Martin Luther College Overview

Martin Luther College is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Ulm, Minnesota. New Ulm is a good match for students who enjoy small-town life.

What Is Martin Luther College Known For?

• Students at MLC have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 1%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
• The master's degree is the highest award offered at MLC.
• For the 2019-2020 academic year, 83% of the faculty were full-time.

Martin Luther College Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at MLC.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#1	Best Other Theology & Religion Undergraduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#2	Best Value Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#3	Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#3	Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#5	Best Other Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#26	Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#44	Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#54	Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#59	Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#63	Best Education Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards MLC has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#27	Best Physical Education Teaching & Coaching Schools	College Factual
#56	Best Early Childhood Education Schools	College Factual
#60	Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools	College Factual
#87	Best Elementary Education Schools	College Factual
#98	Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Schools	College Factual
#119	Best Education Schools	College Factual

Where Is Martin Luther College?

Contact details for MLC are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1995 Luther Ct, New Ulm, MN 56073-3965
Phone:	507-354-8221
Website:	www.mlc-wels.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/mlcwels
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/connect2mlc

How Do I Get Into MLC?

You can apply to MLC online at: https://mlc-wels.edu/admissions/apply/

Admission Requirements for MLC

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	considered but not required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into MLC?

With an acceptance rate of 87%, MLC is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 48% of accepted students are men and 52% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 86%, and the acceptance rate for women is 89%.

Average Test Scores

About 10% of students accepted to MLC submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 533 and 638. Math scores were between 498 and 600.

MLC received ACT scores from 90% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 20 and 28. Math scores were between 21 and 27. Composite scores were between 21 and 27.

Can I Afford Martin Luther College?

The overall average net price of MLC is $21,034. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At MLC, approximately 57% of students took out student loans averaging $6,813 a year. That adds up to $27,252 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at MLC is 0.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Martin Luther College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 850 undergraduate students at MLC, with 700 being full-time and 150 being part-time.

There are also 118 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 700 full-time undergraduates at MLC, 49% are male and 51% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Martin Luther College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	7
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	648
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

Geographic Diversity

Minnesota students aren't the only ones who study at Martin Luther College. At this time, 24 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 7 countries are represented at MLC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are South Korea, China, and Antigua and Barbuda.

Online Learning at Martin Luther College

In 2019-2020, 293 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at MLC has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 44th most popular in Minnesota for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of MLC

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Martin Luther College was $16,420 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how MLC is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Theological & Ministerial Studies	#51	#51
Theology & Religious Vocations	#61	#61

Online Growth Rankings of MLC

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Martin Luther College was 10.9%. This is the #1,356 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at MLC regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of MLC majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Educational Administration	8%
Theology & Religious Vocations	5%
Theology & Religious Vocations (Other)	5%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at MLC ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at MLC.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Theology & Religious Vocations (Other)	#34
Theological & Ministerial Studies	#118
General Education	#119
Theology & Religious Vocations	#176
Educational Administration	#383
Teacher Education Grade Specific	#455

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Martin Luther College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	0	83	0	83
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	0	46	0	46
Theology & Religious Vocations (Other)	37	4	1	0	42
Theological & Ministerial Studies	0	2	35	0	37
Educational Administration	9	0	0	4	13
General Education	0	0	0	9	9
Other Education	0	0	6	0	6
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries	6	0	0	0	6
Missionary Studies	3	0	0	0	3
Special Education	0	0	2	0	2
Instructional Media Design	1	0	0	0	1
TOTAL	56	6	173	13	248

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.