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Wisconsin Lutheran College

Milwaukee, Wisconsin Private nonprofit 4-year Large city

Overview

Wisconsin Lutheran College is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Its campus is in a large city. It enrolled 1,027 students in fall 2024, including 957 undergraduates and 70 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod.

Wisconsin Lutheran College offers bachelor's degrees and master's degrees across 64 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Sport and Fitness Administration/Management, Marketing, and Registered Nursing. It awarded 234 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

73% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 11 to 1.

Key figures

1,027
Students enrolled
73%
First-year retention
234
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
64
Programs and majors
11:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

BachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 64

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Business, Management and Marketing 8
Education 15
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 2
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 4
Health Professions 5
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Psychology 2
Social Sciences 4
Communication and Journalism 2
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Natural Resources and Conservation 2
Visual and Performing Arts 5
Physical Sciences 2
English Language and Literature 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 1
History 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 4
Philosophy and Religious Studies 1
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
73%
Student-to-faculty ratio
11:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
214
Master's degrees
20

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,027
Undergraduates, fall 2024
957
Graduate students, fall 2024
70
Full-time, fall 2024
91%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,240
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,153
Graduate students, 2024-25
87
Full-time, 2024-25
80%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
52%
Men
48%
White
67%
Hispanic or Latino
9%
Black or African American
6%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
2%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
13%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option
12
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
6%
Students taking some online courses
12%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference; Northern Athletics Conference
President
Daniel W. Johnson
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training

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