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Warner University

Warner University is based in the town of Lake Wales, FL — a private campus in a small-town setting. The school reports a Church of God affiliation in its federal filings.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$19,182

family income
under $30k

$19,481

$30–48k

$21,487

$48–75k

$24,551

$75–110k

$25,429

over $110k

Average net price

$19,7482023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Warner University rose from $6,478 (2008) to $19,748 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$6,478
2009	$16,946
2010	$16,071
2011	$14,573
2012	$15,810
2013	$15,235
2014	$15,393
2015	$17,107
2016	$17,413
2017	$17,309
2018	$16,159
2019	$18,108
2020	$20,162
2021	$19,645
2022	$21,007
2023	$19,748

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$41,0442024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Warner University rose from $25,112 (2009) to $41,044 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$25,112
2010	$25,927
2011	$27,081
2012	$27,665
2013	$28,555
2014	$29,323
2015	$30,422
2016	$31,411
2017	$32,749
2018	$34,001
2019	$33,230
2020	$34,297
2021	$35,708
2022	$39,677
2023	$41,556
2024	$41,044

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$9,390
2001	$10,040
2002	$10,540
2003	$11,290
2004	$11,740
2005	$11,830
2006	$13,210
2007	$13,860
2008	$14,790
2013	$18,430
2014	$18,966
2015	$19,754
2016	$20,712
2017	$21,216
2018	$21,694
2019	$22,850
2020	$24,200
2021	$26,744
2022	$28,044
2023	$28,160

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Reported tuition is $29,992 before grants and other attendance costs. At Warner University, aid and other costs change the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Enrollment sits at 756 — Warner University is one of the smaller campuses on this site.

42.1% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Warner University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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42.1%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Warner University rose from 37.3% (entered 1996) to 42.1% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	23.9%
1992 cohort	26.1%
1993 cohort	51.4%
1994 cohort	18.5%
1996 cohort	37.3%
1997 cohort	44.8%
1998 cohort	64.7%
1999 cohort	53.7%
2000 cohort	36.1%
2001 cohort	38.8%
2002 cohort	33.9%
2003 cohort	47%
2004 cohort	39.4%
2005 cohort	50.5%
2006 cohort	41.9%
2007 cohort	42.8%
2008 cohort	37.7%
2009 cohort	39.9%
2010 cohort	37.2%
2011 cohort	40.3%
2012 cohort	31.9%
2013 cohort	45.5%
2014 cohort	49.4%
2015 cohort	40.2%
2016 cohort	40.5%
2017 cohort	34.9%
2018 cohort	42.1%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$7,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$7,383	$5,950
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$16,500	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$16,750	$6,639
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$18,000	$8,000
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$20,000	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$21,875	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$22,938	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$22,625	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$22,500	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$22,500	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$23,750	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$26,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$25,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$24,565	$8,303
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$22,250	$5,500

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$39,589

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$39,098

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$46,086

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Warner University admitted 539 of 1,259 applicants in Fall 2024. The 42.8% rate describes that application pool.

42.8%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $28,160 tuition · 2023–24 756 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 790–10701600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Warner University received 1,259 applications and admitted 539 (42.8%), with 248 enrolling.

Warner University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Warner University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 410–540 and Math was 380–530 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 790–1070 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	410	480	540
SAT Math	380	440	530
ACT Composite	14	17	20

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

Acceptance rate

42.8%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Read Warner University's change from 67.3% to 42.8% as a share of applications, not an explanation of admissions decisions. This describes Fall 2001 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	67.3%
Fall 2002	70.6%
Fall 2003	72%
Fall 2004	53.7%
Fall 2005	53.7%
Fall 2006	66.4%
Fall 2007	60%
Fall 2008	53.6%
Fall 2009	44.6%
Fall 2010	50.2%
Fall 2011	48.9%
Fall 2012	52.4%
Fall 2013	33.8%
Fall 2014	26%
Fall 2015	51.2%
Fall 2016	43.6%
Fall 2017	41.5%
Fall 2018	35.4%
Fall 2019	41.1%
Fall 2020	54.1%
Fall 2021	53.1%
Fall 2022	55.1%
Fall 2023	47.8%
Fall 2024	42.8%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

790–1070Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	865	1159
Fall 2002	820	1020
Fall 2003	810	1010
Fall 2004	723	1170
Fall 2005	710	1180
Fall 2006	693	1193
Fall 2007	713	1073
Fall 2008	691	1122
Fall 2009	727	1125
Fall 2010	810	980
Fall 2011	840	1060
Fall 2012	770	950
Fall 2013	820	990
Fall 2014	760	947
Fall 2015	770	960
Fall 2016	802	970
Fall 2017	830	1050
Fall 2018	890	1090
Fall 2021	830	1070
Fall 2022	860	1070
Fall 2023	840	1070
Fall 2024	790	1070

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

14–20Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	17	23
Fall 2002	17	22
Fall 2003	16	21
Fall 2004	15	23
Fall 2005	14	23
Fall 2006	15	24
Fall 2007	14	23
Fall 2008	14	24
Fall 2009	16	23
Fall 2010	16	21
Fall 2011	16	25
Fall 2012	16	20
Fall 2013	17	21
Fall 2014	17	19
Fall 2015	17	20
Fall 2016	17	20
Fall 2017	16	20
Fall 2018	16	21
Fall 2021	15	23
Fall 2022	16	21
Fall 2023	14	20
Fall 2024	14	20

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

756Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Warner University fell from 1,053 (Fall 2002) to 756 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	1,053
Fall 2003	912
Fall 2004	952
Fall 2005	903
Fall 2006	879
Fall 2007	1,027
Fall 2008	1,004
Fall 2009	946
Fall 2010	933
Fall 2011	877
Fall 2012	976
Fall 2013	1,023
Fall 2014	1,011
Fall 2015	1,026
Fall 2016	930
Fall 2017	981
Fall 2018	896
Fall 2019	865
Fall 2020	815
Fall 2021	762
Fall 2022	738
Fall 2023	753
Fall 2024	756

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

44%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Warner University fell from 69% (Fall 2003) to 44% (Fall 2023).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	69%
Fall 2004 cohort	47%
Fall 2005 cohort	65%
Fall 2006 cohort	69%
Fall 2007 cohort	68%
Fall 2008 cohort	78%
Fall 2009 cohort	67%
Fall 2010 cohort	57%
Fall 2011 cohort	59%
Fall 2012 cohort	49%
Fall 2013 cohort	73%
Fall 2014 cohort	72%
Fall 2015 cohort	53%
Fall 2016 cohort	57%
Fall 2017 cohort	55%
Fall 2018 cohort	64%
Fall 2019 cohort	52%
Fall 2020 cohort	46%
Fall 2021 cohort	46%
Fall 2022 cohort	45%
Fall 2023 cohort	44%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about Warner University

50.9% of Warner University's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Warner University as a primarily residential campus of 756 undergraduates — and 43.9% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Warner University's SAT section-percentile sums are 790–1070 — their midpoint is below the FL four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Warner University's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Warner University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Warner University42.8%

Florida median63.4%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Warner University$29,992

Florida median$19,975

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Warner University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Warner University$46,086

Florida median$48,082

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Warner University, Florida and national reference values
Metric & basis	Warner University	Florida median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	42.8%	63.4%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$29,992	$19,975	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$46,086	$48,082	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Warner University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Warner University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 5 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Agriculture, General	$56,429
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$55,458
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$54,179
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$48,819
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$44,995

These 5 fields listed for Warner University measure earnings after completion. The $46,086 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 14 additional Warner University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Warner University report?

Warner University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 790–1070 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Warner University's acceptance rate?

42.8% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 539 admitted from 1,259 applicants.

How much does Warner University cost?

At Warner University, tuition is $29,992. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Warner University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $46,086. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Florida

University of West Florida — 58.2% admitted
Trinity College of Jacksonville — 53.3% admitted
The University of Tampa — 40.3% admitted
Southeastern University — 53% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.