Wittenberg University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Wittenberg University

Wittenberg University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Springfield, Ohio (city: small), with a total reported enrollment of 1,215 students of which 1,317 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Wittenberg University is categorized as “21” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 72.4%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,179 and an ACT midpoint of 23. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $18,649, with published in-state tuition of $45,940 and a Pell grant recipient share of 34.9%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $27,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 53.3%, and the first-year retention rate is 63.4%. Graduates earn a median of $54,947 ten years after enrolling, compared with $42,437 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 78000.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 69.7% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.