Wartburg is selective in granting admission to graduates of an accredited high school or college. Students may enroll at Wartburg beginning with the Fall, Winter, or Summer term. All students who have not taken the recommended college preparation, and/or scored an 18 ACT (790 SAT) composite or below, and/or rank in the lower half of their high school graduating class will be reviewed by the Admissions and Scholarship Committee for a final decision.

Credit for course work at regionally accredited colleges or universities is generally applied toward a bachelor degree at Wartburg if the following criteria are met: the final grade for the course is a C- or better and the regionally accredited college or university is defined as a liberal arts institution accredited by an approved regional accrediting commission. To be equivalent to a specific Wartburg course, the transfer course must meet the minimum contact hours for the credit earned. More details can be found in our Academic Catalog.