Wisconsin Lutheran College Overview

Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Lutheran College is a private not-for-profit institution. Milwaukee is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

What Is Wisconsin Lutheran College Known For?

• The highest award offered at WLC is the master's degree.
• During a recent academic cycle, 94% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from WLC makes roughly $54,664 a year. This is 34% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
• On average, it takes about 4.3 years for students from WLC to earn a bachelor's degree. This is excellent when compared to the average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Wisconsin Lutheran College?

Contact details for WLC are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	8800 W Bluemound Rd, Milwaukee, WI 53226-4699
Phone:	414-443-8800
Website:	www.wlc.edu

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How Do I Get Into WLC?

You can apply to WLC online at: https://admissions.wlc.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for WLC

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	5

How Hard Is It To Get Into WLC?

Since WLC has an acceptance rate of 94%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 62% of accepted students are men and 38% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 91%, and the acceptance rate for women is 98%.

Average Test Scores

About 5% of students accepted to WLC submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 500 and 600. Math scores were between 538 and 643.

WLC received ACT scores from 43% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 26. Math scores were between 20 and 0. Composite scores were between 22 and 27.

Can I Afford Wisconsin Lutheran College?

The overall average net price of WLC is $28,964. 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

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At WLC, approximately 72% of students took out student loans averaging $7,288 a year. That adds up to $29,152 over four years for those students.

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Wisconsin Lutheran College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,034 undergraduate students at WLC, with 938 being full-time and 96 being part-time.

There are also 132 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 938 full-time undergraduates at WLC, 45% are male and 55% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Wisconsin Lutheran College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	11
Black or African American	43
Hispanic or Latino	74
White	757
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	48

Geographic Diversity

Wisconsin students aren't the only ones who study at Wisconsin Lutheran College. At this time, 16 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 8 countries are represented at WLC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, South Korea, and Grenada.

Wisconsin Lutheran College Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Teacher Education Grade Specific	19	9	28
Business Administration & Management	25	0	25
Nursing	22	0	22
General Biology	19	0	19
Health & Physical Education	18	0	18
Educational Administration	0	13	13
General Psychology	12	0	12
Marketing	11	0	11
Criminal Justice & Corrections	11	0	11
Finance & Financial Management	9	0	9
Accounting	7	0	7
General English Literature	7	0	7
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	6	0	6
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	6	0	6
Computer Science	5	0	5
Anthropology	5	0	5
Political Science & Government	5	0	5
Human Services	5	0	5
Communication & Media Studies	4	0	4
Special Education	2	2	4
Mathematics	4	0	4
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	3	0	3
Curriculum & Instruction	0	3	3
Romance Languages	3	0	3
General Social Sciences	3	0	3
Natural Resources Conservation	2	0	2
Physics	2	0	2
Drama & Theater Arts	2	0	2
Fine & Studio Arts	2	0	2
Music	2	0	2
History	1	0	1
Chemistry	1	0	1
Food Science Technology	0	0	0
Communication & Journalism (Other)	0	0	0
Instructional Media Design	0	0	0
Other Education	0	0	0
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	0	0
Allied Health Professions	0	0	0
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	0
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	0
Religious Studies	0	0	0
Design & Applied Arts	0	0	0
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	0	0	0
TOTAL	223	27	250

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
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