- The Inkwell
- Ohio
- Wittenberg University
Springfield, OHCity: smallZIP 45504Founded 1845
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1845
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: arts & sciences focus
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.wittenberg.edu
OhioReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Wittenberg University
Wittenberg University is a private nonprofit university in Springfield, Ohio, with 1,215 undergraduates. It admits 72% of applicants, graduates 61% within six years and costs $23,310 a year after aid.
61%graduate
Admission rate72%
Retention63%
4-year graduation54%
Pell Grant share38%
Federal loans87%
$23,310net price / year
72%admission rate
1179average SAT
61%graduate in 6 years
$60,660median earnings, 10 yrs
$25,000median debt
#737 of 1,704 for earnings#1,119 of 1,739 for lowest net price#630 of 1,738 for graduation rate#641 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
- $59,692tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $47,064
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $47,064
- Average net price
- $23,310national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$16,231
$30,001–48,000$19,645
$48,001–75,000$17,541
$75,001–110,000$20,608
$110,001+$29,238
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 72%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1179
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 500–650
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 480–625
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 21–28
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college72%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college63%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college61%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college38%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 61%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 54%
- First-year retention
- 63%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 54%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $44,784
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $60,660middle 50%: $44,874–$86,931
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$86,931
Median, Wittenberg University$60,660
Lower quarter$44,874
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
- 1,215
- Part-time
- 0.5%
- Women / men
- 48% / 52%
- Average age at entry
- 20.2
- First-generation students
- 24%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 38%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 75%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,827 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $13,725
- Endowment, end of year
- $96,621,956
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White70%
Hispanic5.9%
Black13%
Asian1.3%
Two or more races3.8%
U.S. nonresident0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Unknown5.3%
20 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management20%
Parks, recreation & fitness13%
Biological & biomedical sciences12%
Education11%
Health professions8.5%
Social sciences6.5%
Psychology4.6%
Computer & information sciences3.9%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 206525. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q8028571.