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Warner University

Lake Wales, Florida·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Southeast·warner.edu
6-yr Graduation
42%
-4.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Total enrollment
900
peer median 1,853
Avg net price
$19,748
-$3.8k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
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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.

IPEDS
Applied
1,259
1,259 candidates competed
Admitted
539
42.8% acceptance rate
Enrolled
248
46.0% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
42%-4.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
4-year graduation
30%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
37%
Full-time retention
44%

Pell equity

22.3pp gap
Pell recipients
34%43 of 126
Non-Pell (all)
56%40 of 71
Subsidized loan, no Pell
49%21 of 43
No Federal Aid
68%19 of 28

Non-Pell students graduate at a 22.3-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

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.

Total programs
43
Passing
7
16.3% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

43programs
  • Passing7 · 16.3%
  • No Data36 · 83.7%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
7
No data
36

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.

7
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+29.5%
$42,057 vs $32,488
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+38.5%
$44,995 vs $32,488
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+43.2%
$73,819 vs $51,545
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+50.3%
$48,819 vs $32,488
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+66.8%
$54,179 vs $32,488
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+70.7%
$55,458 vs $32,488
Agriculture General
Bachelor Degree · Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences
+73.7%
$56,429 vs $32,488

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

6
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
60%
$27,000 debt · $44,995 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
59%
$24,750 debt · $42,057 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
56%
$41,000 debt · $73,819 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
47%
$26,000 debt · $55,458 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
45%
$22,100 debt · $48,819 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
36%
$19,250 debt · $54,179 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1977Next review Jun 2028

Action history · 12

  1. Dec 2024Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Dec 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Dec 2023Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Dec 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Sep 2023Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$17,853
$30–48k$18,884
$48–75k$21,526
$75–110k$18,958
$110k+$23,060

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$19,748
-$3,796vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs median $23,544
Federal loans
53.6%
In-state tuition
$29,992
Out-of-state
$29,992

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 461 students received $2.7M in Pell grants, alongside $7.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
461
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.7M
$2,702,892 total
Direct Loans
$7.1M
1,176 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
’20
0k
’21
0k
’22
0k
’23
0k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.6M
451 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.5M
499 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$810K
53 loan awards
Parent PLUS$3.1M
170 loan awards
Grad PLUS$43K
3 loan awards

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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 471 borrowers who entered repayment, 22 (4.6%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
4.6%
+2.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
471
Defaulted
22
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
12.4%
2017
15.9%
2018
13.9%
2019
4.6%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* 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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Warner

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs29
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

184 total completions
01Business
6032.6%
02Liberal Arts
3720.1%
03Education
2212.0%
04Parks/Recreation
179.2%
05Agriculture
105.4%
06Theology
94.9%
07Biological Sciences
84.3%
08Psychology
84.3%
09Communication
73.8%
10Security/Protective
63.3%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
900
12-mo unduplicated
1,025
Undergraduate
904
Graduate
121

Gender split

Men
54%549
Women
46%476

Race / ethnicity composition

White
40.5%
Black
26.1%
Hispanic
21.7%
Non-resident
5.3%
Two or more
4.9%
Asian
1.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.5%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
504
367 M · 137 W
Women athletes
27.2%
Athletic aid
$229K
Total student aid
Budget
$3.0M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$111K
$95K
Recruiting expense
$7K
$8K
Head-coach salaries
$45K
$38K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 13

Football
142 M · —
$633K
Basketball
48 M · 33 W
$329K
Baseball
80 M · —
$281K
Soccer
30 M · 36 W
$253K
Volleyball
26 M · 25 W
$191K
Other Sports
— · 38 W
$336K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
3.37
3 offenses · 891 students

3-year trend

1.102 yrs ago5.891 yr ago3.37Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
9
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
6
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
2
Aggravated assault
1

By location

3total
  • On campus2
  • Non-campus1

Includes 1 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

1
Domestic violence
1
Dating violence
0
Stalking
2 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs24
Liquor02

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
13.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
36

Warner vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Warner selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

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$19,748Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Adrian College
45%72.5%1,765$25,368Baccalaureate
Anderson University
66%54.7%4,710$23,544Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Azusa Pacific University
62%88.4%6,272$22,212R2 Research
Barton College
46%94.2%1,235$23,626Baccalaureate
Bethune-Cookman University
31%88.2%2,853$12,030Baccalaureate
Cedarville University
73%65.3%6,318$24,468Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
East Texas Baptist University
47%57.8%1,813$23,911Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Eckerd College
66%75.8%1,893$38,071Baccalaureate
Faulkner University
38%73.1%3,086$22,085Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Flagler College
56%80.8%2,425$30,525Baccalaureate
Florida Memorial University
31%85.3%1,277$23,238Baccalaureate
Florida Southern College
71%64.4%3,211$28,551Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Keystone College
35%84.8%952$22,051Baccalaureate
Liberty University
67%99.0%104,327$29,357Doctoral/Professional
Limestone University
34%97.3%1,807$19,588Baccalaureate
Messiah University
75%79.0%3,373$26,502Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
MidAmerica Nazarene University
54%78.8%1,538$32,165Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Notre Dame College
36%80.3%—$20,477Baccalaureate
Oklahoma Baptist University
52%49.4%1,569$20,958Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Palm Beach Atlantic University
55%82.0%4,147$28,354Doctoral/Professional
Reinhardt University
44%61.5%1,233$24,425Baccalaureate
Rollins College
75%47.5%3,046$34,732Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Saint Leo University
44%78.4%9,692$21,293Doctoral/Professional
Southeastern University
44%53.0%11,510$31,942Doctoral/Professional
Taylor College
——308$20,300Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Trinity Christian College
58%84.9%854$19,125Baccalaureate
University of Charleston
44%61.5%3,062$22,107Doctoral/Professional
University of Holy Cross
40%73.7%802$15,635Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
University of South Florida
77%43.2%49,622$9,812R1 Research
Virginia Union University
34%98.0%1,646$13,235Baccalaureate
Warner Pacific University
49%71.1%378$25,629Baccalaureate
Webber International University
25%69.4%878$29,529Baccalaureate
Peer group median47%75.8%1,853$23,544

Institutions like Warner

Explore the federal data for institutions in Warner's comparison group.

IPEDS

Warner Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Research
Phone
863-638-7206
Address
Pontious Learning Resource Center

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
Team
1 member
  • Dr. Sara Fasel Kane
    Assistant 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.

USA Spending

Notable alumni of Warner (1)

A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.

  • Denise Grimsley

Frequently asked questions about Warner University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Warner.

What is the graduation rate at Warner University?

Warner University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 42% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Warner University?

Warner University reports a total enrollment of 900 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Warner University?

The average net price at Warner University is $19,748 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Warner University?

Warner University's yield rate is 46.0%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Warner University located?

Warner University is located in Lake Wales, Florida 33859-8797.

Who runs Institutional Research at Warner University?

Warner University's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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