Wartburg College vs Mount Holyoke College

Wartburg College and Mount Holyoke College, two esteemed institutions of higher learning, offer distinct educational experiences. Wartburg, a private liberal arts college in Waverly, Iowa, boasts a 98% acceptance rate, while Mount Holyoke, a private liberal arts college in South Hadley, Massachusetts, has a more selective admissions process with a 33% acceptance rate. Wartburg's student body is predominantly White (89%) and female (61%), while Mount Holyoke's student body is more diverse, with a higher percentage of international students (13%) and a more balanced gender ratio (53% female, 47% 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 Mount Holyoke including Psychology, Biology, and English. With graduation rates of 68% and 84% respectively, both colleges provide students with the support and resources

	Mount Holyoke College	Wartburg College
Overview
Location	South Hadley, Massachusetts	Waverly, Iowa
Campus setting	Suburb: Large	Town: Distant
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)
Calendar system	Semester	4-1-4
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	91.0%	74.0%
Common app member	Yes	Yes
Religious affiliation		Evangelical

Admission
Acceptance rate	52.3%	82.8%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $60 Graduate: $50
SAT range	1300 - 1510	973 - 1198
ACT range	31 - 35	20 - 26
Students submitting SAT score	24.0%	8.0%
Students submitting ACT score	11.0%	49.0%
Total number of applicants	3,971	4,024
Total number of admissions given out	2,077	3,330
Admitted students who chose to enroll	608	413
Yield rate	29.3%	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	$73,438	$59,890
Average net price	$29,218	$23,022
Tuition	$56,300	$45,200
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $8,320 Meal plan: $8,260	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)	100.0% Average amount $30,351	95.0% Average amount $34,498
Students receiving federal student loan	42.0% Average amount $4,906	72.0% Average amount $5,442
Students taking out private loans	7.0% Average amount $4,982	13.0% Average amount $14,049

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	2,220 Men 0.1% Women 99.9%	1,516 Men 47.9% Women 52.1%
Graduate students	122 Men 13.1% Women 86.9%	25 Men 28.0% Women 72.0%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Low	Very Low
Out-of-state students	N/A	27.7%
International students	23.1%	6.1%
Campus local/setting	Suburb: Large	Town: Distant
Dormitory capacity	2,171	1,409
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	Mississippi New York California Connecticut Florida	Iowa Illinois Minnesota Wisconsin Colorado

Academics
Popular study areas	Social Sciences Education Foreign Languages and Literatures Biological and Biomedical Sciences Visual & Performing Arts	Education Communication and Journalism Business Public Administration and Social Service Engineering
Students to faculty ratio	10:1	14:1
Institutional accreditation	New England Commission on Higher Education	Higher Learning Commission

Outcome
Graduation rate	85.0%	69.9%
Dropout rate	2.9%	29.8%
Transferred out	11.9%	N/A
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	International Relations and National Security Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $39,377 Year 2: $45,696 Year 3: $46,206 Education, Other (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $46,986 Year 2: $42,682 Year 3: $46,152 Political Science and Government (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $42,150 Year 2: $35,060 Year 3: $44,038 Anthropology (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $32,925 Year 3: $37,403 Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $30,356 Year 2: $36,852 Year 3: $35,497 Fine and Studio Arts (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $26,353 Year 3: $34,113 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $31,168 Year 2: $30,409 Year 3: $33,868 English Language and Literature, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $28,960 Year 3: $30,295 History (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $24,035 Year 3: $30,137 Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $28,160 Year 2: $28,598 Year 3: $29,034	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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