The student population at Martin Luther College is 878 (770 undergraduate and 108 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 22 over the past decade.
The percentage of undergraduate students at MLC is 87.70% which is decreased by 57 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 35 and it has been increasing.
The female to male ratio is 1.25 to 1 which means that female students enrolled slightly more than male students.
269 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 49.44% since 2015.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 929 where 878 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
87.70% of total students is undergraduate students and 12.30% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 57 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 35 over past 10 years.
The female to male ratio is 1.25 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in MLC than male students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Martin Luther College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 900 | 827 | 406 | 421 | 73 | 50 | 23 |
| 2016-17 | 937 37 | 859 32 | 416 10 | 443 22 | 78 5 | 47 -3 | 31 8 |
| 2017-18 | 981 44 | 899 40 | 433 17 | 466 23 | 82 4 | 53 6 | 29 -2 |
| 2018-19 | 972 -9 | 885 -14 | 438 5 | 447 -19 | 87 5 | 61 8 | 26 -3 |
| 2019-20 | 994 22 | 857 -28 | 399 -39 | 458 11 | 137 50 | 73 12 | 64 38 |
| 2020-21 | 968 -26 | 850 -7 | 406 7 | 444 -14 | 118 -19 | 63 -10 | 55 -9 |
| 2021-22 | 920 -48 | 795 -55 | 382 -24 | 413 -31 | 125 7 | 67 4 | 58 3 |
| 2022-23 | 880 -40 | 755 -40 | 356 -26 | 399 -14 | 125 | 57 -10 | 68 10 |
| 2023-24 | 860 -20 | 743 -12 | 345 -11 | 398 -1 | 117 -8 | 52 -5 | 65 -3 |
| 2024-25 | 878 18 | 770 27 | 344 -1 | 426 28 | 108 -9 | 46 -6 | 62 -3 |
| Average | 929 | 824 | 393 | 432 | 105 | 57 | 48 |
The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 824 where 770 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Martin Luther College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 827 | 705 | 338 | 367 | 122 | 68 | 54 |
| 2016-17 | 859 | 718 | 349 | 369 | 141 | 67 | 74 |
| 2017-18 | 899 | 743 | 367 | 376 | 156 | 66 | 90 |
| 2018-19 | 885 | 751 | 387 | 364 | 134 | 51 | 83 |
| 2019-20 | 857 | 705 | 346 | 359 | 152 | 53 | 99 |
| 2020-21 | 850 | 700 | 344 | 356 | 150 | 62 | 88 |
| 2021-22 | 795 | 652 | 332 | 320 | 143 | 50 | 93 |
| 2022-23 | 755 | 613 | 310 | 303 | 142 | 46 | 96 |
| 2023-24 | 743 | 602 | 304 | 298 | 141 | 41 | 100 |
| 2024-25 | 770 | 602 | 297 | 305 | 168 | 47 | 121 |
| Average | 824 | 824 | 337 | 342 | 824 | 55 | 90 |
The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 105 where 108 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Martin Luther College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | ||
| 2015-16 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 50 | 23 |
| 2016-17 | 78 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 77 | 47 | 30 |
| 2017-18 | 82 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 53 | 28 |
| 2018-19 | 87 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 86 | 60 | 26 |
| 2019-20 | 137 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 136 | 72 | 64 |
| 2020-21 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 63 | 55 |
| 2021-22 | 125 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 123 | 66 | 57 |
| 2022-23 | 125 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 124 | 56 | 68 |
| 2023-24 | 117 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 116 | 52 | 64 |
| 2024-25 | 108 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 106 | 44 | 62 |
| Average | 105 | 105 | 1 | 0 | 105 | 56 | 48 |
The percentage of white students is 91.23%. The percentage was 94.00% 10 years ago and MLC still has a high percentage of white students. 0.91% of enrolled students is Asian and 1.37% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 1.37% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 94.00% to 91.23%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.56% to 0.91%. Black student enrollment increased from 1.22% to 1.37%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 0.78% to 1.37%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.1667 which indicates that not very diverse. This increased from 0.1161 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Martin Luther College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
| Year | American Indian or Native American | Asian | Black | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Races |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 846 | 9 |
| 2016-17 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 878 | 5 |
| 2017-18 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 914 | 8 |
| 2018-19 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 905 | 11 |
| 2019-20 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 1 | 915 | 13 |
| 2020-21 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 1 | 889 | 13 |
| 2021-22 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 847 | 17 |
| 2022-23 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 802 | 25 |
| 2023-24 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 793 | 26 |
| 2024-25 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 801 | 20 |
| Average | 1 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 859 | 15 |
269 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 31% of total students. The number of online students has increased 49.44% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Martin Luther College from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Total Enrollment | Online Completely | Enrolled in Some Online Courses | Not Enrolled in Online Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 900 | 180 | 17 | 703 |
| 2016-17 | 937 | 184 | 21 | 732 |
| 2017-18 | 981 | 212 | 12 | 757 |
| 2018-19 | 972 | 196 | 18 | 758 |
| 2019-20 | 994 | 282 | 19 | 693 |
| 2020-21 | 968 | 260 | 33 | 675 |
| 2021-22 | 920 | 265 | 6 | 649 |
| 2022-23 | 880 | 260 | 27 | 593 |
| 2023-24 | 860 | 242 | 9 | 609 |
| 2024-25 | 878 | 269 | 23 | 586 |
| Average | 929 | 235 | 19 | 676 |
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