Wisconsin Lutheran College Ranking Badges

WLC earned 8 ranking badges in the 2026 College Factual rankings: 1 in the top 1%, 2 in the top 5%, 4 in the top 10% and 1 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #6 of 659 in Highest Paid Graduates for Health & Physical Education, a top 1% award.

Key facts

Badges earned: 8 (2026 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 1 / 2
Highest placement: #6 of 659, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 3
Placements this edition: 103
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking

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

How Many Ranking Badges Has Wisconsin Lutheran College Earned?

Wisconsin Lutheran College holds 8 ranking badges across 3 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. College Factual re-runs each ranking as fresh data is published. The awards below are from the 2026 edition. The tier columns show the best placement reached in each ranking. Read about our data sources and methodologies. Want to feature these awards on your college’s site? Administrators can contact us.

Count by Award Level

Award Level	Badges
Top 1%	1
Top 5%	2
Top 10%	4
Top 15%	1
Total	8

What Is Wisconsin Lutheran College Known For?

Wisconsin Lutheran College is best known for Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness: 2 of its 8 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Health & Physical Education, Marketing and Communication & Media Studies.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%
Male / Female Diversity		✓
Male / Female Diversity (Great Lakes)		✓
Male / Female Diversity (Wisconsin)		✓
Location Diversity (Wisconsin)	✓

Business, Management & Marketing

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Marketing
Most Focused			✓

Communication & Journalism

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Communication & Media Studies
Highest Paid Graduates		✓

Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness

Ranking	Top 5%	Top 1%
Health & Physical Education
Highest Paid Graduates		✓
Most Focused	✓

How Does Wisconsin Lutheran College Rank in Athletics?

Wisconsin Lutheran College earned no athletics badge in the 2026 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s sports rankings is #40 of 92 in Volleyball (D3) (top 44%).

How Does Wisconsin Lutheran College Rank for Online Students?

Wisconsin Lutheran College earned no online-program badge in the 2026 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s online-program rankings is #43 of 43 in Most Popular Online for Religious Studies.

How Does Wisconsin Lutheran College Rank for Veterans?

Wisconsin Lutheran College earned no veterans badge in the 2026 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #2,744 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.

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Notes and References

The rankings above are drawn from U.S. Department of Education data, 2026 edition. Wisconsin Lutheran College appears in 103 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.