Wartburg College is a private liberal arts college in Waverly, Iowa, affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. It was founded in 1852 in Saginaw, Michigan, by Georg Grossmann and moved several times before settling in Waverly in 1935. The 118-acre campus enrolled about 1,560 students in fall 2022. Wartburg competes in NCAA Division III as the Knights, and its men's wrestling program has won 15 Division III national titles, the most of any program in that division. The college is also known for Outfly, a student-declared holiday, and for its rivalry with Luther College. Rebecca Ehretsman became its first female president in 2022, and the endowment was reported at about 110.7 million dollars in 2025.
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100 Wartburg Blvd., Waverly, IA, Iowa, United States
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