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Wartburg College

Waverly, IA 50677Town: DistantUNITID 154527

Private nonprofit 4-yearBaccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences FocusEvangelical Lutheran ChurchSpecialty: Business 22%Specialty: Biology 15%Specialty: Education 10%
Undergraduates
1,452
Graduate students
21
Admit rate
76%
Average net price
$32.9k
Graduation rate
64%
Retention rate
76%
Median earnings (10 yr)
$56.2k
Median debt
$27k
Student : faculty
13:1
Value score*
27th pct.
Programs offered
45
Highest degree
Graduate degree
Sector
Private nonprofit 4-year
Region
Midwest · West North Central
Setting
Town: Distant (in urban cluster more than 10 miles and up to 35 miles from an urbanized area)
Carnegie
Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Size & setting
Four-year, small, highly residential
Predominant degree
Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting
Religious affiliation
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Main campus
Yes

* Value score is a CampusAtlas estimate, not an official metric.

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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, data as of June 10, 2026. “Not reported” means the value is missing or privacy-suppressed in the source data.