was funded by both the college and the city of New Ulm.
== Student life ==
=== Student body ===
As of November 2018, Martin Luther College enrolled 764 undergraduate and 128 graduate students. The undergraduate student body included students from 33 states and 8 foreign countries and was 48% female. 564 undergraduates were enrolled in MLC's education programs, while 200 were enrolled in its pre-seminary program. 35% of undergraduate students were alumni of the college's two preparatory schools, Luther Preparatory School in Watertown, Wisconsin, and Michigan Lutheran Seminary in Saginaw, Michigan.
=== Residential life ===
Martin Luther College generally requires its students to live on-campus during their undergraduate years. This requirement is justified by the administration as an effort to provide students a measure of community at MLC and to develop fellowship and connections beneficial to service in the WELS. As a result, 98% of undergraduate students live on-campus in one of four residence halls. Centennial …
