Brief History
Chartered in 1845 by Ezra Keller and a group of pastors who broke with the German church and created the English Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Ohio. The new synod voted unanimously to establish a theological and literary institution that would serve the educational and cultural needs of new immigrants and new communities. Wittenberg remains the third oldest Lutheran college in the country. Learn More
Fall 2023 Profile
- Full-time faculty: 97
- Part-time faculty: 38
- Total: 135
Undergraduate Student Enrollment
- Full-Time traditional and high school students: 1261
- Part-Time traditional and high school students: 27
- Total: 1,288
- FTE: 1270 (based on headcount)
Graduate Student Enrollment
- Full-Time: 9
- Part-Time: 46
- Total: 45
- FTE: 24 based on headcount
In-Coming First-Year Students
- Women = 43%, Men = 57%
- Students of Color = 29%
- Average SAT for first-year students = 1162
- Average ACT for first-year students = 23
- Average high school GPA for first year students = 3.5
Top U.S. Geographic Regions Represented For Traditional Students
- From Ohio = 75%
- Great Lakes states other than Ohio (IL, IN, MI, MN, PA, WI) = 13%
- New England/Mid-Atlantic (CT, DC, MA, ME, NJ, NY) = 2%
- Southeast (AL, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA) = 6%
- All Other States/Regions = 4%
Current Student Charges
- 99% of full-time students receive financial aid
- Wittenberg provides nearly $39 million in scholarships and financial assistance annually
- Click Here to learn more about the costs and benefits of a Wittenberg University education
