William Penn University
Oskaloosa, Iowa · Website
$48,936
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$48,936
median earnings, 10 years after starting
William Penn University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Oskaloosa, Iowa with 1,301 undergraduates and 77 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $22,601 a year (tuition and fees $29,750). It admits 52% of applicants and 33% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $48,936 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $22,415 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$22,601
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$29,750
US median $11,837
Admission rate
52%
US median 78%
Completion rate
33%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$22,415
About $238 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$48,936
Rank 1,566 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
- $22,601
- Tuition and fees
- $29,750
- Cost of attendance
- $42,874
- Students with a need-based grant
- 47%
- Students with federal loans
- 88%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $20,608
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $19,378
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $20,560
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $24,245
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $25,916
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 $23,930 in 2015-16 to $29,750 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
- 52%
- Average SAT
- 984
- SAT reading, middle
- 475
- SAT math, middle
- 455
- ACT, middle
- 19
- Undergraduates
- 1,301
- Graduate students
- 77
- Part-time students
- 4.8%
- Women
- 47%
- Students per teacher
- 15
- Completion rate
- 33%
- Retention rate
- 58%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 44
- Endowment
- $8.83M
- 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 1,566 of 5,094 US colleges and 30 of 69 in Iowa (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | IA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $22,601 | $17,730 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $29,750 | $20,270 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 52% | 80% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 33% | 65% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 58% | 74% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $22,415 | $14,745 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $40,189 | $39,099 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $48,936 | $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. 51% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 66% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
44 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 62 | $24,412 | $40,049 | $45,099 | $47,382 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 46 | $24,874 | $62,162 | $79,791 | $68,257 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 35 | $27,000 | $30,314 | $46,244 | $54,562 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessOnlineMaster's | Master's | 23 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Psychology, GeneralOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | $21,555 | $35,122 | $49,929 | $50,706 |
| Human Services, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,597 |
| CriminologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,556 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | $25,770 | $36,449 | $53,683 | $57,214 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $51,389 |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | $76,625 | $88,910 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $68,069 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,194 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $92,374 |
| Education, GeneralOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $49,808 |
| Computer EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $109,015 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 4 | $27,059 | $39,892 | $61,913 | $103,485 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,590 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $80,890 |
| Engineering-Related FieldsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $89,619 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,693 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | $26,625 | $34,099 | $49,077 | $52,657 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,680 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $107,009 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Oskaloosa and Iowa on Local Economy
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- Homes: Homes for sale in Iowa
Questions and answers
How much does William Penn University cost?
$22,601 a year is the average net price at William Penn University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $29,750, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $42,874. Families earning under $30,000 pay $20,608 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at William Penn University?
52% of applicants are admitted to William Penn University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 984 and the middle ACT score is 19. The median admission rate of colleges in Iowa is 80%.
How much do William Penn University graduates earn?
$48,936 a year is the median pay of former William Penn University students who work, 10 years after they started ($40,189 after 6 years). That ranks 1,566 of 5,094 US colleges and 30 of 69 in Iowa. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's) at $62,162.
How much student debt do William Penn University graduates have?
$22,415 is the median federal student loan debt of William Penn University graduates, about $238 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 88% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at William Penn University?
33% of first-time, full-time students at William Penn University finish within 6 years. 58% 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 William Penn University?
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (62 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (46 bachelor's graduates), Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (35 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 44 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.