—
Music Therapy
15 +1
0% / 100%
0%
$55,566
50
—
Financial
Tuition & Fees
$28,087
ROI Percentile
70th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
76%
4-Year Graduation Rate
45%
6-Year Graduation Rate
64%
Transfer-Out Rate
26%
Six-Year Graduation Rate
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Graduated: 63.1% 63.1%
2012 Graduated: 65.3% 65.3%
2013 Graduated: 62.6% 62.6%
2014 Graduated: 71.0% 71.0%
2015 Graduated: 69.7% 69.7%
2016 Graduated: 69.2% 69.2%
2017 Graduated: 65.5% 65.5%
2018 Graduated: 67.4% 67.4%
2019 Graduated: 62.4% 62.4%
2020 Graduated: 68.3% 68.3%
2021 Graduated: 69.9% 69.9%
2022 Graduated: 67.2% 67.2%
2023 Graduated: 66.8% 66.8%
2024 Graduated: 64.3% 64.3%
Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 55.8% 55.8%
2012 Men: 63.2% 63.2%
2013 Men: 53.9% 53.9%
2014 Men: 67.5% 67.5%
2015 Men: 62.8% 62.8%
2016 Men: 62.5% 62.5%
2017 Men: 63.1% 63.1%
2018 Men: 61.8% 61.8%
2019 Men: 62.1% 62.1%
2020 Men: 60.9% 60.9%
2021 Men: 68.3% 68.3%
2022 Men: 66.7% 66.7%
2023 Men: 59.8% 59.8%
2024 Men: 59.6% 59.6%
2011 Women: 71.1% 71.1%
2012 Women: 67.0% 67.0%
2013 Women: 71.0% 71.0%
2014 Women: 74.2% 74.2%
2015 Women: 76.2% 76.2%
2016 Women: 75.3% 75.3%
2017 Women: 67.5% 67.5%
2018 Women: 73.0% 73.0%
2019 Women: 62.7% 62.7%
2020 Women: 75.8% 75.8%
2021 Women: 71.4% 71.4%
2022 Women: 67.6% 67.6%
2023 Women: 72.7% 72.7%
2024 Women: 68.6% 68.6%
IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Black: 45.5% 45.5%
2012 Black: 31.0% 31.0%
2013 Black: 38.5% 38.5%
2014 Black: 63.3% 63.3%
2015 Black: 32.1% 32.1%
2016 Black: 45.5% 45.5%
2017 Black: 26.8% 26.8%
2018 Black: 34.4% 34.4%
2019 Black: 17.6% 17.6%
2020 Black: 42.9% 42.9%
2021 Black: 54.5% 54.5%
2022 Black: 25.9% 25.9%
2023 Black: 45.8% 45.8%
2024 Black: 39.1% 39.1%
2011 Hispanic: 37.5% 37.5%
2012 Hispanic: 37.5% 37.5%
2013 Hispanic: 36.4% 36.4%
2014 Hispanic: 25.0% 25.0%
2015 Hispanic: 26.7% 26.7%
2016 Hispanic: 42.9% 42.9%
2017 Hispanic: 85.7% 85.7%
2018 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3%
2019 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3%
2020 Hispanic: 57.1% 57.1%
2021 Hispanic: 40.0% 40.0%
2022 Hispanic: 44.0% 44.0%
2023 Hispanic: 56.2% 56.2%
2024 Hispanic: 57.7% 57.7%
2011 White: 65.3% 65.3%
2012 White: 67.7% 67.7%
2013 White: 67.3% 67.3%
2014 White: 73.7% 73.7%
2015 White: 74.5% 74.5%
2016 White: 74.1% 74.1%
2017 White: 70.3% 70.3%
2018 White: 73.5% 73.5%
2019 White: 69.6% 69.6%
2020 White: 73.1% 73.1%
2021 White: 74.2% 74.2%
2022 White: 71.5% 71.5%
2023 White: 69.3% 69.3%
2024 White: 66.3% 66.3%
2011 International: 40.0% 40.0%
2012 International: 60.0% 60.0%
2013 International: 41.9% 41.9%
2014 International: 78.3% 78.3%
2015 International: 78.3% 78.3%
2016 International: 64.0% 64.0%
2017 International: 60.9% 60.9%
2018 International: 52.2% 52.2%
2019 International: 51.7% 51.7%
2020 International: 57.1% 57.1%
2021 International: 58.3% 58.3%
2022 International: 75.0% 75.0%
2023 International: 77.8% 77.8%
2024 International: 69.0% 69.0%
Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.
IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
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
⇅
Business & Economics
25.3%
99
76% / 24%
7%
$75,268
84
97%
Humanities & Social Sciences
22.2%
87
40% / 60%
11%
$49,605
33
98%
Life & Natural Sciences
14.5%
57
35% / 65%
4%
$71,242
80
99%
Arts
10.7%
42
31% / 69%
2%
$53,291
44
92%
Education
6.6%
26
46% / 54%
0%
$56,886
54
94%
Health Sciences
6.6%
26
81% / 19%
0%
$53,584
45
92%
Engineering
5.6%
22
95% / 5%
0%
$81,952
89
100%
Computer Science
4.3%
17
71% / 29%
35%
$88,843
93
—
Physical Sciences & Math
2.6%
10
60% / 40%
20%
$67,086
74
—
Agriculture & Food Science
1.5%
6
67% / 33%
0%
$54,187
46
—
Admissions
Uses Common App
Yes
Acceptance Rate
83%
Yield (Unbound)
17%
Acceptance Rates
In-State
Out-of-State
International
Regular Decision
83%
83%
83%
Acceptance & Yield
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Acceptance: 76.0% 76.0%
2012 Acceptance: 70.4% 70.4%
2013 Acceptance: 77.6% 77.6%
2014 Acceptance: 78.8% 78.8%
2015 Acceptance: 73.8% 73.8%
2016 Acceptance: 68.2% 68.2%
2017 Acceptance: 76.9% 76.9%
2018 Acceptance: 75.7% 75.7%
2019 Acceptance: 75.1% 75.1%
2020 Acceptance: 71.7% 71.7%
2021 Acceptance: 82.8% 82.8%
2022 Acceptance: 97.4% 97.4%
2023 Acceptance: 99.4% 99.4%
2024 Acceptance: 75.8% 75.8%
2011 Yield: 28.6% 28.6%
2012 Yield: 28.8% 28.8%
2013 Yield: 25.6% 25.6%
2014 Yield: 25.5% 25.5%
2015 Yield: 23.1% 23.1%
2016 Yield: 16.2% 16.2%
2017 Yield: 13.5% 13.5%
2018 Yield: 14.4% 14.4%
2019 Yield: 13.2% 13.2%
2020 Yield: 13.6% 13.6%
2021 Yield: 12.4% 12.4%
2022 Yield: 13.0% 13.0%
2023 Yield: 16.8% 16.8%
2024 Yield: 16.6% 16.6%
Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled
0
1,250
2,500
3,750
5,000
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Applicants: 2,346 2,346
2012 Applicants: 2,389 2,389
2013 Applicants: 2,268 2,268
2014 Applicants: 2,310 2,310
2015 Applicants: 2,147 2,147
2016 Applicants: 4,028 4,028
2017 Applicants: 4,342 4,342
2018 Applicants: 4,298 4,298
2019 Applicants: 4,018 4,018
2020 Applicants: 4,795 4,795
2021 Applicants: 4,024 4,024
2022 Applicants: 2,779 2,779
2023 Applicants: 2,543 2,543
2024 Applicants: 3,203 3,203
2011 Admitted: 1,784 1,784
2012 Admitted: 1,682 1,682
2013 Admitted: 1,761 1,761
2014 Admitted: 1,821 1,821
2015 Admitted: 1,585 1,585
2016 Admitted: 2,749 2,749
2017 Admitted: 3,339 3,339
2018 Admitted: 3,254 3,254
2019 Admitted: 3,019 3,019
2020 Admitted: 3,439 3,439
2021 Admitted: 3,330 3,330
2022 Admitted: 2,708 2,708
2023 Admitted: 2,528 2,528
2024 Admitted: 2,429 2,429
2011 Enrolled: 510 510
2012 Enrolled: 484 484
2013 Enrolled: 451 451
2014 Enrolled: 464 464
2015 Enrolled: 366 366
2016 Enrolled: 445 445
2017 Enrolled: 451 451
2018 Enrolled: 469 469
2019 Enrolled: 398 398
2020 Enrolled: 469 469
2021 Enrolled: 413 413
2022 Enrolled: 351 351
2023 Enrolled: 424 424
2024 Enrolled: 402 402
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Standardized Tests
Test Policy
optional
Submitted Test Scores
27%
SAT Range
930
–
1200
SAT Math Range
460
–
580
SAT RW Range
470
–
620
Published SAT Distribution
SAT Composite
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 843 843
2012 25th: 890 890
2013 25th: 820 820
2014 25th: 910 910
2015 25th: 933 933
2016 25th: 902 902
2017 25th: 948 948
2018 25th: 1020 1020
2019 25th: 1040 1040
2020 25th: 970 970
2021 25th: 973 973
2022 25th: 970 970
2023 25th: 978 978
2024 25th: 930 930
2011 75th: 1175 1175
2012 75th: 1138 1138
2013 75th: 1130 1130
2014 75th: 1180 1180
2015 75th: 1270 1270
2016 75th: 1070 1070
2017 75th: 1166 1166
2018 75th: 1160 1160
2019 75th: 1220 1220
2020 75th: 1200 1200
2021 75th: 1198 1198
2022 75th: 1120 1120
2023 75th: 1235 1235
2024 75th: 1200 1200
SAT Math
400
500
600
700
800
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 440 440
2012 25th: 470 470
2013 25th: 440 440
2014 25th: 510 510
2015 25th: 505 505
2016 25th: 480 480
2017 25th: 478 478
2018 25th: 510 510
2019 25th: 520 520
2020 25th: 490 490
2021 25th: 510 510
2022 25th: 470 470
2023 25th: 488 488
2024 25th: 460 460
2011 75th: 635 635
2012 75th: 595 595
2013 75th: 590 590
2014 75th: 600 600
2015 75th: 650 650
2016 75th: 550 550
2017 75th: 603 603
2018 75th: 590 590
2019 75th: 600 600
2020 75th: 600 600
2021 75th: 600 600
2022 75th: 560 560
2023 75th: 630 630
2024 75th: 580 580
SAT Reading & Writing
300
400
500
600
700
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 25th: 403 403
2012 25th: 420 420
2013 25th: 380 380
2014 25th: 400 400
2015 25th: 428 428
2016 25th: 422 422
2017 25th: 470 470
2018 25th: 510 510
2019 25th: 520 520
2020 25th: 480 480
2021 25th: 463 463
2022 25th: 500 500
2023 25th: 490 490
2024 25th: 470 470
2011 75th: 540 540
2012 75th: 543 543
2013 75th: 540 540
2014 75th: 580 580
2015 75th: 620 620
2016 75th: 520 520
2017 75th: 563 563
2018 75th: 570 570
2019 75th: 620 620
2020 75th: 600 600
2021 75th: 598 598
2022 75th: 560 560
2023 75th: 605 605
2024 75th: 620 620
Submitting a Test Score
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2012 Submitted: 98.0% 98.0%
2013 Submitted: 98.0% 98.0%
2014 Submitted: 98.0% 98.0%
2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2016 Submitted: 96.0% 96.0%
2017 Submitted: 98.0% 98.0%
2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2020 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2021 Submitted: 57.0% 57.0%
2022 Submitted: 44.0% 44.0%
2023 Submitted: 28.0% 28.0%
2024 Submitted: 27.0% 27.0%
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.
