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Martin Luther College

New Ulm, Minnesota·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Plains·mlc-wels.edu
6-yr Graduation
72%
+1.0pp vs peer
Total enrollment
878
peer median 564
Avg net price
$18,463
-$1.3k vs peer
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
226
226 candidates competed
Admitted
197
87.2% acceptance rate
Enrolled
174
88.3% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
72%+1.0pp vs peer
4-year graduation
50%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
72%
Full-time retention
85%

Pell equity

12.0pp gap
Pell recipients
64%46 of 72
Non-Pell (all)
76%92 of 121
Subsidized loan, no Pell
66%42 of 64
No Federal Aid
88%50 of 57

Non-Pell students graduate at a 12.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 7 Title IV programs, 2 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 5 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
7
Passing
2
28.6% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

7programs
  • Passing2 · 28.6%
  • No Data5 · 71.4%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
1
No data
5

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

2
Theological and Ministerial Studies
Bachelor Degree · Theology And Religious Vocations
+14.8%
$39,949 vs $34,808
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+62.1%
$56,435 vs $34,808

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

2
Theological and Ministerial Studies
Bachelor Degree · Theology And Religious Vocations
48%
$19,029 debt · $39,949 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
39%
$21,750 debt · $56,435 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1995Next review Aug 2029

Action history · 1

  1. Dec 2018Renewal of Accreditation
    Higher Learning Commission

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$11,233
$30–48k$11,749
$48–75k$12,811
$75–110k$18,241
$110k+$22,952

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$18,463
-$1,317vs peer median $19,780
Federal loans
68.0%
In-state tuition
$18,120
Out-of-state
$18,120

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 357 students received $2.1M in Pell grants, alongside $1.3M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
357
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.1M
$2,058,640 total
Direct Loans
$1.3M
327 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
’20
0k
’21
0k
’22
0k
’23
0k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$601K
150 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$585K
162 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$15K
3 loan awards
Parent PLUS$107K
12 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 185 borrowers who entered repayment, 1 (0.5%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.5%
-1.8pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
185
Defaulted
1
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
1.2%
2017
0.5%
2018
0.5%
2019
0.5%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Martin Luther College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs24
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

170 total completions
01Education
13579.4%
02Theology
3520.6%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
878
12-mo unduplicated
1,294
Undergraduate
1,122
Graduate
172

Gender split

Men
41%528
Women
59%766

Race / ethnicity composition

White
90.1%
Two or more
2.6%
Non-resident
2.3%
Hispanic
1.7%
Black
1.5%
Asian
0.8%
Unknown
0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
253
147 M · 106 W
Women athletes
41.9%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$1.7M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$15K
$13K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 11

Track and Field (Outdoor)
29 M · 26 W
$82K
Soccer
32 M · 21 W
$115K
Track and Field (Indoor)
25 M · 20 W
$67K
Football
44 M · —
$228K
Cross Country
20 M · 20 W
$58K
Basketball
15 M · 16 W
$181K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
10.47
9 offenses · 860 students

3-year trend

1.092 yrs ago3.411 yr ago10.47Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
13
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
2
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
1
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
3

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
9

By location

9total
  • On campus9

Includes 9 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
1
Dating violence
0
Stalking
1 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs00
Liquor024

Residence-hall fires

  • Concord Hall1 fire
    Open flamesDamage $100-$999

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
10.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
78

Martin Luther College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Martin Luther College selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectMartin Luther College
72%—878$18,463—
Bank Street College of Education
——719——
Jones Technical Institute
——659$25,462Community College
VanderCook College of Music
67%89.5%323$19,780—
William R Moore College of Technology
——468$14,957Community College
Southern California Institute of Architecture
71%76.6%418$43,923—
Peer group median71%83.0%564$19,780

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Frequently asked questions about Martin Luther College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Martin Luther College.

What is the graduation rate at Martin Luther College?

Martin Luther College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 72% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Martin Luther College?

Martin Luther College reports a total enrollment of 878 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Martin Luther College?

The average net price at Martin Luther College is $18,463 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Martin Luther College?

Martin Luther College's yield rate is 88.3%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Martin Luther College located?

Martin Luther College is located in New Ulm, Minnesota 56073-3965.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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