Wittenberg University
About
Wittenberg University is a private liberal arts college in Springfield, Ohio, United States. It had 1,326 full-time students drawn from 33 states and 9 foreign countries in 2022. Wittenberg University is associated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Although the college is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, it was placed on probation in November 2025 for not meeting HLC criteria related to financial management.
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 25.3-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.
Of 48 Title IV programs, 13 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 35 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing13 · 27.1%
- No Data35 · 72.9%
- 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.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Higher Learning Commission
Programmatic accreditations · 3
Action history · 4
- Nov 2025Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: ProbationHigher Learning Commission
- Feb 2021Renewal of AccreditationCommission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
- Mar 2017Renewal of AccreditationHigher Learning Commission
- Aug 2014Change in Agency recognitionNational Association of Schools of Music, Commission on Accreditation · Music (MUS) - Institutions and units within institutions offering degree-granting and/or non-degree-granting programs
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, 465 students received $2.7M in Pell grants, alongside $8.5M 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 516 borrowers who entered repayment, 16 (3.1%) 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 Wittenberg
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 · 13
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 campus11
- Public property1
Includes 6 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
- 126 W. College Avenue1 fireCookingDamage $100-$999
- 225 West Ward Street1 fireSmoking materialsDamage $100-$999
Data quality: 1 report was later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Wittenberg vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Wittenberg 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectWittenberg University | 53% | — | 1,285 | $18,649 | Baccalaureate |
| 45% | 72.5% | 1,765 | $25,368 | Baccalaureate | |
| 62% | 80.7% | 1,308 | $14,301 | Baccalaureate | |
| 63% | 57.0% | 1,197 | $20,694 | Baccalaureate | |
| 67% | 75.7% | 3,305 | $27,603 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 60% | 70.2% | 2,263 | $22,576 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 64% | 87.1% | 2,844 | $26,565 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 66% | 86.2% | 1,084 | $23,377 | Baccalaureate | |
| 66% | 64.0% | 1,195 | $18,745 | Baccalaureate | |
| 61% | 62.6% | 1,935 | $24,902 | Baccalaureate | |
| 52% | 85.8% | 1,091 | $20,556 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 55% | 93.5% | 1,061 | $21,058 | Baccalaureate | |
| 79% | 80.9% | 2,864 | $28,746 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs | |
| 68% | 99.9% | 1,189 | $20,716 | Baccalaureate | |
| 71% | 71.5% | 1,384 | $23,097 | Baccalaureate | |
| 45% | 75.9% | 1,256 | $20,948 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| 61% | 79.3% | 1,109 | $21,083 | Baccalaureate | |
| 55% | 66.7% | 1,586 | $21,989 | Baccalaureate | |
| 56% | 81.8% | 1,751 | $19,532 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 72% | 74.4% | 3,140 | $24,478 | Baccalaureate | |
| 59% | 55.6% | 1,525 | $20,897 | Baccalaureate | |
| 68% | 84.5% | 2,332 | $19,237 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| 63% | 86.2% | 1,251 | $21,936 | Baccalaureate | |
| 59% | 78.2% | 2,461 | $23,280 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs | |
| 47% | 92.4% | 1,040 | $24,153 | Baccalaureate | |
| 64% | 78.2% | 1,027 | $23,245 | Baccalaureate | |
| Peer group median | 62% | 78.2% | 1,346 | $21,963 |
Institutions like Wittenberg
Explore the federal data for institutions in Wittenberg's comparison group.
- BaccalaureateMichigan
Adrian College
Grad rate45%Admit rate72.5%Enrollment1,765Net price$25,368View data - BaccalaureateMichigan
Albion College
Grad rate62%Admit rate80.7%Enrollment1,308Net price$14,301View data - BaccalaureateMichigan
Alma College
Grad rate63%Admit rate57.0%Enrollment1,197Net price$20,694View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsOhio
Baldwin Wallace University
Grad rate67%Admit rate75.7%Enrollment3,305Net price$27,603View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsOhio
Capital University
Grad rate60%Admit rate70.2%Enrollment2,263Net price$22,576View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsWisconsin
Carthage College
Grad rate64%Admit rate87.1%Enrollment2,844Net price$26,565View data - BaccalaureateIowa
Central College
Grad rate66%Admit rate86.2%Enrollment1,084Net price$23,377View data - BaccalaureateIowa
Coe College
Grad rate66%Admit rate64.0%Enrollment1,195Net price$18,745View data - BaccalaureateMinnesota
Concordia College at Moorhead
Grad rate61%Admit rate62.6%Enrollment1,935Net price$24,902View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsOhio
Heidelberg University
Grad rate52%Admit rate85.8%Enrollment1,091Net price$20,556View data - BaccalaureateOhio
Hiram College
Grad rate55%Admit rate93.5%Enrollment1,061Net price$21,058View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsOhio
John Carroll University
Grad rate79%Admit rate80.9%Enrollment2,864Net price$28,746View data - BaccalaureateIowa
Loras College
Grad rate68%Admit rate99.9%Enrollment1,189Net price$20,716View data - BaccalaureateIowa
Luther College
Grad rate71%Admit rate71.5%Enrollment1,384Net price$23,097View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsOhio
Malone University
Grad rate45%Admit rate75.9%Enrollment1,256Net price$20,948View data - BaccalaureateOhio
Marietta College
Grad rate61%Admit rate79.3%Enrollment1,109Net price$21,083View data - BaccalaureateIllinois
Millikin University
Grad rate55%Admit rate66.7%Enrollment1,586Net price$21,989View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsOhio
Muskingum University
Grad rate56%Admit rate81.8%Enrollment1,751Net price$19,532View data - BaccalaureateOhio
Ohio Northern University
Grad rate72%Admit rate74.4%Enrollment3,140Net price$24,478View data - BaccalaureateOhio
Ohio Wesleyan University
Grad rate59%Admit rate55.6%Enrollment1,525Net price$20,897View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsOhio
Otterbein University
Grad rate68%Admit rate84.5%Enrollment2,332Net price$19,237View data - BaccalaureateIowa
Simpson College
Grad rate63%Admit rate86.2%Enrollment1,251Net price$21,936View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsOhio
University of Mount Union
Grad rate59%Admit rate78.2%Enrollment2,461Net price$23,280View data - BaccalaureateOhio
Wilmington College
Grad rate47%Admit rate92.4%Enrollment1,040Net price$24,153View data - BaccalaureateWisconsin
Wisconsin Lutheran College
Grad rate64%Admit rate78.2%Enrollment1,027Net price$23,245View data
Wittenberg Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The Office is responsible for the collection, analysis, interpretation, and dissemination of accurate and timely information to assist the university in the identification of institutional strengths and opportunities for improvement. The goal is to facilitate evidence-based decision-making at Wittenberg.
Visit IR office page- Rebecka SchlakeInstitutional Research Analyst
- Dr. Darby HillerAssistant Provost for Academic Affairs and Institutional Research
Common Data Set
Wittenberg's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.
Source publications
Reports & documents (2)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
Notable alumni of Wittenberg (8)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- George IzenourArt and architecture
- Mark A. BoyerEducation
- Barry BurdenEducation
- Jonathan HowesPolitics
- John Warwick MontgomeryEducation
- Paul DresselScience and medicine
- Adam Willis WagnallsArt and architecture
- James M. BellMilitary
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