Warner University
About
Warner University is a Christian university located in Lake Wales, Florida. It was originally founded as Warner Southern College in 1968 and has grown to accommodate nearly 1200 students from over 30 states and 22 countries, with a notable focus on biblically focused education and service.
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 15.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 43 Title IV programs, 7 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 36 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing7 · 16.3%
- No Data36 · 83.7%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Action history · 12
- Dec 2024Heightened Monitoring or Focused ReviewSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Dec 2023Renewal of AccreditationSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Dec 2023Heightened Monitoring or Focused ReviewSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Dec 2023Renewal of AccreditationSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Sep 2023Grant Substantive Change: ProgramSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 458 students received $2.7M in Pell grants, alongside $7.1M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 471 borrowers who entered repayment, 22 (4.6%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Warner
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 11
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus3
- Public property2
Includes 1 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Warner vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Warner selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectWarner University | 42% | — | 900 | $21,007 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
Adrian College | 45% | 72.5% | 1,765 | $21,504 | Baccalaureate |
Anderson University | 66% | 54.7% | 4,710 | $28,183 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Azusa Pacific University | 62% | 88.4% | 6,272 | $19,798 | R2 Research |
Barton College | 46% | 94.2% | 1,235 | $23,665 | Baccalaureate |
Bethune-Cookman University | 31% | 88.2% | 2,853 | $14,892 | Baccalaureate |
Cedarville University | 73% | 65.3% | 6,318 | $25,022 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
East Texas Baptist University | 47% | 57.8% | 1,813 | $23,790 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
Eckerd College | 66% | 75.8% | 1,893 | $33,011 | Baccalaureate |
Faulkner University | 38% | 73.1% | 3,086 | $21,165 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Flagler College | 56% | 80.8% | 2,425 | $29,951 | Baccalaureate |
Florida Memorial University | 31% | 85.3% | 1,277 | $18,675 | Baccalaureate |
Florida Southern College | 71% | 64.4% | 3,211 | $29,664 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
Keystone College | 35% | 84.8% | 952 | $21,461 | Baccalaureate |
Liberty University | 67% | 99.0% | 104,327 | $29,552 | Doctoral/Professional |
Limestone University | 34% | 97.3% | 1,807 | $20,415 | Baccalaureate |
Messiah University | 75% | 79.0% | 3,373 | $27,686 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
MidAmerica Nazarene University | 54% | 78.8% | 1,538 | $29,520 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
Notre Dame College | 36% | 80.3% | — | $20,477 | Baccalaureate |
Oklahoma Baptist University | 52% | 49.4% | 1,569 | $23,880 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
Palm Beach Atlantic University | 55% | 82.0% | 4,147 | $32,751 | Doctoral/Professional |
Reinhardt University | 44% | 61.5% | 1,233 | $27,769 | Baccalaureate |
Rollins College | 75% | 47.5% | 3,046 | $33,847 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs |
Saint Leo University | 44% | 78.4% | 9,692 | $18,467 | Doctoral/Professional |
Southeastern University | 44% | 53.0% | 11,510 | $30,209 | Doctoral/Professional |
Taylor College | — | — | 308 | $27,624 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
Trinity Christian College | 58% | 84.9% | 854 | $16,381 | Baccalaureate |
University of Charleston | 44% | 61.5% | 3,062 | $22,012 | Doctoral/Professional |
University of Holy Cross | 40% | 73.7% | 802 | $16,780 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs |
University of South Florida | 77% | 43.2% | 49,622 | $10,043 | R1 Research |
Virginia Union University | 34% | 98.0% | 1,646 | $19,580 | Baccalaureate |
Warner Pacific University | 49% | 71.1% | 378 | $18,818 | Baccalaureate |
Webber International University | 25% | 69.4% | 878 | $29,932 | Baccalaureate |
| Peer group median | 47% | 75.8% | 1,853 | $23,665 |
Warner Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
Warner’s Institutional Research office conducts research and reports on the university’s statistics, tracking student demographics, graduation rates, and more.
Visit IR office page- Dr. Sara Fasel KaneAssistant Vice President for Advising and Registration
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
Grants & funding (1)
Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.
Notable alumni of Warner (1)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Denise Grimsley
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