Wisconsin Lutheran College
Milwaukee, WI · Private · Large city · WLC · Wisconsin Lutheran
Private institution in Milwaukee, WI · 1,009 undergraduates · 79% acceptance rate · $54,664 median earnings 10 years after entry.
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $21,3151,206th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $35,0801,492nd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $35,0801,438th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $47,0261,393rd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $26,0001,445th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $54,664815th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $49,095588th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 62.7%674th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 79.9%680th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 79.0%879th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1214363rd highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 25346th highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1,0091,362nd largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 11.0:1619th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 25.4%1,454th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 74 mi (ORD)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- Free
- Personal essay
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
Deadlines and essay flags come from the Common App Requirements Grid, joined by school name. Always confirm against the school’s own admissions page before applying.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 41 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $60,298 | $62,111 |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | $43,993 | $39,009 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $42,682 | $46,869 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $41,087 | $41,937 |
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, OtherCommunications | bachelors | $33,993 | — |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $33,993 | $30,984 |
| Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitness | bachelors | $32,925 | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | $29,685 | $31,670 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
| AnthropologySocial Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Athletics — 11 sports
NCAA Division III with football · NCAA Division III
Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Football
- Golf
- Soccer
- Softball
- Tennis
- Track and Field (Indoor)
- Track and Field (Outdoor)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.
Key links
- Official websitewlc.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 240338)
- Compare colleges in WIRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in WisconsinEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: Wisconsin Lutheran College vs Marian UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 11 EADA programs at this school
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
- MethodologyWhat these figures do and do not capture
- How to read a school page end to endStats, standings, lists, athletics, news — one profile, many jobs. Know which panel answers which question.
- Sticker price is a trapPublished tuition is a starting rumor. Net price is closer to what families actually pay.
- What acceptance rate actually measuresSelectivity is a competition statistic — not a quality score, and not your personal odds.
- A plan from eighth grade — without fake certaintySchool-anchored milestones, sports scarcity honesty, and EC playbooks — not invented admit odds.