Basic Information
Type
Private
Geographical Reach
Regional
Religious Affiliation
Lutheran (WELS)
Population
40,000
Weather
Comfortable Days
100 (24%) very dry
Sunshine Hours
2,620 (53%)
Days Without Precipitation
260 (74%)
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
607
Men / Women
50% / 50%
From State
16%
From Region
53%
Athletes
60.6%
Racial/Ethnic
White
91%
Mixed
3%
Black
2%
Hispanic
2%
International
2%
Asian
1%
Native American
0%
Men in the Entering Class
0%
15%
30%
45%
60%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 44.8% 44.8%
2012 Men: 53.1% 53.1%
2013 Men: 48.2% 48.2%
2014 Men: 40.7% 40.7%
2015 Men: 49.4% 49.4%
2016 Men: 51.0% 51.0%
2017 Men: 53.0% 53.0%
2018 Men: 55.9% 55.9%
2019 Men: 43.5% 43.5%
2020 Men: 49.2% 49.2%
2021 Men: 49.0% 49.0%
2022 Men: 54.2% 54.2%
2023 Men: 53.3% 53.3%
2024 Men: 49.4% 49.4%
Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2013 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2014 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2015 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2016 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2017 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2018 Native: 0.6% 0.6%
2019 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2020 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2021 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2022 Native: 0.5% 0.5%
2023 Native: 0.0% 0.0%
2024 Native: 1.6% 1.6%
2011 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 Asian: 0.6% 0.6%
2013 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2014 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2015 Asian: 0.6% 0.6%
2016 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2017 Asian: 0.6% 0.6%
2018 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2019 Asian: 0.6% 0.6%
2020 Asian: 0.5% 0.5%
2021 Asian: 1.8% 1.8%
2022 Asian: 1.5% 1.5%
2023 Asian: 2.2% 2.2%
2024 Asian: 0.0% 0.0%
2011 Black: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 Black: 0.0% 0.0%
2013 Black: 1.1% 1.1%
2014 Black: 1.7% 1.7%
2015 Black: 0.0% 0.0%
2016 Black: 0.0% 0.0%
2017 Black: 0.0% 0.0%
2018 Black: 1.1% 1.1%
2019 Black: 3.1% 3.1%
2020 Black: 1.6% 1.6%
2021 Black: 2.3% 2.3%
2022 Black: 0.5% 0.5%
2023 Black: 3.3% 3.3%
2024 Black: 0.5% 0.5%
2011 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 Hispanic: 1.8% 1.8%
2013 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0%
2014 Hispanic: 0.6% 0.6%
2015 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0%
2016 Hispanic: 1.2% 1.2%
2017 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0%
2018 Hispanic: 0.6% 0.6%
2019 Hispanic: 0.6% 0.6%
2020 Hispanic: 2.7% 2.7%
2021 Hispanic: 1.2% 1.2%
2022 Hispanic: 2.6% 2.6%
2023 Hispanic: 1.6% 1.6%
2024 Hispanic: 2.1% 2.1%
2011 White: 100.0% 100.0%
2012 White: 95.7% 95.7%
2013 White: 96.6% 96.6%
2014 White: 94.8% 94.8%
2015 White: 96.2% 96.2%
2016 White: 96.4% 96.4%
2017 White: 96.5% 96.5%
2018 White: 93.3% 93.3%
2019 White: 92.0% 92.0%
2020 White: 92.5% 92.5%
2021 White: 91.8% 91.8%
2022 White: 92.3% 92.3%
2023 White: 89.6% 89.6%
2024 White: 92.2% 92.2%
2011 International: 0.0% 0.0%
2012 International: 0.6% 0.6%
2013 International: 2.3% 2.3%
2014 International: 2.3% 2.3%
2015 International: 1.9% 1.9%
2016 International: 0.6% 0.6%
2017 International: 1.2% 1.2%
2018 International: 3.4% 3.4%
2019 International: 3.1% 3.1%
2020 International: 1.1% 1.1%
2021 International: 1.8% 1.8%
2022 International: 2.1% 2.1%
2023 International: 2.2% 2.2%
2024 International: 1.0% 1.0%
Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.
Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2020 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2021 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2022 Native: 0.4% 0.4%
2023 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2024 Native: 0.2% 0.2%
2025 Native: 0.3% 0.3%
2020 Asian: 1.0% 1.0%
2021 Asian: 1.1% 1.1%
2022 Asian: 0.6% 0.6%
2023 Asian: 0.6% 0.6%
2024 Asian: 0.5% 0.5%
2025 Asian: 0.8% 0.8%
2020 Black: 1.2% 1.2%
2021 Black: 1.0% 1.0%
2022 Black: 0.7% 0.7%
2023 Black: 0.8% 0.8%
2024 Black: 1.5% 1.5%
2025 Black: 1.8% 1.8%
2020 Hispanic: 1.9% 1.9%
2021 Hispanic: 1.5% 1.5%
2022 Hispanic: 1.5% 1.5%
2023 Hispanic: 1.1% 1.1%
2024 Hispanic: 1.1% 1.1%
2025 Hispanic: 1.6% 1.6%
2020 White: 92.5% 92.5%
2021 White: 92.2% 92.2%
2022 White: 92.2% 92.2%
2023 White: 91.7% 91.7%
2024 White: 91.6% 91.6%
2025 White: 90.6% 90.6%
2020 International: 2.1% 2.1%
2021 International: 2.1% 2.1%
2022 International: 2.1% 2.1%
2023 International: 2.1% 2.1%
2024 International: 1.6% 1.6%
2025 International: 2.1% 2.1%
Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.
IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Schools & Majors
⇅
Martin Luther College
125
42% / 58%
0%
$53,622
58
97%
Pre-Ministry
28 —
100% / 0%
0%
$74,624
87
100%
Theology
3 —
100% / 0%
0%
$72,696
86
—
Theology and Ministerial Studies
— —
—
—
$74,624
87
—
Chemistry Teacher Education
2 +2
50% / 50%
0%
$51,669
53
—
Early Childhood Education
9 +1
0% / 100%
0%
$45,198
34
96%
Education
5 —
20% / 80%
0%
$47,568
41
—
Elementary Education
55 —
16% / 84%
0%
$45,198
34
96%
English Education
6 +1
0% / 100%
0%
$49,531
47
—
Mathematics Education
3 —
67% / 33%
0%
$51,605
53
—
Physical Education
2 —
100% / 0%
0%
$51,231
52
—
Physics Education
1 +4
100% / 0%
0%
$51,658
53
—
Science Education
2 +2
50% / 50%
0%
$51,504
53
—
Social Studies Education
3 +5
100% / 0%
0%
$49,659
48
—
Spanish Education
2 +3
0% / 100%
0%
$49,723
48
—
Special Education
— +2
—
—
$49,983
48
—
Music Teacher Education
4 +3
50% / 50%
0%
$50,970
51
—
Financial
Tuition & Fees
$19,220
ROI Percentile
58th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
85%
4-Year Graduation Rate
50%
6-Year Graduation Rate
72%
Transfer-Out Rate
0%
Six-Year Graduation Rate
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Graduated: 72.8% 72.8%
2012 Graduated: 73.2% 73.2%
2013 Graduated: 76.8% 76.8%
2014 Graduated: 71.7% 71.7%
2015 Graduated: 72.8% 72.8%
2016 Graduated: 73.5% 73.5%
2017 Graduated: 69.2% 69.2%
2018 Graduated: 72.6% 72.6%
2019 Graduated: 69.1% 69.1%
2020 Graduated: 74.9% 74.9%
2021 Graduated: 74.9% 74.9%
2022 Graduated: 74.4% 74.4%
2023 Graduated: 71.4% 71.4%
2024 Graduated: 71.5% 71.5%
Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Men: 70.0% 70.0%
2012 Men: 72.8% 72.8%
2013 Men: 73.3% 73.3%
2014 Men: 63.3% 63.3%
2015 Men: 70.3% 70.3%
2016 Men: 70.4% 70.4%
2017 Men: 63.6% 63.6%
2018 Men: 66.3% 66.3%
2019 Men: 72.7% 72.7%
2020 Men: 65.8% 65.8%
2021 Men: 71.4% 71.4%
2022 Men: 70.7% 70.7%
2023 Men: 62.5% 62.5%
2024 Men: 68.2% 68.2%
2011 Women: 75.3% 75.3%
2012 Women: 73.5% 73.5%
2013 Women: 80.2% 80.2%
2014 Women: 78.7% 78.7%
2015 Women: 75.0% 75.0%
2016 Women: 76.5% 76.5%
2017 Women: 73.7% 73.7%
2018 Women: 79.8% 79.8%
2019 Women: 65.9% 65.9%
2020 Women: 81.1% 81.1%
2021 Women: 78.2% 78.2%
2022 Women: 78.1% 78.1%
2023 Women: 81.4% 81.4%
2024 Women: 75.6% 75.6%
IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.
Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 White: 72.8% 72.8%
2012 White: 73.9% 73.9%
2013 White: 77.2% 77.2%
2014 White: 72.0% 72.0%
2015 White: 73.0% 73.0%
2016 White: 75.0% 75.0%
2017 White: 69.3% 69.3%
2018 White: 72.5% 72.5%
2019 White: 71.8% 71.8%
2020 White: 77.5% 77.5%
2021 White: 76.4% 76.4%
2022 White: 76.1% 76.1%
2023 White: 73.0% 73.0%
2024 White: 74.2% 74.2%
Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.
IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Earnings by Major Category
Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).
Academics
⇅
Education
72.0%
90
22% / 78%
0%
$46,571
38
96%
Humanities & Social Sciences
24.8%
31
100% / 0%
0%
$74,437
87
100%
Arts
3.2%
4
50% / 50%
0%
$50,970
51
—
Admissions
Uses Common App
No
Acceptance Rate
85%
Yield (Unbound)
88%
Acceptance Rates
In-State
Out-of-State
International
Regular Decision
85%
85%
85%
Acceptance & Yield
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Acceptance: 95.0% 95.0%
2012 Acceptance: 97.3% 97.3%
2013 Acceptance: 96.2% 96.2%
2014 Acceptance: 97.3% 97.3%
2015 Acceptance: 77.9% 77.9%
2016 Acceptance: 83.3% 83.3%
2017 Acceptance: 70.6% 70.6%
2018 Acceptance: 89.3% 89.3%
2019 Acceptance: 83.8% 83.8%
2020 Acceptance: 87.3% 87.3%
2021 Acceptance: 91.4% 91.4%
2022 Acceptance: 83.7% 83.7%
2023 Acceptance: 82.6% 82.6%
2024 Acceptance: 87.2% 87.2%
2011 Yield: 81.9% 81.9%
2012 Yield: 82.5% 82.5%
2013 Yield: 81.6% 81.6%
2014 Yield: 86.7% 86.7%
2015 Yield: 84.3% 84.3%
2016 Yield: 80.3% 80.3%
2017 Yield: 87.6% 87.6%
2018 Yield: 80.9% 80.9%
2019 Yield: 75.3% 75.3%
2020 Yield: 81.5% 81.5%
2021 Yield: 83.9% 83.9%
2022 Yield: 78.9% 78.9%
2023 Yield: 83.3% 83.3%
2024 Yield: 88.3% 88.3%
Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled
0
125
250
375
500
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Applicants: 221 221
2012 Applicants: 223 223
2013 Applicants: 209 209
2014 Applicants: 224 224
2015 Applicants: 262 262
2016 Applicants: 293 293
2017 Applicants: 296 296
2018 Applicants: 270 270
2019 Applicants: 266 266
2020 Applicants: 260 260
2021 Applicants: 197 197
2022 Applicants: 215 215
2023 Applicants: 218 218
2024 Applicants: 226 226
2011 Admitted: 210 210
2012 Admitted: 217 217
2013 Admitted: 201 201
2014 Admitted: 218 218
2015 Admitted: 204 204
2016 Admitted: 244 244
2017 Admitted: 209 209
2018 Admitted: 241 241
2019 Admitted: 223 223
2020 Admitted: 227 227
2021 Admitted: 180 180
2022 Admitted: 180 180
2023 Admitted: 180 180
2024 Admitted: 197 197
2011 Enrolled: 172 172
2012 Enrolled: 179 179
2013 Enrolled: 164 164
2014 Enrolled: 189 189
2015 Enrolled: 172 172
2016 Enrolled: 196 196
2017 Enrolled: 183 183
2018 Enrolled: 195 195
2019 Enrolled: 168 168
2020 Enrolled: 185 185
2021 Enrolled: 151 151
2022 Enrolled: 142 142
2023 Enrolled: 150 150
2024 Enrolled: 174 174
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.
Standardized Tests
Test Policy
optional
Submitted Test Scores
78%
SAT Range
1070
–
1250
SAT Math Range
540
–
650
SAT RW Range
560
–
650
Published SAT Distribution
SAT Composite
1000
1100
1200
1300
1400
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2016 25th: 1080 1080
2017 25th: 1093 1093
2018 25th: 1080 1080
2019 25th: 1070 1070
2020 25th: 1031 1031
2021 25th: 1080 1080
2022 25th: 1051 1051
2023 25th: 1078 1078
2016 75th: 1380 1380
2017 75th: 1275 1275
2018 75th: 1250 1250
2019 75th: 1320 1320
2020 75th: 1238 1238
2021 75th: 1250 1250
2022 75th: 1316 1316
2023 75th: 1256 1256
SAT Math
400
500
600
700
800
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2016 25th: 530 530
2017 25th: 525 525
2018 25th: 520 520
2019 25th: 560 560
2020 25th: 498 498
2021 25th: 540 540
2022 25th: 518 518
2023 25th: 540 540
2016 75th: 700 700
2017 75th: 640 640
2018 75th: 640 640
2019 75th: 645 645
2020 75th: 600 600
2021 75th: 610 610
2022 75th: 673 673
2023 75th: 603 603
SAT Reading & Writing
500
550
600
650
700
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2016 25th: 550 550
2017 25th: 568 568
2018 25th: 560 560
2019 25th: 510 510
2020 25th: 533 533
2021 25th: 540 540
2022 25th: 533 533
2023 25th: 538 538
2016 75th: 680 680
2017 75th: 635 635
2018 75th: 610 610
2019 75th: 675 675
2020 75th: 638 638
2021 75th: 640 640
2022 75th: 643 643
2023 75th: 653 653
Submitting a Test Score
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2011 Submitted: 98.0% 98.0%
2012 Submitted: 97.0% 97.0%
2013 Submitted: 96.0% 96.0%
2014 Submitted: 97.0% 97.0%
2015 Submitted: 98.0% 98.0%
2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2020 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0%
2021 Submitted: 87.0% 87.0%
2022 Submitted: 84.0% 84.0%
2023 Submitted: 83.0% 83.0%
2024 Submitted: 78.0% 78.0%
IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.
