Wittenberg University
Springfield, Ohio · Private · 1,215 undergraduates · wittenberg.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
80%
of 2,830 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1078 to 1273
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$66,970Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Wittenberg 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
80% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$66,970
a year in 2027-28, from a $66,970 sticker price
What to do with your 1210
Send your score
Your SAT is at or above the median of freshmen who sent scores (1210).
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: FAQ: Test Optional Admission Requirements | Wittenberg University · Checked October 17, 2026
Who gets in
80%
of applicants were admitted: 2,277 of 2,830 for fall 2025.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 12/1, hear by 1/1.
Early Decision
Binding. 16% of early applicants were admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 8% of them sent SAT scores and 15% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1078 to 1273
Reading and Writing 538 to 640
Math 538 to 650
ACT composite 21 to 27
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16005%
- 1200 to 139950%
- 1000 to 119940%
- 800 to 9995%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.40
- 4.016%
- 3.75 to 3.9913%
- 3.50 to 3.7414%
- 3.25 to 3.4920%
- 3.00 to 3.2411%
- 2.50 to 2.9921%
- Below 2.504.3%
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
$66,970
a year
- Tuition$48,880
- Fees$1,040
- Food and housing$13,310
- Books and supplies$1,040
- Transportation and other$2,700
Wittenberg University published $64,398 for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
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$16,231
- $30,001 to $48,000$19,645
- $48,001 to $75,000$17,541
- $75,001 to $110,000$20,608
- Over $110,000$29,238
Financial aid
80%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$16,894
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
0%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 2/15
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
Ohio programs for residents
Governor's Merit Scholarship
$5,000 a year
State program · In-state students
- Homeschool / dropout prevention & recovery / nonchartered nonpublic applicants (top 5% of similar applicants by ACT/SAT); Apply via ODHE portal in senior year; homeschoolers upload superintendent's response to home-education notification; Selective Service if applicable; on-time graduation; junior on track at determination
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
38 of 41
Earn credit with a score of 3
1 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $4,890Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 4 | 4 | ART LO8 |
| 2-D Art and Design | 4 | 4 | ART-101 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 4 | 4 | ART-103 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 4 | 4 | ART LO8 |
| African American Studies | 4 | 4 | HIST 130 |
| Art History | 4 | 4 | ART 110 |
| Biology | 4 | 4 | BIOL LO7 |
| Biology | 5 | 5 | BIOL 180 |
| Calculus AB | 2 | 0 | Math Placement Level 4 granted |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 0 | place out MATH 201 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | MATH 201 |
| Calculus BC | 2 | 0 | Math Placement Level 4 granted |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 0 | place out MATH 201 & 202 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 8 | MATH 201 & 202 |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 2 | 0 | Math Placement Level 4 granted |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 3 | 0 | place out MATH 201 |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 4 | 4 | MATH 201 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 0 | Review required; see Chemistry Department |
| Chemistry | 4 | 5 | CHEM 121 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | CHIN XXX |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 0 | place out POLI 102 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 4 | POLI 102 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 0 | place out COMP 150 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 5 | COMP 150 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 0 | place out COMP 125 |
| Computer Science Principles | 4 | 4 | COMP 125 |
| Drawing | 4 | 4 | ART LO8 |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 4 | ENGL 101 |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 4 | ENGL 180 or ENGL 101 |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 5 | ESCI 101 |
| European History | 4 | 4 | HIST 112 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | FREN 112 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | GERM 112 |
| Human Geography | 4 | 4 | GEOG 101 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | ELEC XXX |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | ELEC XXX |
| Latin | 4 | 4 | LATN XXX |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 0 | place out ECON 200 *see notes* |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 4 | ECON 200 *see notes* |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 4 | place out ECON 200 *see notes* |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 4 | ECON 200 *see notes* |
| Music Theory | 4 | 4 | MUSI 102 |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 5 | PHYS 201 |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 0 | Math Placement Level 4 granted |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 5 | PHYS 202 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 5 | PHYS 203 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 5 | PHYS 201 |
| Pre-Calculus | 2 | 0 | Math Placement Level 3 granted |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | 0 | place out MATH 120 |
| Pre-Calculus | 4 | 4 | MATH 120 |
| Psychology | 4 | 4 | PSYC 100 |
| Research | 4 | 4 | ELEC XXX |
| Seminar | 4 | 4 | ELEC XXX |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 4 | SPAN 112 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 4 | SPAN XXX |
| Statistics | 3 | 0 | place out DATA 227 |
| Statistics | 4 | 4 | DATA 227 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 0 | place out POLI 101 |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 4 | POLI 101 |
| United States History | 4 | 4 | HIST 121 or 122 |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 4 | HIST 106 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
61%
Come back for a second year
63%
Typical earnings
$60,660
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Wittenberg University$59,166
- All colleges$64,695
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 11 majors here have earnings data.
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