Wartburg College vs Carleton College

Wartburg College and Carleton College, both esteemed liberal arts institutions, offer distinct educational experiences. Wartburg, a private Lutheran college in Waverly, Iowa, boasts a 98% acceptance rate, while Carleton, a private nonsectarian college in Northfield, Minnesota, has a more selective admissions process with a 24% acceptance rate. Wartburg's student body is predominantly White (89%) and female (58%), while Carleton's student body is more diverse, with 54% White, 13% Asian, and 10% Hispanic students, and a gender distribution of 51% female and 49% male. Both colleges offer a wide range of undergraduate programs, with popular majors at Wartburg including Business Administration, Elementary Education, and Nursing, and popular majors at Carleton including Economics, Biology, and Political Science. Wartburg's four-year graduation rate is 68%, while Carleton's is 89%.

	Carleton College	Wartburg College
Overview
Location	Northfield, Minnesota	Waverly, Iowa
Campus setting	Town: Distant	Town: Distant
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)
Calendar system	Trimester	4-1-4
Degrees offered	Undergraduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	95.0%	74.0%
Common app member	Yes	Yes
Religious affiliation		Evangelical

Admission
Acceptance rate	17.5%	82.8%
Application fees
SAT range	1408 - 1550	973 - 1198
ACT range	31 - 35	20 - 26
Students submitting SAT score	35.0%	8.0%
Students submitting ACT score	34.0%	49.0%
Total number of applicants	7,915	4,024
Total number of admissions given out	1,389	3,330
Admitted students who chose to enroll	555	413
Yield rate	40.0%	12.4%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Not required	Required
Recommendation letters	Required	Required
High school transcript	Not required	Required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	$78,315	$59,890
Average net price	$31,718	$23,022
Tuition	$59,850	$45,200
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $8,115 Meal plan: $7,260	Room/dormitory: $5,730 Meal plan: $4,260
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	65.0% Average amount $45,715	95.0% Average amount $34,498
Students receiving federal student loan	45.0% Average amount $3,914	72.0% Average amount $5,442
Students taking out private loans	2.0% Average amount $14,334	13.0% Average amount $14,049

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	2,044 Men 48.7% Women 51.3%	1,516 Men 47.9% Women 52.1%
Graduate students	N/A	25 Men 28.0% Women 72.0%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Moderate	Very Low
Out-of-state students	81.5%	27.7%
International students	10.2%	6.1%
Campus local/setting	Town: Distant	Town: Distant
Dormitory capacity	1,854	1,409
First year students are required to live on campus?	Yes	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	Minnesota California Illinois New York Texas	Iowa Illinois Minnesota Wisconsin Colorado

Academics
Popular study areas	Physical Science Social Sciences Ethnic Studies Mathematics and Statistics Visual & Performing Arts	Education Communication and Journalism Business Public Administration and Social Service Engineering
Students to faculty ratio	8:1	14:1
Institutional accreditation	Higher Learning Commission	Higher Learning Commission

Outcome
Graduation rate	91.4%	69.9%
Dropout rate	8.3%	29.8%
Transferred out	N/A	N/A
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $76,876 Year 2: $76,460 Year 3: $101,936 Economics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $60,032 Year 2: N/A Year 3: $66,207 Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $28,526 Year 2: $23,034 Year 3: $30,071 Area Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $27,669 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A English Language and Literature, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $27,425 Year 2: $22,329 Year 3: N/A Mathematics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $46,952 Year 2: $37,568 Year 3: N/A Chemistry (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $30,227 Year 2: $36,141 Year 3: N/A Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $20,625 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Physics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $42,774 Year 3: N/A Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $31,301 Year 2: $33,719 Year 3: N/A	Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $55,999 Year 2: $55,286 Year 3: $63,021 Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $47,367 Year 2: $47,595 Year 3: $53,215 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $39,779 Year 2: $38,829 Year 3: $44,236 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $39,368 Year 2: $41,193 Year 3: $42,652 Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $32,087 Year 2: $35,546 Year 3: $39,411 Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $26,075 Year 2: $30,771 Year 3: $37,759 Social Work (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $26,121 Year 3: $33,732 Engineering Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $60,225 Year 2: $58,221 Year 3: N/A Mathematics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $42,682 Year 3: N/A Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $31,030 Year 2: $25,194 Year 3: N/A

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