Wartburg College Student Population

How many students at Wartburg?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Wartburg College has a total enrollment of 1,483 students, including 1,462 undergraduate and 21 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 819 male students (55.2%) and 664 female students (44.8%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 1,194 White students (80.5%) and 74 Black students (5%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 1,462 undergraduate students (98.6%) and 21 graduate students (1.4%).
• Class Delivery: 22 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 169 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences - which average 1,449 - Wartburg's body is almost same.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 819 male (55.23%) and 664 female (44.77%) students are attending Wartburg College. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 123.34.

By class level, 1,462 (98.58%) are undergraduate students and 21 (1.42%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 55.34% are male and 44.66% are female, while among graduate students, 47.62% are male and 52.38% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,194 White, 74 Black, and 7 Asian students out of a total of 1,483 are attending at Wartburg College. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Wartburg College is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 34.6% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution has limited racial and ethnic diversity in its student population.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

There are 1,454 students under 25 years old, and 29 students over 25 years old out of 1,483 total students.

Wartburg has 1,445 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 17 students aged 25 and over.

It has 9 graduate students aged under 25 and 12 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Wartburg College, 22 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 169 students are enrolled in some online courses.

13 students who live in Iowa or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 9 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 1,462 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 40 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 2.74%.