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Wisconsin Lutheran College

Wisconsin Lutheran College is a private campus in Milwaukee proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. The school reports a Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod affiliation in its federal filings.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$14,218

family income
under $30k

$14,305

$30–48k

$17,500

$48–75k

$22,983

$75–110k

$26,682

over $110k

Average net price

$23,2452023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Wisconsin Lutheran College rose from $16,928 (2008) to $23,245 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$16,928
2009	$16,357
2010	$16,495
2011	$18,129
2012	$17,656
2013	$18,548
2014	$19,263
2015	$19,581
2016	$20,073
2017	$21,135
2018	$20,899
2019	$20,927
2020	$20,614
2021	$21,962
2022	$21,315
2023	$23,245

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$48,7852024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Wisconsin Lutheran College rose from $29,472 (2009) to $48,785 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$29,472
2010	$30,068
2011	$31,487
2012	$32,983
2013	$34,237
2014	$35,337
2015	$37,044
2016	$38,409
2017	$39,394
2018	$41,162
2019	$42,513
2020	$43,118
2021	$44,582
2022	$45,903
2023	$47,026
2024	$48,785

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$13,106
2001	$14,116
2002	$15,096
2003	$15,850
2004	$16,640
2005	$17,470
2006	$18,654
2007	$19,564
2008	$20,560
2013	$24,770
2014	$25,960
2015	$27,040
2016	$27,984
2017	$29,140
2018	$29,725
2019	$30,850
2020	$31,754
2021	$32,766
2022	$33,762
2023	$35,080

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Wisconsin Lutheran College reports published tuition of $36,110 in this record. Wisconsin Lutheran College's $36,110 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Wisconsin Lutheran College reports 943 undergraduates. This count does not measure class size or advising access.

63.6% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Wisconsin Lutheran College within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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63.6%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Wisconsin Lutheran College rose from 50.7% (entered 1991) to 63.6% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	50.7%
1992 cohort	44.2%
1993 cohort	57.5%
1994 cohort	52.6%
1995 cohort	64.2%
1996 cohort	73.3%
1997 cohort	71.6%
1998 cohort	61.3%
1999 cohort	66.5%
2000 cohort	58.3%
2001 cohort	61%
2002 cohort	66.5%
2003 cohort	63.8%
2004 cohort	58.1%
2005 cohort	63.3%
2006 cohort	58.1%
2007 cohort	63.5%
2008 cohort	61.4%
2009 cohort	62.4%
2010 cohort	61.4%
2011 cohort	66.5%
2012 cohort	62.5%
2013 cohort	58.5%
2014 cohort	64.1%
2015 cohort	61.1%
2016 cohort	67.1%
2017 cohort	62.7%
2018 cohort	63.6%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$13,674	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$13,797	$3,063
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$14,401	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$14,378	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$14,500	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$14,850	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$14,265	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$13,863	$2,625
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$15,125	$2,750
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$16,002	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$16,724	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$16,934	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$17,125	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$18,718	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$21,245	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$23,250	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$23,574	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$25,031	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$25,000	$6,520
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$24,234	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$25,986	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$26,000	$7,334
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$26,000	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$26,000	$8,250

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$49,095

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$58,259

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$54,664

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Wisconsin Lutheran College admitted 1,231 of 1,575 applicants in Fall 2024. The 78.2% rate describes that application pool.

78.2%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $35,080 tuition · 2023–24 943 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 970–12301600

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Admissions

Wisconsin Lutheran College reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Wisconsin Lutheran College’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 530–640 and Math was 440–590 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 970–1230 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	530	550	640
SAT Math	440	540	590
ACT Composite	23	26	29

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Wisconsin Lutheran College received 1,575 applications and admitted 1,231 (78.2%), with 249 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

78.2%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	85.7%
Fall 2002	78.5%
Fall 2003	83.6%
Fall 2004	90.4%
Fall 2005	81.5%
Fall 2006	84.7%
Fall 2007	82.5%
Fall 2008	76.3%
Fall 2009	72.9%
Fall 2010	72.9%
Fall 2011	65.1%
Fall 2012	67.7%
Fall 2013	63.6%
Fall 2014	84.3%
Fall 2015	91.8%
Fall 2016	90.3%
Fall 2017	90.3%
Fall 2018	80.4%
Fall 2019	89.2%
Fall 2020	95.6%
Fall 2021	98%
Fall 2022	93.8%
Fall 2023	79%
Fall 2024	78.2%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

970–1230Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2004	1040	1250
Fall 2005	1180	1210
Fall 2006	1045	1385
Fall 2007	1005	1305
Fall 2009	950	1237
Fall 2010	903	1146
Fall 2011	830	1090
Fall 2012	1003	1285
Fall 2013	910	1135
Fall 2014	890	1110
Fall 2015	930	1185
Fall 2016	1020	1250
Fall 2017	1008	1278
Fall 2018	1016	1198
Fall 2019	1020	1290
Fall 2020	990	1190
Fall 2021	1010	1170
Fall 2022	1038	1243
Fall 2023	1060	1300
Fall 2024	970	1230

IPEDS Fall 2004–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

23–29Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	22	27
Fall 2002	22	27
Fall 2003	22	27
Fall 2004	22	27
Fall 2005	22	27
Fall 2006	21	27
Fall 2007	22	27
Fall 2008	21	26
Fall 2009	21	26
Fall 2010	21	26
Fall 2011	21	27
Fall 2012	21	26
Fall 2013	21	27
Fall 2014	21	26
Fall 2015	21	27
Fall 2016	21	27
Fall 2017	20	26
Fall 2018	20	26
Fall 2019	21	27
Fall 2020	21	27
Fall 2021	21	28
Fall 2022	22	27
Fall 2023	22	28
Fall 2024	23	29

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

943Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Wisconsin Lutheran College rose from 662 (Fall 2002) to 943 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	662
Fall 2003	687
Fall 2004	692
Fall 2005	676
Fall 2006	723
Fall 2007	692
Fall 2008	707
Fall 2009	743
Fall 2010	826
Fall 2011	973
Fall 2012	1,009
Fall 2013	1,058
Fall 2014	1,060
Fall 2015	1,056
Fall 2016	989
Fall 2017	982
Fall 2018	1,037
Fall 2019	988
Fall 2020	983
Fall 2021	976
Fall 2022	990
Fall 2023	1,009
Fall 2024	943

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

73%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Wisconsin Lutheran College has held near 73% from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	80%
Fall 2003 cohort	80%
Fall 2004 cohort	73%
Fall 2005 cohort	79%
Fall 2006 cohort	72%
Fall 2007 cohort	76%
Fall 2008 cohort	75%
Fall 2009 cohort	78%
Fall 2010 cohort	74%
Fall 2011 cohort	79%
Fall 2012 cohort	82%
Fall 2013 cohort	70%
Fall 2014 cohort	75%
Fall 2015 cohort	75%
Fall 2016 cohort	79%
Fall 2017 cohort	79%
Fall 2018 cohort	76%
Fall 2019 cohort	77%
Fall 2020 cohort	80%
Fall 2021 cohort	75%
Fall 2022 cohort	80%
Fall 2023 cohort	73%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Wisconsin Lutheran College

Faculty pay at Wisconsin Lutheran College averages $90,096 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Wisconsin Lutheran College as a primarily residential campus of 943 undergraduates — and 72.5% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Wisconsin Lutheran College's SAT section-percentile sums are 970–1230 — their midpoint is below the WI four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Wisconsin Lutheran College's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Wisconsin Lutheran College compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Wisconsin Lutheran College78.2%

Wisconsin median81.3%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Wisconsin Lutheran College$36,110

Wisconsin median$33,396

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Wisconsin Lutheran College's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Wisconsin Lutheran College$54,664

Wisconsin median$55,452

National median$53,781

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Wisconsin Lutheran College, Wisconsin and national reference values
Metric & basis	Wisconsin Lutheran College	Wisconsin median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	78.2%	81.3%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$36,110	$33,396	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$54,664	$55,452	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Wisconsin Lutheran College, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Wisconsin Lutheran College federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 6 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$82,669
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$61,704
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other	$58,335
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$53,548
Psychology, General	$49,220
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$47,737

These 6 fields listed for Wisconsin Lutheran College measure earnings after completion. The $54,664 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 36 additional Wisconsin Lutheran College fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Wisconsin Lutheran College report?

Wisconsin Lutheran College's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 970–1230 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Wisconsin Lutheran College's acceptance rate?

78.2% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 1,231 admitted from 1,575 applicants.

How much does Wisconsin Lutheran College cost?

At Wisconsin Lutheran College, tuition is $36,110. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Wisconsin Lutheran College report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $54,664. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse — 75.5% admitted
University of Wisconsin-Parkside — 75.4% admitted
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire — 82.3% admitted
University of Wisconsin-River Falls — 81.7% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.