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Acceptance Rate 78.16%
Yield 20.23%
SAT Score 1,090
ACT Score 26
Applicants 1,575

WLC Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 78.16% at Wisconsin Lutheran College. Total 1,575 students applied and 1,231 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,090 and the average ACT score is 26.
Open Admission Policy✗
Admission Informationwww.wlc.edu/admissions-and-aid/
Online Applicationhttps://admissions.wlc.edu/apply/
Acceptance Rate78.16%
Average Test Scores1,090 SAT / 26 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 78.16%. A total of 1,575 students (941 men and 634 women) have applied to and 1,231 (706 men and 525 women) students admitted to Wisconsin Lutheran College.
Among them, 119 male and 130 female students have enrolled into WLC and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 20.23%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at WLC
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants1,57594163400
Admitted1,23170652500
Enrolled24911913000
Acceptance Rate 78.16% 75.03% 82.81% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 20.23% 16.86% 24.76% - -
[Chart] Wisconsin Lutheran College Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At WLC, 6 applicants (2% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 79 applicants (32%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,090 at WLC. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,230 and 25th percentile score is 970.
The average ACT score is 26 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 29 and the 25th percentile score is 23.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at WLC. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of WLC with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at WLC
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total97010901230
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing530550640
Math440540590
ACT Composite232629
Math222528
English222529
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Wisconsin Lutheran College, applicants require to submit 2 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record.
In addition, 6 item(s) are considered for admission - Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, Admission Test Scores, English Proficiency Test, Work experience, Personal statement or essay.
Application Requirements for WLC
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✗
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✓
Recommendations✓
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✓
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✓
Personal statement or essay✓
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at WLC

The calendar system at Wisconsin Lutheran College is Semester. Wisconsin Lutheran College accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that Wisconsin Lutheran College accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✔
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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