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Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Lutheran (WELS)
Location Milwaukee, WI
Population 1,300,000
Website http://www.wlc.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%) very dry
Sunshine Hours 2,370 (24%)
Days Without Precipitation 244 (44%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 984
Men / Women 49% / 51%
From State 68%
From Region 17%
Athletes 53.3%

Racial/Ethnic

White 75%
Hispanic 10%
Black 5%
Mixed 3%
Asian 2%
Native American 1%
International 1%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 54.0% 54.0% 2012 Men: 49.0% 49.0% 2013 Men: 46.3% 46.3% 2014 Men: 44.1% 44.1% 2015 Men: 46.1% 46.1% 2016 Men: 43.4% 43.4% 2017 Men: 50.0% 50.0% 2018 Men: 46.2% 46.2% 2019 Men: 44.1% 44.1% 2020 Men: 46.3% 46.3% 2021 Men: 39.8% 39.8% 2022 Men: 54.4% 54.4% 2023 Men: 51.8% 51.8% 2024 Men: 47.8% 47.8%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
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: 1.7% 1.7% 2014 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2015 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2016 Native: 1.2% 1.2% 2017 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2018 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2020 Native: 1.4% 1.4% 2021 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2024 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2011 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2012 Asian: 2.0% 2.0% 2013 Asian: 1.7% 1.7% 2014 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2015 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2016 Asian: 0.4% 0.4% 2017 Asian: 2.3% 2.3% 2018 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2019 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2020 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2021 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2022 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2023 Asian: 3.0% 3.0% 2024 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2011 Black: 1.1% 1.1% 2012 Black: 1.5% 1.5% 2013 Black: 2.8% 2.8% 2014 Black: 7.2% 7.2% 2015 Black: 4.0% 4.0% 2016 Black: 5.3% 5.3% 2017 Black: 4.9% 4.9% 2018 Black: 4.2% 4.2% 2019 Black: 6.6% 6.6% 2020 Black: 3.6% 3.6% 2021 Black: 4.9% 4.9% 2022 Black: 4.4% 4.4% 2023 Black: 6.0% 6.0% 2024 Black: 8.2% 8.2% 2011 Hispanic: 0.6% 0.6% 2012 Hispanic: 2.5% 2.5% 2013 Hispanic: 3.9% 3.9% 2014 Hispanic: 3.1% 3.1% 2015 Hispanic: 4.5% 4.5% 2016 Hispanic: 4.9% 4.9% 2017 Hispanic: 3.0% 3.0% 2018 Hispanic: 5.8% 5.8% 2019 Hispanic: 7.4% 7.4% 2020 Hispanic: 3.6% 3.6% 2021 Hispanic: 4.9% 4.9% 2022 Hispanic: 5.7% 5.7% 2023 Hispanic: 10.3% 10.3% 2024 Hispanic: 7.6% 7.6% 2011 White: 95.6% 95.6% 2012 White: 92.9% 92.9% 2013 White: 85.6% 85.6% 2014 White: 85.2% 85.2% 2015 White: 87.1% 87.1% 2016 White: 83.7% 83.7% 2017 White: 85.2% 85.2% 2018 White: 84.2% 84.2% 2019 White: 79.9% 79.9% 2020 White: 84.1% 84.1% 2021 White: 85.0% 85.0% 2022 White: 82.5% 82.5% 2023 White: 75.5% 75.5% 2024 White: 79.4% 79.4% 2011 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2012 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2013 International: 2.8% 2.8% 2014 International: 1.8% 1.8% 2015 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2016 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2017 International: 3.0% 3.0% 2018 International: 2.5% 2.5% 2019 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2020 International: 2.3% 2.3% 2021 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2022 International: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2024 International: 0.3% 0.3%

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

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2021 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2022 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2023 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2024 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2025 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2020 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2021 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2022 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2023 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2024 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2025 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2020 Black: 4.4% 4.4% 2021 Black: 4.9% 4.9% 2022 Black: 4.7% 4.7% 2023 Black: 5.1% 5.1% 2024 Black: 6.1% 6.1% 2025 Black: 5.1% 5.1% 2020 Hispanic: 7.5% 7.5% 2021 Hispanic: 8.3% 8.3% 2022 Hispanic: 8.7% 8.7% 2023 Hispanic: 9.7% 9.7% 2024 Hispanic: 11.4% 11.4% 2025 Hispanic: 10.3% 10.3% 2020 White: 83.0% 83.0% 2021 White: 80.0% 80.0% 2022 White: 78.7% 78.7% 2023 White: 74.1% 74.1% 2024 White: 72.4% 72.4% 2025 White: 75.3% 75.3% 2020 International: 0.6% 0.6% 2021 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2022 International: 0.6% 0.6% 2023 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2024 International: 0.7% 0.7% 2025 International: 0.5% 0.5%

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

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Wisconsin Lutheran College 214 38% / 62% 0% $64,841 65 96%
Computer Science 5 +1 60% / 40% 0% $92,027 93 —
Chemistry — — — — $66,710 69 —
Mathematics 3 +2 67% / 33% 0% $67,094 69 —
Physics 4 — 75% / 25% 0% $71,901 77 —
Biochemistry 5 — 20% / 80% 0% $60,506 55 —
Biology 14 — 29% / 71% 0% $55,134 40 100%
Neuroscience 3 +4 33% / 67% 0% $57,804 48 —
Environmental Science 3 +2 33% / 67% 0% $53,657 36 —
Marine Biology 4 — 50% / 50% 0% $49,293 23 —
Diagnostic Medical Sonography 1 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Exercise Science 14 — 21% / 79% 0% $72,408 77 89%
Nuclear Medicine Technology 1 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Nursing 20 — 15% / 85% 0% $84,571 88 97%
Radiologic Technology 5 — 60% / 40% 0% — — —
Accounting 9 — 89% / 11% 0% $76,338 82 —
Business Administration 3 +4 33% / 67% 0% $73,913 79 99%
Business Management 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $73,913 79 99%
Finance 2 +11 100% / 0% 0% $80,060 85 —
Marketing 20 +2 55% / 45% 0% $69,251 73 —
Sports Management 14 +1 86% / 14% 0% $72,408 77 89%
Anthropology 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $54,649 39 —
Communication 6 +2 67% / 33% 0% $56,828 45 100%
English 2 +1 50% / 50% 0% $48,467 21 —
History 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $52,929 34 —
Human Services 5 +2 0% / 100% 0% $53,525 35 —
Interdisciplinary Studies 2 — 100% / 0% 0% — — —
Political Science 8 — 38% / 62% 0% $58,837 51 —
Psychology 9 +5 11% / 89% 0% $57,116 46 96%
Religious Studies 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $53,734 36 —
Social Sciences — +2 — — $54,610 39 —
Spanish 1 +2 100% / 0% 0% $55,542 42 —
Early Childhood Education 5 — 0% / 100% 0% $54,924 40 100%
Elementary Education 14 — 7% / 93% 0% $54,924 40 100%
Secondary Education and Teaching 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $54,924 40 100%
Special Education — +2 — — $57,232 46 —
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels 5 — 40% / 60% 0% $54,617 39 —
Art 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $41,069 8 —
Drama and Theatre Arts — — — — $38,381 6 —
Music 2 +2 0% / 100% 0% $41,710 9 —
Criminal Justice 14 +2 14% / 86% 0% $56,897 46 —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $38,637
ROI Percentile 65th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 72%
4-Year Graduation Rate 52%
6-Year Graduation Rate 64%
Transfer-Out Rate 27%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 63.3% 63.3% 2012 Graduated: 58.1% 58.1% 2013 Graduated: 63.5% 63.5% 2014 Graduated: 61.4% 61.4% 2015 Graduated: 62.4% 62.4% 2016 Graduated: 61.4% 61.4% 2017 Graduated: 66.5% 66.5% 2018 Graduated: 62.5% 62.5% 2019 Graduated: 58.5% 58.5% 2020 Graduated: 64.1% 64.1% 2021 Graduated: 61.0% 61.0% 2022 Graduated: 67.1% 67.1% 2023 Graduated: 62.7% 62.7% 2024 Graduated: 63.6% 63.6%

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

Men Women
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 65.7% 65.7% 2012 Men: 57.3% 57.3% 2013 Men: 59.5% 59.5% 2014 Men: 55.8% 55.8% 2015 Men: 54.1% 54.1% 2016 Men: 47.3% 47.3% 2017 Men: 64.1% 64.1% 2018 Men: 58.1% 58.1% 2019 Men: 49.1% 49.1% 2020 Men: 56.7% 56.7% 2021 Men: 56.9% 56.9% 2022 Men: 65.7% 65.7% 2023 Men: 57.3% 57.3% 2024 Men: 54.1% 54.1% 2011 Women: 61.8% 61.8% 2012 Women: 58.6% 58.6% 2013 Women: 67.0% 67.0% 2014 Women: 65.6% 65.6% 2015 Women: 70.2% 70.2% 2016 Women: 72.8% 72.8% 2017 Women: 69.4% 69.4% 2018 Women: 66.7% 66.7% 2019 Women: 66.7% 66.7% 2020 Women: 69.9% 69.9% 2021 Women: 64.6% 64.6% 2022 Women: 68.2% 68.2% 2023 Women: 68.1% 68.1% 2024 Women: 71.8% 71.8%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Black Hispanic White
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Black: 50.0% 50.0% 2012 Black: 33.3% 33.3% 2013 Black: 20.0% 20.0% 2014 Black: 18.8% 18.8% 2015 Black: 12.5% 12.5% 2016 Black: 46.2% 46.2% 2017 Black: 23.1% 23.1% 2018 Black: 40.0% 40.0% 2019 Black: 26.7% 26.7% 2020 Black: 62.5% 62.5% 2021 Black: 38.5% 38.5% 2022 Black: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 Black: 21.4% 21.4% 2024 Black: 25.0% 25.0% 2011 Hispanic: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 Hispanic: 60.0% 60.0% 2013 Hispanic: 57.1% 57.1% 2014 Hispanic: 57.1% 57.1% 2015 Hispanic: 44.4% 44.4% 2016 Hispanic: 25.0% 25.0% 2017 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2018 Hispanic: 64.3% 64.3% 2019 Hispanic: 41.2% 41.2% 2020 Hispanic: 12.5% 12.5% 2021 Hispanic: 53.8% 53.8% 2022 Hispanic: 53.8% 53.8% 2023 Hispanic: 41.7% 41.7% 2024 Hispanic: 59.1% 59.1% 2011 White: 62.8% 62.8% 2012 White: 58.7% 58.7% 2013 White: 63.9% 63.9% 2014 White: 65.8% 65.8% 2015 White: 64.8% 64.8% 2016 White: 65.0% 65.0% 2017 White: 69.6% 69.6% 2018 White: 62.4% 62.4% 2019 White: 62.3% 62.3% 2020 White: 68.6% 68.6% 2021 White: 63.4% 63.4% 2022 White: 72.9% 72.9% 2023 White: 71.0% 71.0% 2024 White: 68.0% 68.0%

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

⇅ % Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Business & Economics 23.4% 50 70% / 30% 0% $72,309 77 91%
Health Sciences 19.2% 41 22% / 78% 0% $79,563 85 94%
Humanities & Social Sciences 18.2% 39 31% / 69% 0% $55,928 43 98%
Education 12.1% 26 19% / 81% 0% $54,865 40 100%
Life & Natural Sciences 10.3% 22 27% / 73% 0% $56,719 45 100%
Professional 6.5% 14 14% / 86% 0% $56,897 46 —
Agriculture & Food Science 3.3% 7 43% / 57% 0% $51,163 28 —
Physical Sciences & Math 3.3% 7 71% / 29% 0% $69,841 74 —
Computer Science 2.3% 5 60% / 40% 0% $92,027 93 —
Arts 1.4% 3 33% / 67% 0% $41,496 9 —

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 98%
Yield (Unbound) 20%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 98% 98% 98%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 65.1% 65.1% 2012 Acceptance: 67.7% 67.7% 2013 Acceptance: 63.6% 63.6% 2014 Acceptance: 64.3% 64.3% 2015 Acceptance: 91.8% 91.8% 2016 Acceptance: 90.3% 90.3% 2017 Acceptance: 90.3% 90.3% 2018 Acceptance: 80.4% 80.4% 2019 Acceptance: 89.2% 89.2% 2020 Acceptance: 95.6% 95.6% 2021 Acceptance: 98.0% 98.0% 2022 Acceptance: 93.8% 93.8% 2023 Acceptance: 79.0% 79.0% 2024 Acceptance: 78.2% 78.2% 2011 Yield: 50.4% 50.4% 2012 Yield: 45.5% 45.5% 2013 Yield: 41.4% 41.4% 2014 Yield: 37.5% 37.5% 2015 Yield: 41.0% 41.0% 2016 Yield: 38.4% 38.4% 2017 Yield: 36.3% 36.3% 2018 Yield: 37.5% 37.5% 2019 Yield: 31.8% 31.8% 2020 Yield: 30.0% 30.0% 2021 Yield: 20.5% 20.5% 2022 Yield: 22.3% 22.3% 2023 Yield: 17.2% 17.2% 2024 Yield: 20.2% 20.2%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 802 802 2012 Applicants: 789 789 2013 Applicants: 870 870 2014 Applicants: 911 911 2015 Applicants: 710 710 2016 Applicants: 658 658 2017 Applicants: 708 708 2018 Applicants: 969 969 2019 Applicants: 751 751 2020 Applicants: 981 981 2021 Applicants: 1,363 1,363 2022 Applicants: 1,474 1,474 2023 Applicants: 1,847 1,847 2024 Applicants: 1,575 1,575 2011 Admitted: 522 522 2012 Admitted: 534 534 2013 Admitted: 553 553 2014 Admitted: 586 586 2015 Admitted: 652 652 2016 Admitted: 594 594 2017 Admitted: 639 639 2018 Admitted: 779 779 2019 Admitted: 670 670 2020 Admitted: 938 938 2021 Admitted: 1,336 1,336 2022 Admitted: 1,383 1,383 2023 Admitted: 1,460 1,460 2024 Admitted: 1,231 1,231 2011 Enrolled: 263 263 2012 Enrolled: 243 243 2013 Enrolled: 229 229 2014 Enrolled: 220 220 2015 Enrolled: 267 267 2016 Enrolled: 228 228 2017 Enrolled: 232 232 2018 Enrolled: 292 292 2019 Enrolled: 213 213 2020 Enrolled: 281 281 2021 Enrolled: 274 274 2022 Enrolled: 309 309 2023 Enrolled: 251 251 2024 Enrolled: 249 249

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 34%
SAT Range 970 – 1230
SAT Math Range 440 – 590
SAT RW Range 530 – 640

SAT Composite

25th 75th
800 1000 1200 1400 1600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 830 830 2012 25th: 1003 1003 2013 25th: 910 910 2014 25th: 890 890 2015 25th: 930 930 2016 25th: 1020 1020 2017 25th: 1008 1008 2018 25th: 1016 1016 2019 25th: 1020 1020 2020 25th: 990 990 2021 25th: 1010 1010 2022 25th: 1038 1038 2023 25th: 1060 1060 2024 25th: 970 970 2011 75th: 1090 1090 2012 75th: 1285 1285 2013 75th: 1135 1135 2014 75th: 1110 1110 2015 75th: 1185 1185 2016 75th: 1250 1250 2017 75th: 1278 1278 2018 75th: 1198 1198 2019 75th: 1290 1290 2020 75th: 1190 1190 2021 75th: 1170 1170 2022 75th: 1243 1243 2023 75th: 1300 1300 2024 75th: 1230 1230

SAT Math

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 430 430 2012 25th: 495 495 2013 25th: 460 460 2014 25th: 470 470 2015 25th: 495 495 2016 25th: 530 530 2017 25th: 490 490 2018 25th: 513 513 2019 25th: 510 510 2020 25th: 500 500 2021 25th: 500 500 2022 25th: 538 538 2023 25th: 520 520 2024 25th: 440 440 2011 75th: 570 570 2012 75th: 630 630 2013 75th: 585 585 2014 75th: 580 580 2015 75th: 585 585 2016 75th: 650 650 2017 75th: 643 643 2018 75th: 598 598 2019 75th: 630 630 2020 75th: 600 600 2021 75th: 600 600 2022 75th: 643 643 2023 75th: 640 640 2024 75th: 590 590

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 400 400 2012 25th: 508 508 2013 25th: 450 450 2014 25th: 420 420 2015 25th: 435 435 2016 25th: 490 490 2017 25th: 518 518 2018 25th: 503 503 2019 25th: 510 510 2020 25th: 490 490 2021 25th: 510 510 2022 25th: 500 500 2023 25th: 540 540 2024 25th: 530 530 2011 75th: 520 520 2012 75th: 655 655 2013 75th: 550 550 2014 75th: 530 530 2015 75th: 600 600 2016 75th: 600 600 2017 75th: 635 635 2018 75th: 600 600 2019 75th: 660 660 2020 75th: 590 590 2021 75th: 570 570 2022 75th: 600 600 2023 75th: 660 660 2024 75th: 640 640

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 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: 70.0% 70.0% 2022 Submitted: 48.0% 48.0% 2023 Submitted: 43.0% 43.0% 2024 Submitted: 34.0% 34.0%

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.