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Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Quaker
Location Oskaloosa, IA
Population 25,000
Website https://www.wmpenn.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,700 (67%)
Days Without Precipitation 260 (75%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,289
Men / Women 54% / 46%
From State 31%
From Region 18%
Athletes 70.9%

Racial/Ethnic

White 55%
Black 19%
Hispanic 10%
International 7%
Mixed 6%
Native American 1%
Asian 0%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 60.2% 60.2% 2012 Men: 66.3% 66.3% 2013 Men: 65.5% 65.5% 2014 Men: 64.1% 64.1% 2015 Men: 74.1% 74.1% 2016 Men: 70.4% 70.4% 2017 Men: 73.3% 73.3% 2018 Men: 73.3% 73.3% 2019 Men: 62.3% 62.3% 2020 Men: 67.7% 67.7% 2021 Men: 63.0% 63.0% 2022 Men: 59.3% 59.3% 2023 Men: 66.6% 66.6% 2024 Men: 68.3% 68.3%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2012 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2013 Native: 1.9% 1.9% 2014 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2015 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2016 Native: 2.2% 2.2% 2017 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2018 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2019 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2020 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2021 Native: 1.6% 1.6% 2022 Native: 3.5% 3.5% 2023 Native: 1.4% 1.4% 2024 Native: 2.1% 2.1% 2011 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 Asian: 0.5% 0.5% 2013 Asian: 2.2% 2.2% 2014 Asian: 2.0% 2.0% 2015 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2016 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2017 Asian: 2.2% 2.2% 2018 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2019 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2020 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2021 Asian: 1.6% 1.6% 2022 Asian: 2.6% 2.6% 2023 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2024 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2011 Black: 13.7% 13.7% 2012 Black: 19.1% 19.1% 2013 Black: 21.2% 21.2% 2014 Black: 28.2% 28.2% 2015 Black: 20.5% 20.5% 2016 Black: 19.9% 19.9% 2017 Black: 31.0% 31.0% 2018 Black: 28.0% 28.0% 2019 Black: 26.4% 26.4% 2020 Black: 31.0% 31.0% 2021 Black: 31.5% 31.5% 2022 Black: 29.4% 29.4% 2023 Black: 34.3% 34.3% 2024 Black: 36.9% 36.9% 2011 Hispanic: 18.5% 18.5% 2012 Hispanic: 8.6% 8.6% 2013 Hispanic: 8.6% 8.6% 2014 Hispanic: 4.0% 4.0% 2015 Hispanic: 5.9% 5.9% 2016 Hispanic: 9.2% 9.2% 2017 Hispanic: 7.7% 7.7% 2018 Hispanic: 6.3% 6.3% 2019 Hispanic: 6.1% 6.1% 2020 Hispanic: 9.6% 9.6% 2021 Hispanic: 8.1% 8.1% 2022 Hispanic: 9.5% 9.5% 2023 Hispanic: 10.5% 10.5% 2024 Hispanic: 9.6% 9.6% 2011 White: 60.7% 60.7% 2012 White: 66.5% 66.5% 2013 White: 54.3% 54.3% 2014 White: 55.9% 55.9% 2015 White: 64.6% 64.6% 2016 White: 59.9% 59.9% 2017 White: 50.0% 50.0% 2018 White: 53.9% 53.9% 2019 White: 49.4% 49.4% 2020 White: 43.6% 43.6% 2021 White: 43.2% 43.2% 2022 White: 45.5% 45.5% 2023 White: 41.5% 41.5% 2024 White: 43.3% 43.3% 2011 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2013 International: 2.2% 2.2% 2014 International: 4.0% 4.0% 2015 International: 2.4% 2.4% 2016 International: 2.9% 2.9% 2017 International: 2.6% 2.6% 2018 International: 4.7% 4.7% 2019 International: 9.2% 9.2% 2020 International: 6.3% 6.3% 2021 International: 7.1% 7.1% 2022 International: 3.9% 3.9% 2023 International: 5.8% 5.8% 2024 International: 2.5% 2.5%

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

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 1.3% 1.3% 2021 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2022 Native: 1.2% 1.2% 2023 Native: 1.9% 1.9% 2024 Native: 2.0% 2.0% 2025 Native: 1.4% 1.4% 2020 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2021 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2022 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2023 Asian: 1.0% 1.0% 2024 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2025 Asian: 0.2% 0.2% 2020 Black: 22.9% 22.9% 2021 Black: 19.6% 19.6% 2022 Black: 18.6% 18.6% 2023 Black: 16.7% 16.7% 2024 Black: 18.5% 18.5% 2025 Black: 18.5% 18.5% 2020 Hispanic: 10.3% 10.3% 2021 Hispanic: 10.8% 10.8% 2022 Hispanic: 10.4% 10.4% 2023 Hispanic: 10.2% 10.2% 2024 Hispanic: 10.7% 10.7% 2025 Hispanic: 9.8% 9.8% 2020 White: 52.1% 52.1% 2021 White: 53.4% 53.4% 2022 White: 53.5% 53.5% 2023 White: 56.5% 56.5% 2024 White: 54.3% 54.3% 2025 White: 55.0% 55.0% 2020 International: 4.0% 4.0% 2021 International: 4.9% 4.9% 2022 International: 5.8% 5.8% 2023 International: 5.0% 5.0% 2024 International: 6.1% 6.1% 2025 International: 6.7% 6.7%

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

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
William Penn University 303 46% / 54% 7% $60,481 59 100%
Civil Engineering 1 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Mechanical Engineering 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $87,209 91 —
Computer Science — — — — $87,783 92 —
Computer Software Engineering 4 — 75% / 25% 0% $88,016 92 —
Information Technology — — — — $82,782 88 —
Applied Mathematics 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $86,320 91 —
Biology 23 — 35% / 65% 9% $56,348 49 100%
Exercise Science 19 — 47% / 53% 11% $48,439 25 100%
Kinesiology 2 — 50% / 50% 0% — — —
Nursing 17 — 29% / 71% 6% $80,649 87 100%
Nursing Practice — — — — $80,649 87 100%
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness 9 — 78% / 22% 11% $48,439 25 100%
Accounting 8 — 100% / 0% 12% $72,913 80 —
Business Administration 50 +4 58% / 42% 12% $83,768 89 100%
Engineering Management 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $79,305 86 —
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations — +1 — — $70,234 77 —
Human Resources Management 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $69,733 76 —
Sports Management 23 — 83% / 17% 17% $48,439 25 100%
English — — — — $47,077 22 —
History 3 +2 67% / 33% 0% $51,339 34 —
Human Services 5 +11 20% / 80% 0% $51,495 34 —
Interdisciplinary Studies 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $51,674 35 —
Political Science 2 +2 50% / 50% 0% $58,917 56 —
Psychology 33 +3 36% / 64% 6% $52,471 37 100%
Sociology — — — — $50,948 32 —
Education — — — — $48,891 27 —
Elementary Education 53 — 0% / 100% 0% $48,446 25 100%
English/Language Arts Teacher Education — — — — $51,013 33 —
Mathematics Teacher Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $52,079 36 —
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 9 — 67% / 33% 0% $50,916 32 —
Science Teacher Education — — — — $52,087 36 —
Social Studies Teacher Education 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $51,213 33 —
Technology Teacher Education — — — — $52,116 36 —
Art 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $40,595 9 —
Film Production 8 — 88% / 12% 12% $40,489 9 —
Music Education 1 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Music Performance 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $41,719 11 —
Theatre — — — — $39,566 8 —
Criminology 10 +6 60% / 40% 0% $57,891 53 —
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $78,539 85 —
Industrial Technology 6 +1 100% / 0% 0% $78,861 85 —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $31,832
ROI Percentile 59th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 58%
4-Year Graduation Rate 22%
6-Year Graduation Rate 33%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 12% 24% 36% 48% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 40.3% 40.3% 2012 Graduated: 36.8% 36.8% 2013 Graduated: 39.8% 39.8% 2014 Graduated: 35.1% 35.1% 2015 Graduated: 32.3% 32.3% 2016 Graduated: 33.1% 33.1% 2017 Graduated: 35.0% 35.0% 2018 Graduated: 35.0% 35.0% 2019 Graduated: 34.5% 34.5% 2020 Graduated: 37.3% 37.3% 2021 Graduated: 32.1% 32.1% 2022 Graduated: 29.9% 29.9% 2023 Graduated: 29.2% 29.2% 2024 Graduated: 32.6% 32.6%

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

Men Women
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 29.7% 29.7% 2012 Men: 32.2% 32.2% 2013 Men: 30.5% 30.5% 2014 Men: 28.2% 28.2% 2015 Men: 24.6% 24.6% 2016 Men: 25.4% 25.4% 2017 Men: 28.9% 28.9% 2018 Men: 27.3% 27.3% 2019 Men: 24.9% 24.9% 2020 Men: 26.0% 26.0% 2021 Men: 22.8% 22.8% 2022 Men: 24.1% 24.1% 2023 Men: 23.7% 23.7% 2024 Men: 22.3% 22.3% 2011 Women: 50.0% 50.0% 2012 Women: 47.0% 47.0% 2013 Women: 50.0% 50.0% 2014 Women: 46.2% 46.2% 2015 Women: 45.7% 45.7% 2016 Women: 45.6% 45.6% 2017 Women: 48.8% 48.8% 2018 Women: 49.4% 49.4% 2019 Women: 53.4% 53.4% 2020 Women: 57.5% 57.5% 2021 Women: 58.8% 58.8% 2022 Women: 42.5% 42.5% 2023 Women: 43.0% 43.0% 2024 Women: 60.5% 60.5%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Black: 27.6% 27.6% 2012 Black: 22.5% 22.5% 2013 Black: 22.8% 22.8% 2014 Black: 14.0% 14.0% 2015 Black: 25.4% 25.4% 2016 Black: 18.5% 18.5% 2017 Black: 18.8% 18.8% 2018 Black: 9.9% 9.9% 2019 Black: 21.7% 21.7% 2020 Black: 11.5% 11.5% 2021 Black: 17.5% 17.5% 2022 Black: 19.1% 19.1% 2023 Black: 12.6% 12.6% 2024 Black: 13.5% 13.5% 2011 Hispanic: 38.5% 38.5% 2012 Hispanic: 44.4% 44.4% 2013 Hispanic: 34.8% 34.8% 2014 Hispanic: 37.5% 37.5% 2015 Hispanic: 29.4% 29.4% 2016 Hispanic: 28.0% 28.0% 2017 Hispanic: 23.8% 23.8% 2018 Hispanic: 43.8% 43.8% 2019 Hispanic: 31.2% 31.2% 2020 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2021 Hispanic: 36.0% 36.0% 2022 Hispanic: 13.6% 13.6% 2023 Hispanic: 20.7% 20.7% 2024 Hispanic: 37.0% 37.0% 2011 White: 45.3% 45.3% 2012 White: 42.4% 42.4% 2013 White: 47.9% 47.9% 2014 White: 43.4% 43.4% 2015 White: 36.6% 36.6% 2016 White: 40.5% 40.5% 2017 White: 45.3% 45.3% 2018 White: 46.7% 46.7% 2019 White: 38.8% 38.8% 2020 White: 47.9% 47.9% 2021 White: 42.9% 42.9% 2022 White: 40.0% 40.0% 2023 White: 44.3% 44.3% 2024 White: 45.9% 45.9% 2012 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2013 International: 16.7% 16.7% 2014 International: 75.0% 75.0% 2015 International: 28.6% 28.6% 2016 International: 25.0% 25.0% 2017 International: 57.1% 57.1% 2018 International: 50.0% 50.0% 2019 International: 50.0% 50.0% 2020 International: 66.7% 66.7% 2021 International: 36.4% 36.4% 2022 International: 11.1% 11.1% 2023 International: 50.0% 50.0% 2024 International: 42.9% 42.9%

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

⇅ % Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Business & Economics 28.1% 85 68% / 32% 13% $72,864 80 100%
Education 21.8% 66 12% / 88% 0% $48,964 27 100%
Health Sciences 15.5% 47 47% / 53% 9% $60,607 59 100%
Humanities & Social Sciences 14.5% 44 36% / 64% 5% $52,558 37 100%
Life & Natural Sciences 7.6% 23 35% / 65% 9% $56,348 49 100%
Professional 5.6% 17 76% / 24% 0% $66,507 71 —
Arts 3.6% 11 73% / 27% 9% $40,623 9 —
Computer Science 1.3% 4 75% / 25% 0% $88,016 92 —
Engineering 1.3% 4 75% / 25% 0% $87,209 91 —
Physical Sciences & Math 0.7% 2 50% / 50% 0% $86,320 91 —

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 58%
Yield (Unbound) 42%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 58% 58% 58%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 62.4% 62.4% 2012 Acceptance: 54.1% 54.1% 2013 Acceptance: 57.7% 57.7% 2014 Acceptance: 59.6% 59.6% 2015 Acceptance: 57.5% 57.5% 2016 Acceptance: 58.7% 58.7% 2017 Acceptance: 53.8% 53.8% 2018 Acceptance: 55.2% 55.2% 2019 Acceptance: 58.2% 58.2% 2020 Acceptance: 55.0% 55.0% 2021 Acceptance: 57.7% 57.7% 2022 Acceptance: 57.7% 57.7% 2023 Acceptance: 57.0% 57.0% 2024 Acceptance: 51.9% 51.9% 2011 Yield: 63.0% 63.0% 2012 Yield: 54.7% 54.7% 2013 Yield: 54.8% 54.8% 2014 Yield: 55.1% 55.1% 2015 Yield: 50.1% 50.1% 2016 Yield: 39.3% 39.3% 2017 Yield: 40.8% 40.8% 2018 Yield: 33.7% 33.7% 2019 Yield: 38.5% 38.5% 2020 Yield: 39.1% 39.1% 2021 Yield: 41.9% 41.9% 2022 Yield: 43.5% 43.5% 2023 Yield: 46.7% 46.7% 2024 Yield: 41.9% 41.9%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 1,044 1,044 2012 Applicants: 852 852 2013 Applicants: 836 836 2014 Applicants: 1,017 1,017 2015 Applicants: 1,153 1,153 2016 Applicants: 1,096 1,096 2017 Applicants: 1,279 1,279 2018 Applicants: 1,508 1,508 2019 Applicants: 1,620 1,620 2020 Applicants: 1,599 1,599 2021 Applicants: 1,387 1,387 2022 Applicants: 1,264 1,264 2023 Applicants: 1,112 1,112 2024 Applicants: 1,305 1,305 2011 Admitted: 651 651 2012 Admitted: 461 461 2013 Admitted: 482 482 2014 Admitted: 606 606 2015 Admitted: 663 663 2016 Admitted: 643 643 2017 Admitted: 688 688 2018 Admitted: 833 833 2019 Admitted: 943 943 2020 Admitted: 880 880 2021 Admitted: 800 800 2022 Admitted: 729 729 2023 Admitted: 634 634 2024 Admitted: 677 677 2011 Enrolled: 410 410 2012 Enrolled: 252 252 2013 Enrolled: 264 264 2014 Enrolled: 334 334 2015 Enrolled: 332 332 2016 Enrolled: 253 253 2017 Enrolled: 281 281 2018 Enrolled: 281 281 2019 Enrolled: 363 363 2020 Enrolled: 344 344 2021 Enrolled: 335 335 2022 Enrolled: 317 317 2023 Enrolled: 296 296 2024 Enrolled: 284 284

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 53%
SAT Range 880 – 1110
SAT Math Range 430 – 540
SAT RW Range 450 – 570

SAT Composite

25th 75th
600 800 1000 1200 1400 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 730 730 2012 25th: 740 740 2013 25th: 760 760 2016 25th: 720 720 2017 25th: 840 840 2019 25th: 880 880 2021 25th: 830 830 2022 25th: 850 850 2023 25th: 830 830 2024 25th: 880 880 2011 75th: 940 940 2012 75th: 950 950 2013 75th: 1050 1050 2016 75th: 890 890 2017 75th: 1020 1020 2019 75th: 1060 1060 2021 75th: 1030 1030 2022 75th: 1080 1080 2023 75th: 1100 1100 2024 75th: 1110 1110

SAT Math

25th 75th
300 400 500 600 700 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 380 380 2012 25th: 390 390 2013 25th: 380 380 2016 25th: 380 380 2017 25th: 430 430 2019 25th: 440 440 2021 25th: 400 400 2022 25th: 420 420 2023 25th: 390 390 2024 25th: 430 430 2011 75th: 490 490 2012 75th: 500 500 2013 75th: 550 550 2016 75th: 460 460 2017 75th: 520 520 2019 75th: 530 530 2021 75th: 510 510 2022 75th: 540 540 2023 75th: 560 560 2024 75th: 540 540

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
300 400 500 600 700 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 350 350 2012 25th: 350 350 2013 25th: 380 380 2016 25th: 340 340 2017 25th: 410 410 2019 25th: 440 440 2021 25th: 430 430 2022 25th: 430 430 2023 25th: 440 440 2024 25th: 450 450 2011 75th: 450 450 2012 75th: 450 450 2013 75th: 500 500 2016 75th: 430 430 2017 75th: 500 500 2019 75th: 530 530 2021 75th: 520 520 2022 75th: 540 540 2023 75th: 540 540 2024 75th: 570 570

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 88.0% 88.0% 2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2016 Submitted: 96.0% 96.0% 2017 Submitted: 84.0% 84.0% 2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2021 Submitted: 58.0% 58.0% 2022 Submitted: 62.0% 62.0% 2023 Submitted: 47.0% 47.0% 2024 Submitted: 53.0% 53.0%

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.