Quad

Head-to-head

Wartburg
Edgewood

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Wartburg's grants cover 61% of its full price on average, vs. 46% at Edgewood

    Aid generosity
  2. 2

    Edgewood has 11 pts more first-gen students than Wartburg (28% vs. 17%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    Wartburg graduates 6 pts more of its students than Edgewood (68% vs. 62%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    Edgewood is more diverse (index 0.39 vs. 0.34)

    Diversity index
  5. 5

    Edgewood has 4 pts more Pell recipients than Wartburg (26% vs. 22%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  6. 6

    Wartburg is a bit larger (1,452 vs. 1,107)

    Undergrads

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

Edgewood admits 76%, Wartburg 76%; Wartburg's yield is higher, at 17%.

Acceptance rate
Wartburg76%
Edgewood76%
Quad's selectivity
  • WartburgAccessible
  • EdgewoodAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
Wartburg
930–1200
EdgewoodTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • WartburgGPA required
  • EdgewoodGPA and school record required

Who's on each campus

Wartburg is a bit larger than Edgewood (1,452 vs. 1,107 undergrads); Edgewood has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Wartburg1.5K
Edgewood1.1K
Pell Grant share
Wartburg22%
Edgewood26%

Majors and faculty

Business/Commerce leads at Wartburg, and Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at Edgewood; Wartburg has 13 students per faculty member to Edgewood's 15.

Students per faculty member
Wartburg13 to 1
Edgewood15 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • WartburgBusiness/Commerce, General19%
  • EdgewoodRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse36%

What each costs

Wartburg costs about $2.3K less a year than Edgewood on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Wartburg$25.4K
Edgewood$27.7K
Aid generosity
Wartburg61%
Edgewood46%

What each pays off

Edgewood's former students earn more, a median $59.7K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Wartburg$56.2K
Edgewood$59.7K
Graduation rate
Wartburg68%
Edgewood62%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; selectivity held steady at both.

Applications, 10-year change
  • WartburgGrowing+39%
  • EdgewoodGrowing+81%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why