- The Inkwell
- Iowa
- William Penn University
Oskaloosa, IATown: remoteZIP 52577Founded 1873
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1873
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: diverse fields
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.wmpenn.edu
IowaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
William Penn University
William Penn University is a private nonprofit university in Oskaloosa, Iowa, with 1,301 undergraduates. It admits 52% of applicants, graduates 38% within six years and costs $23,749 a year after aid.
38%graduate
Admission rate52%
Retention58%
4-year graduation26%
Pell Grant share52%
Federal loans87%
$23,749net price / year
52%admission rate
984average SAT
38%graduate in 6 years
$52,106median earnings, 10 yrs
$25,000median debt
#1,163 of 1,704 for earnings#1,143 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,395 of 1,738 for graduation rate#261 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
- $44,104tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $30,800
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $30,800
- Average net price
- $23,749national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$22,112
$30,001–48,000$21,527
$48,001–75,000$20,097
$75,001–110,000$24,268
$110,001+$27,168
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 52%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 984
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 450–570
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 430–540
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 16–22
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college52%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college58%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college38%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college52%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 38%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 26%
- First-year retention
- 58%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 38%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $45,350
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $52,106middle 50%: $35,402–$72,955
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$72,955
Median, William Penn University$52,106
Lower quarter$35,402
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
- 1,301
- Part-time
- 4.8%
- Women / men
- 47% / 53%
- Average age at entry
- 22.8
- First-generation students
- 38%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 52%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 15 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $6,394 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $5,781
- Endowment, end of year
- $8,830,882
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White56%
Hispanic9.4%
Black18%
Asian0.2%
Two or more races6.3%
U.S. nonresident6.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.6%
Unknown2.1%
14 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Education22%
Business & management20%
Parks, recreation & fitness18%
Psychology11%
Biological & biomedical sciences7.6%
Health professions5.6%
Social sciences4.0%
Engineering technologies3.3%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 154590. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q8016768.