- The Inkwell
- Minnesota
- Martin Luther College
New Ulm, MNTown: distantZIP 56073Founded 1995
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1995
- Carnegie class
- Special focus: other fields
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1966
- Website
- www.mlc-wels.edu
MinnesotaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Martin Luther College
Martin Luther College is a private nonprofit college in New Ulm, Minnesota, with 725 undergraduates. It admits 87% of applicants, graduates 75% within six years and costs $18,652 a year after aid.
75%graduate
Admission rate87%
Retention85%
4-year graduation55%
Pell Grant share46%
Federal loans28%
$18,652net price / year
87%admission rate
1090average SAT
75%graduate in 6 years
$47,683median earnings, 10 yrs
$19,500median debt
#1,357 of 1,704 for earnings#767 of 1,739 for lowest net price#251 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,089 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $29,950tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $18,660
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $18,660
- Average net price
- $18,652national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$12,257
$30,001–48,000$16,177
$48,001–75,000$17,172
$75,001–110,000$20,217
$110,001+$24,102
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 87%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1090
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 21–28
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college87%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college85%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college75%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college46%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 75%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 55%
- First-year retention
- 85%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 71%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $38,793
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $47,683middle 50%: $26,309–$76,399
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$76,399
Median, Martin Luther College$47,683
Lower quarter$26,309
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 725
- Part-time
- 17%
- Women / men
- 54% / 46%
- Average age at entry
- 19.7
- First-generation students
- —
- Pell Grant recipients
- 46%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 10 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 80%
- Average faculty salary
- $5,088 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $11,791
- Endowment, end of year
- $28,011,103
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White90%
Hispanic1.7%
Black1.5%
Asian0.8%
Two or more races2.6%
U.S. nonresident2.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Unknown0.7%
2 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Theology & religious vocations55%
Education45%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 173452. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q6776047.