Witt by the Numbers

Campus and Students

  • Active, engaged learning environment
  • Highly personalized education with multiple opportunities for experiential learning
  • One of America's Best 384 Colleges (Princeton Review)
  • America's Top Colleges (Forbes)
  • Nationally recognized for its beautiful campus setting
  • Located in Springfield, Ohio, on 114 wooded acres
campus fall landscape
Student In Lab

Academics

Student Demographics

Demographic Profile

  • Women = 45%, Men = 55%
  • Students of Color = 29%
  • First-Generation Students = 25%
  • Pell-Eligible Students = 35%
  • Commuter Students = 129

Academic Profile

  • Average SAT for first-year students = 1,122
  • Average ACT for first-year students = 23
  • Average high school GPA for first year students = 3.4

Geographic Profile

  • From Ohio = 75%
  • Great Lakes states other than Ohio (IL, IN, MI, MN, PA, WI) = 8.3%
  • New England/Mid-Atlantic (CT, DC, MA, ME, NJ, NY) = 0.4%
  • Southeast (AL, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA) = 11.7%
  • All Other States/Regions = 3.2%
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Student playing disc golf on Wittenberg's campus

Student Life

Athletics

  • More than 30 intercollegiate athletics and varsity club teams
  • Charter member of NCAA Division III (created in 1973)
    • Nine NCAA Team Championships in four different sports: Football (1962, 1964, 1969, 1973, 1975); Men's Basketball (1961, 1977); Women's Volleyball (2011); Men's Golf (2017)
    • Three NCAA Individual Champions in two different sports: Bob Cherry (Men's Track and Field - 300 meters, 1962); Sheila Simon (Women's Track and Field - High Jump, 1973); Skip Ivery (Men's Track and Field - 110-Meter Hurdles, 2003)
  • The Health, Wellness, and Athletics Complex provides outstanding practice and competition facilities for Wittenberg's student-athletes, highlighted by The Steemer, a state-of-the-art fieldhouse opened in 2019.
  • Member, North Coast Athletic Conference: Wittenberg has won 125 regular season team championships (last updated August 2025)
  • Member, Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League (Men's Volleyball): Wittenberg won the 2023 and 2024 regular season championships
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Wittenberg Student at Commencement

Outcomes

Wittenberg consistently demonstrates its ability to prepare students for success in finding careers and continuing education opportunities after graduation. Survey data from recent graduates confirms that story and shows the power of a Wittenberg education.

2023 Highlights:

  • 97% of Graduates Successfully Placed
  • 84% of Graduates Reporting
  • 14% Continuing Education
  • 80% Employed

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.

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. Click here for detailed information about Student Expenses at Wittenberg.
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