William Penn University
Oskaloosa, Iowa · Private · 1,301 undergraduates · wmpenn.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
52%
of applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
880 to 1110
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$50,840Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at William Penn University
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
52% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$50,840
a year in 2027-28, from a $50,840 sticker price
What to do with your 1000
Send your score
About 54% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 810, and yours is above it.
Source: College Navigator (federal data on fall 2024 freshmen)
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
Source: William Penn University 2026-2027 Academic Catalog · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Mar1Other deadline · March 1, 2027
Who gets in
52%
of applicants are admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above.
SAT total 880 to 1110
Reading and Writing 450 to 570
Math 430 to 540
ACT composite 16 to 22
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$50,840
a year
- Tuition$33,460
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$22,112
- $30,001 to $48,000$21,527
- $48,001 to $75,000$20,097
- $75,001 to $110,000$24,268
- Over $110,000$27,168
Financial aidEstimate
100%
of freshmen receive grants
$20,194
average grant to freshmen
After college
Graduate within 6 years
38%
Come back for a second year
58%
Typical earnings
$52,106
a year, 10 years after starting here
- William Penn University$80,905
- All colleges$71,390
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 5 majors here have earnings data.
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