THE FRESHMAN EXPERIENCE

Wisconsin Lutheran College had a record-breaking fall term. For the 2022-2023 academic year, WLC enrolled 309 firstyear students, the college’s highest-ever freshman enrollment, which has resulted in a record number of students living on campus.

The college also set a record for undergraduate enrollment, with a total of 982 students. Seventy percent of WLC's undergrads live on campus, and 99.7% were awarded financial aid. For the first time at WLC, more men (54.4%) than women (45.6%) are enrolled.

Thirty-seven percent of first-year Warriors are first-generation college students, and nearly 27% are students of color. The average unweighted high school GPA for the class of 2026 was 3.52. Freshmen came to WLC from 24 states plus China, Spain, and the U.S. Virgin Islands; two-thirds are from Wisconsin.