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Wisconsin Lutheran College was awarded 194 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is teacher education grade specific.
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WLC landed the #937 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.
WLC also holds the #34 spot on the Best Colleges in Wisconsin ranking.
The acceptance rate at Wisconsin Lutheran College is 98%, which is higher than many other schools to which you may be applying. But don't think getting into WLC is a sure thing. The admissions staff is still going to review your application to see if you are a good fit for the school.
About 8% 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 510 and 570. Math scores were between 500 and 600.
The student to faculty ratio at WLC is an impressive 12 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Wisconsin Lutheran College is 88%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Wisconsin Lutheran College has a freshmen retention rate of 80%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at WLC for first-time, full-time students is 45%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,034 undergraduates at WLC with 938 being full-time and 96 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $13,073 | $17,520 | $14,874 | $23,045 | $26,243 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of WLC, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At WLC, approximately 80% of students took out student loans averaging $8,300 a year. That adds up to $33,200 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at WLC is 3.0%. 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.
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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/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/wisconsinlutheran |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/InsideWLC |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 65 | $43,827 |
| Nursing | 26 | $59,060 |
| General Biology | 13 | NA |
| Health & Physical Education | 11 | $32,219 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 10 | NA |
| Human Services | 9 | NA |
| Accounting | 8 | NA |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 8 | NA |
| Computer Science | 7 | NA |
| Neurobiology & Neurosciences | 6 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 180 students took at least one online class at Wisconsin Lutheran College. This is a decrease from the 191 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 180 | 90 |
| 2019-2020 | 191 | 93 |
| 2018-2019 | 175 | 78 |
| 2017-2018 | 264 | 128 |
| 2016-2017 | 205 | 112 |
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Footnotes
*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.
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