Luther College Overview

Luther College is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Decorah, Iowa. Decorah is a good match for students who enjoy small-town life.

What Is Luther College Known For?

• Although it may not be available for every major, the bachelor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Luther.
• During a recent academic cycle, 74% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from Luther with a bachelor's degree make about $59,850 a year. That's 47% more than those who graduate from other schools.
• It takes the average Luther student 4.1 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

Where Is Luther College?

Contact details for Luther are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	700 College Drive, Decorah, IA 52101-1045
Phone:	563-387-2000
Website:	www.luther.edu

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How Do I Get Into Luther?

You can apply to Luther online at: https://www.luther.edu/admission-aid/how-to-apply

Admission Requirements for Luther

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	1
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Luther?

The acceptance rate at Luther College is 75%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 52% of accepted students are men and 48% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 73%, and the acceptance rate for women is 77%.

Average Test Scores

About 8% of students accepted to Luther submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 520 and 640. Math scores were between 555 and 690.

Luther received ACT scores from 31% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 32. Math scores were between 21 and 0. Composite scores were between 22 and 29.

Can I Afford Luther College?

The overall average net price of Luther is $29,971. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Luther, approximately 66% of students took out student loans averaging $7,680 a year. That adds up to $30,720 over four years for those students.

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Luther College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,802 undergraduate students at Luther, with 1,775 being full-time and 27 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,775 full-time undergraduates at Luther, 41% are male and 59% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Luther College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	36
Black or African American	36
Hispanic or Latino	118
White	1,388
International Students	135
Other Races/Ethnicities	62

Geographic Diversity

Iowa students aren't the only ones who study at Luther College. At this time, 23 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 80 countries are represented at Luther. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Vietnam, Swaziland, and Zimbabwe.

Luther College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
General Biology	37	37
Music	33	33
Business Administration & Management	31	31
Nursing	31	31
Child Development & Psychology	23	23
General English Literature	22	22
Information Science	21	21
Political Science & Government	18	18
Computer Science	17	17
Design & Applied Arts	15	15
Social Work	14	14
Teacher Education Grade Specific	13	13
Natural Resources Conservation	13	13
Accounting	11	11
Health Sciences & Services	11	11
History	11	11
Communication & Media Studies	10	10
Sociology	9	9
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	8	8
Mathematics	8	8
Chemistry	8	8
Economics	8	8
Romance Languages	7	7
Anthropology	7	7
Fine & Studio Arts	7	7
Germanic Languages	6	6
Statistics	6	6
International Studies	6	6
Philosophy	6	6
Drama & Theater Arts	6	6
Public Health	5	5
Health & Physical Education	5	5
Physics	5	5
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	3	3
Religious Studies	1	1
Non-Professional General Legal Studies	0	0
Cultural Studies & Analysis	0	0
TOTAL	442	442

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Prizm under License

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