- The Inkwell
- Florida
- Warner University
Lake Wales, FLRural: fringeZIP 33859Founded 1968
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1968
- Carnegie class
- Master's: small programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1972
- Website
- www.warner.edu
FloridaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Warner University
Warner University is a private nonprofit university in Lake Wales, Florida, with 756 undergraduates. It admits 43% of applicants, graduates 31% within six years and costs $19,778 a year after aid.
31%graduate
Admission rate43%
Retention44%
4-year graduation19%
Pell Grant share51%
Federal loans61%
$19,778net price / year
43%admission rate
932average SAT
31%graduate in 6 years
$46,512median earnings, 10 yrs
$19,500median debt
#1,414 of 1,704 for earnings#853 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,533 of 1,738 for graduation rate#186 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $46,035tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $31,360
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $31,360
- Average net price
- $19,778national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$16,883
$30,001–48,000$21,372
$48,001–75,000$21,045
$75,001–110,000$20,550
$110,001+$21,004
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 43%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 932
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 410–540
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 380–530
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 14–20
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college43%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college44%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college31%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college51%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 31%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 19%
- First-year retention
- 44%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 44%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $44,728
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $46,512middle 50%: $28,965–$64,303
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$64,303
Median, Warner University$46,512
Lower quarter$28,965
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 756
- Part-time
- 6.5%
- Women / men
- 46% / 54%
- Average age at entry
- 25.4
- First-generation students
- 42%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 51%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 13 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 34%
- Average faculty salary
- $5,033 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $5,418
- Endowment, end of year
- $3,585,301
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White40%
Hispanic22%
Black26%
Asian1.1%
Two or more races4.9%
U.S. nonresident5.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.5%
12 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management25%
Liberal arts & humanities23%
Parks, recreation & fitness10%
Education9.9%
Agriculture6.2%
Biological & biomedical sciences4.9%
Psychology4.9%
Communication & journalism4.3%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 138275. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7969774.