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William Penn University

William Penn University is based in the town of Oskaloosa, IA — a private campus in a small-town setting. The school reports a Friends 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

$19,613

family income
under $30k

$19,318

$30–48k

$21,898

$48–75k

$22,454

$75–110k

$24,384

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$22,6012023–24Skip 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 William Penn University rose from $16,063 (2008) to $22,601 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$16,063
2009	$16,024
2010	$16,741
2011	$17,064
2012	$18,068
2013	$18,746
2014	$19,023
2015	$20,755
2016	$20,172
2017	$19,767
2018	$20,637
2019	$21,208
2020	$21,066
2021	$22,311
2022	$22,115
2023	$22,601

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$42,8742024–25Skip 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 William Penn University rose from $26,885 (2009) to $42,874 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$26,885
2010	$28,141
2011	$29,974
2012	$31,613
2013	$33,081
2014	$34,095
2015	$34,464
2016	$35,236
2017	$35,896
2018	$36,487
2019	$37,654
2020	$38,337
2021	$38,839
2022	$39,936
2023	$40,749
2024	$42,874

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
2001	$13,270
2002	$13,654
2003	$14,190
2004	$14,604
2005	$15,334
2006	$15,945
2007	$16,880
2008	$17,664
2013	$23,210
2014	$23,480
2015	$23,930
2016	$24,510
2017	$25,000
2018	$25,600
2019	$26,100
2020	$26,600
2021	$27,200
2022	$27,800
2023	$28,750

IPEDS Published price 2001–02 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

William Penn University reports published tuition of $29,750 in this record. William Penn University's $29,750 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

William Penn University reports 1,301 undergraduates. This count does not measure class size or advising access.

32.6% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at William Penn 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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32.6%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 William Penn University rose from 18.3% (entered 1994) to 32.6% (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	35.5%
1992 cohort	23.8%
1993 cohort	—
1994 cohort	18.3%
1995 cohort	22.9%
1996 cohort	17%
1997 cohort	21.4%
1998 cohort	21.1%
1999 cohort	22.8%
2000 cohort	23.3%
2001 cohort	20.9%
2002 cohort	25.8%
2003 cohort	29.2%
2004 cohort	23.3%
2005 cohort	40.3%
2006 cohort	36.8%
2007 cohort	39.8%
2008 cohort	35.1%
2009 cohort	32.3%
2010 cohort	33.1%
2011 cohort	35%
2012 cohort	35%
2013 cohort	34.5%
2014 cohort	37.3%
2015 cohort	32.1%
2016 cohort	29.9%
2017 cohort	29.2%
2018 cohort	32.6%

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)	$14,949	$3,635
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$14,380	$4,050
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$13,570	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$15,380	$6,610
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$15,729	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$15,520	$5,487
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$15,610	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$16,231	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$16,000	$7,938
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$17,250	$7,000
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$17,340	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$17,125	$10,869
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$17,660	$11,875
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$19,734	$9,978
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$22,500	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$25,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$25,000	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$25,000	$9,325
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$23,817	$12,000
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$25,000	$11,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$25,000	$7,998
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$25,000	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$24,499	$6,750
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$22,415	$5,858

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

$40,189

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$45,076

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$48,936

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

William Penn University admitted 677 of 1,305 applicants in Fall 2024. The 51.9% rate describes that application pool.

51.9%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $28,750 tuition · 2023–24 1,301 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 880–11101600

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Admissions

William Penn University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For William Penn University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 450–570 and Math was 430–540 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 880–1110 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	450	490	570
SAT Math	430	500	540
ACT Composite	16	18	22

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).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, William Penn University received 1,305 applications and admitted 677 (51.9%), with 284 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

51.9%Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

William Penn University's admission rate fell from 58.7% to 51.9%. The rate alone cannot explain the change. This describes Fall 2001 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	58.7%
Fall 2002	61.8%
Fall 2003	75.2%
Fall 2004	63.6%
Fall 2005	60.1%
Fall 2006	65.2%
Fall 2007	52.9%
Fall 2008	52.9%
Fall 2009	55.1%
Fall 2010	59.6%
Fall 2011	62.4%
Fall 2012	54.1%
Fall 2013	57.7%
Fall 2014	59.6%
Fall 2015	57.5%
Fall 2016	58.7%
Fall 2017	53.8%
Fall 2018	55.2%
Fall 2019	58.2%
Fall 2020	55%
Fall 2021	57.7%
Fall 2022	57.7%
Fall 2023	57%
Fall 2024	51.9%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

880–1110Fall 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 2004	753	1107
Fall 2005	680	1030
Fall 2006	720	970
Fall 2007	690	940
Fall 2008	690	940
Fall 2009	770	1010
Fall 2010	730	940
Fall 2011	730	940
Fall 2012	740	950
Fall 2013	760	1050
Fall 2016	720	890
Fall 2017	840	1020
Fall 2019	880	1060
Fall 2021	830	1030
Fall 2022	850	1080
Fall 2023	830	1100
Fall 2024	880	1110

IPEDS Fall 2004–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

16–22Fall 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 2002	18	22
Fall 2003	14	25
Fall 2004	15	24
Fall 2005	17	22
Fall 2006	17	21
Fall 2007	17	20
Fall 2008	17	20
Fall 2009	17	23
Fall 2010	16	22
Fall 2011	16	22
Fall 2012	15	20
Fall 2013	17	22
Fall 2016	17	21
Fall 2017	16	21
Fall 2019	16	21
Fall 2021	16	21
Fall 2022	16	21
Fall 2023	16	22
Fall 2024	16	22

IPEDS Fall 2002–2024, 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

1,301Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Undergraduate enrollment at William Penn University fell from 1,455 (Fall 2002) to 1,301 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	1,455
Fall 2003	1,427
Fall 2004	1,715
Fall 2005	1,892
Fall 2006	1,955
Fall 2007	1,908
Fall 2008	1,735
Fall 2009	1,679
Fall 2010	1,613
Fall 2011	1,661
Fall 2012	1,521
Fall 2013	1,558
Fall 2014	1,531
Fall 2015	1,459
Fall 2016	1,286
Fall 2017	1,197
Fall 2018	1,127
Fall 2019	1,162
Fall 2020	1,231
Fall 2021	1,263
Fall 2022	1,362
Fall 2023	1,391
Fall 2024	1,301

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

58%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 William Penn University rose from 40% (Fall 2003) to 58% (Fall 2023).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	40%
Fall 2004 cohort	54%
Fall 2005 cohort	53%
Fall 2006 cohort	56%
Fall 2007 cohort	57%
Fall 2008 cohort	59%
Fall 2009 cohort	56%
Fall 2010 cohort	60%
Fall 2011 cohort	57%
Fall 2012 cohort	61%
Fall 2013 cohort	63%
Fall 2014 cohort	54%
Fall 2015 cohort	51%
Fall 2016 cohort	53%
Fall 2017 cohort	53%
Fall 2018 cohort	56%
Fall 2019 cohort	61%
Fall 2020 cohort	61%
Fall 2021 cohort	62%
Fall 2022 cohort	56%
Fall 2023 cohort	58%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about William Penn University

Faculty pay at William Penn University averages $76,728 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes William Penn University as a primarily residential campus of 1,301 undergraduates — and 58.2% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

William Penn University's SAT section-percentile sums are 880–1110 — their midpoint is below the IA four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on William Penn 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 William Penn 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

William Penn University51.9%

Iowa median80.1%

National median76.8%

Tuition

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

William Penn University$29,750

Iowa median$36,684

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

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

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

William Penn University$48,936

Iowa median$55,396

National median$53,781

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William Penn University, Iowa and national reference values
Metric & basis	William Penn University	Iowa median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	51.9%	80.1%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$29,750	$36,684	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$48,936	$55,396	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

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

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

View 7 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$79,791
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$76,625
Biology, General	$53,683
Psychology, General	$49,929
Sociology	$49,077
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$46,244
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$45,099

These 7 fields listed for William Penn University measure earnings after completion. The $48,936 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 33 additional William Penn University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does William Penn University report?

William Penn University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 880–1110 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is William Penn University's acceptance rate?

51.9% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 677 admitted from 1,305 applicants.

How much does William Penn University cost?

At William Penn University, tuition is $29,750. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does William Penn University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $48,936. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Iowa

Emmaus Bible College — 59.8% admitted
Wartburg College — 75.8% admitted
Waldorf University — 77% admitted
Upper Iowa University — 96.5% 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.