Wartburg College Academic Life

Summary

The student-faculty ratio at Wartburg College is 12:1, and the school has 46.0 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Wartburg College include: Business/Commerce, General; Elementary Education and Teaching; Biology/Biological Sciences, General; Speech Communication and Rhetoric; and Sport and Fitness Administration/Management. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 79.5 percent.

Faculty & Classes

General education/core curriculum required	Yes
Coursework required for graduation
Humanities Foreign languages Mathematics Sciences (biological or physical) English (including composition) Social science Philosophy Other
Class sizes
Student-faculty ratio	12:1
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution

Majors

Five most popular majors for 2011 graduates

Business/Commerce, General 21% Elementary Education and Teaching 15% Biology/Biological Sciences, General 14% Speech Communication and Rhetoric 9% Sport and Fitness Administration/Management 5%

Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered	Bachelor's
Combined-degree programs	N/A
Student participation in special academic programs
First-year experiences N/A Service learning N/A Senior capstone or culminating academic experience N/A Writing in the disciplines N/A Undergraduate research/creative projects N/A Learning communities N/A

Graduation & Retention

Average freshman retention rate	80%
4-year graduation rate	59

* Academic Life details based on 2011 data