Wartburg College is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Waverly, Iowa. Its campus is in a town setting. It enrolled 1,483 students in fall 2024, including 1,462 undergraduates and 21 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Evangelical Lutheran Church.
Wartburg College offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 52 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business/Commerce, Biology, and Exercise Science and Kinesiology. It awarded 400 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. One of its programs can be completed entirely online.
76% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 13 to 1.
Key figures
1,483
Students enrolled
76%
First-year retention
400
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
52
Programs and majors
13:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMaster
Programs and majors offered 52
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
76%
Student-to-faculty ratio
13:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
392
Master's degrees
8
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
1,483
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,462
Graduate students, fall 2024
21
Full-time, fall 2024
96%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,507
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,486
Graduate students, 2024-25
21
Full-time, 2024-25
96%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
45%
Men
55%
White
80%
Hispanic or Latino
4%
Black or African American
5%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
5%
Race or ethnicity unknown
1%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
1
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
2%
Students taking some online courses
23%
Campus and services
Setting
Town
Academic calendar
Four-one-four plan
Religious affiliation
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
American Rivers Conference
President
Dr. Rebecca Ehretsman
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact