Wartburg College
Waverly, Iowa · Website
$56,201
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$56,201
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Wartburg College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Waverly, Iowa with 1,452 undergraduates and 21 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $32,908 a year (tuition and fees $26,250). It admits 76% of applicants and 64% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $56,201 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $27,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$32,908
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$26,250
US median $11,837
Admission rate
76%
US median 78%
Completion rate
64%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$27,000
About $286 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$56,201
Rank 1,015 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $32,908
- Tuition and fees
- $26,250
- Cost of attendance
- $64,359
- Students with a need-based grant
- 22%
- Students with federal loans
- 67%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $21,688
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $20,751
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $27,056
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $28,873
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $38,864
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $37,190 in 2015-16 to $26,250 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 76%
- Average SAT
- 1,136
- SAT reading, middle
- 531
- SAT math, middle
- 555
- ACT, middle
- 23
- Undergraduates
- 1,452
- Graduate students
- 21
- Part-time students
- 3.3%
- Women
- 45%
- Students per teacher
- 13
- Completion rate
- 64%
- Retention rate
- 76%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 45
- Endowment
- $100.4M
- Other
- Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,015 of 5,094 US colleges and 15 of 69 in Iowa (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | IA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $32,908 | $17,730 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $26,250 | $20,270 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 76% | 80% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 64% | 65% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 76% | 74% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $27,000 | $14,745 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $48,795 | $39,099 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $56,201 | $42,793 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 79% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 81% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
45 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 57 | $27,000 | $54,652 | $74,824 | $68,407 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 29 | $27,000 | $34,398 | $67,036 | $57,214 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 28 | $25,125 | Withheld | $47,110 | $50,706 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 27 | $27,000 | $45,677 | $48,074 | $51,389 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | $25,571 | $44,999 | $47,698 | $47,382 |
| Neurobiology and NeurosciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | $23,048 | Withheld | Withheld | $62,451 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,562 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 15 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | $26,750 | $40,255 | $48,433 | $56,359 |
| Engineering ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | $78,959 | $93,782 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $52,657 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,000 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,792 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $92,374 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,293 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,466 |
| Religion/Religious StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,390 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $82,686 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | $26,818 | $61,529 | $89,696 | $76,194 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,790 |
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,490 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,680 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,590 |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,562 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $86,176 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Waverly and Iowa on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Iowa
- Homes: Homes for sale in Iowa
Questions and answers
How much does Wartburg College cost?
$32,908 a year is the average net price at Wartburg College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $26,250, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $64,359. Families earning under $30,000 pay $21,688 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Wartburg College?
76% of applicants are admitted to Wartburg College. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,136 and the middle ACT score is 23. The median admission rate of colleges in Iowa is 80%.
How much do Wartburg College graduates earn?
$56,201 a year is the median pay of former Wartburg College students who work, 10 years after they started ($48,795 after 6 years). That ranks 1,015 of 5,094 US colleges and 15 of 69 in Iowa. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's) at $61,529.
How much student debt do Wartburg College graduates have?
$27,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Wartburg College graduates, about $286 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 67% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Wartburg College?
64% of first-time, full-time students at Wartburg College finish within 6 years. 76% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Wartburg College?
Business/Commerce, General (57 bachelor's graduates), Biology, General (29 bachelor's graduates), Psychology, General (28 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 45 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.