Martin Luther College Ranking Badges

MLC earned 12 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 3 in the top 5%, 3 in the top 10% and 6 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #23 of 1,585 in Most Focused for Teacher Education Grade Specific, a top 5% award.

Key facts

Badges earned: 12 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 0 / 3
Highest placement: #23 of 1,585, a top 5% award
Fields of study with a badge: 2
Placements this edition: 91
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking

Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.

How Many Ranking Badges Has Martin Luther College Earned?

Martin Luther College holds 12 ranking badges across 2 fields of study, 3 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. It has no placements this edition in College Factual’s online-program rankings. College Factual re-runs each ranking as fresh data is published. These badges come from the 2027 edition. Each row marks the highest award tier reached in that ranking. See our data sources and methodologies. College administrators who want to showcase these awards through our badge program can contact us.

Count by Award Level

Award Level	Badges
Top 1%	0
Top 5%	3
Top 10%	3
Top 15%	6
Total	12

What Is Martin Luther College Known For?

Martin Luther College is best known for Theology & Religious Vocations: 6 of its 12 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Teacher Education Grade Specific, Other Theology & Religion and Teacher Education Subject Specific.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Overall Best	✓
Overall Best (The Plains States)	✓
Location Diversity	✓
Location Diversity (Minnesota)	✓

Education

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Teacher Education Grade Specific
Most Focused			✓
Teacher Education Subject Specific
Most Focused			✓

Theology & Religious Vocations

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%
Best Value		✓
Most Popular		✓
Other Theology & Religion
Best Value		✓
Most Popular			✓
Most Focused	✓
Theological & Ministerial Studies
Best Value	✓

How Does Martin Luther College Rank in Athletics?

Martin Luther College earned no athletics badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s sports rankings is #186 of 613 in Golf (top 31%).

How Does Martin Luther College Rank for Veterans?

Martin Luther College earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #1,161 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans (top 24%).

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Notes and References

These rankings are based primarily on data from the U.S. Department of Education, 2027 edition. Martin Luther College appears in 91 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.

The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.