Luther College

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Lutheran (ELCA)
Population 20,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,700 (67%)
Days Without Precipitation 260 (74%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,373
Men / Women 48% / 52%
From State 27%
From Region 47%
Athletes 529 (38.7%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 71%
International 15%
Hispanic 6%
Black 5%
Native American 1%
Asian 1%
Mixed 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Luther College 353 45% 72% 1% 1% 8% 14% $67,356 35 -0.16 37 97%
Computer Science 13 — 85% 31% 0% 0% 8% 62% $124,763 61 -0.01 98 100% — — — —
Data Science 13 +2 77% 23% 8% 0% 15% 54% $95,279 49 -0.15 85 — — — — —
Chemistry 12 +1 58% 83% 0% 0% 0% 17% $65,415 22 -0.60 32 — — — — —
Mathematics 4 +1 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $66,017 20 -0.73 33 100% — — — —
Mathematics and Statistics 3 — 33% 33% 0% 0% 0% 67% $87,748 26 -0.66 78 — — — — —
Physics — +4 — — — — — — $75,967 23 -0.55 59 — — — — —
Biology 23 +1 30% 83% 4% 4% 0% 4% $67,529 56 +0.13 38 100% — — — —
Infectious Disease and Global Health 3 — 33% 33% 0% 33% 0% 33% $62,219 14 -1.08 23 — — — — —
Neuroscience 8 +2 25% 12% 12% 12% 0% 62% $60,730 20 -0.55 20 — — — — —
Environmental Studies 14 +1 36% 93% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,281 20 -0.80 6 100% — — — —
Exercise Science 11 — 82% 73% 0% 0% 18% 0% $54,410 20 -0.86 9 89% — — — —
Global Health — — — — — — — — $63,476 46 -0.15 27 — — — — —
Health Sciences 20 — 50% 90% 0% 0% 10% 0% $54,147 10 -0.98 8 100% — — — —
Nursing 33 — 15% 88% 0% 0% 6% 0% $82,790 11 -0.94 72 98% — — — —
Accounting 10 +1 40% 60% 0% 0% 10% 30% $97,347 75 +0.67 87 100% — — — —
Business Administration 25 +4 80% 56% 0% 0% 12% 24% $81,205 71 +0.19 69 96% — — — —
Economics 10 +3 70% 20% 0% 0% 20% 60% $84,080 33 -0.52 74 — — — — —
Classical Languages — — — — — — — — $58,445 54 +0.04 15 — — — — —
English 9 +1 11% 89% 11% 0% 0% 0% $56,730 75 +0.53 12 94% — — — —
French — — — — — — — — $64,230 72 +0.55 29 95% — — — —
German 1 +2 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,698 27 -0.57 6 100% — — — —
History 8 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,589 34 -0.42 7 100% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,177 61 -0.01 13 — — — — —
Philosophy — — — — — — — — $56,152 38 -0.40 11 — — — — —
Philosophy, Politics, and Economics 5 +1 60% 60% 0% 20% 20% 0% $56,845 57 -0.05 12 — — — — —
Religious Studies 1 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,425 26 -0.54 3 100% — — — —
Scandinavian Languages 2 +9 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,698 27 -0.57 6 100% — — — —
Spanish — +7 — — — — — — $64,230 72 +0.55 29 95% — — — —
Anthropology 4 +2 25% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $54,595 47 -0.21 9 — — — — —
Communication 12 — 33% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $66,482 70 +0.43 35 95% — — — —
Cultural Studies 2 +1 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% $55,408 51 -0.13 10 — — — — —
International Studies 5 +3 60% 60% 0% 0% 0% 40% $40,139 0 -1.70 2 91% — — — —
Political Science 7 +6 57% 57% 0% 0% 29% 14% $68,364 41 -0.28 40 96% — — — —
Psychology 18 +3 39% 78% 0% 6% 11% 6% $57,201 34 -0.46 13 — — — — —
Social Work 11 +2 36% 82% 0% 0% 0% 18% $57,322 76 +0.48 13 95% — — — —
Sociology 2 +1 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $55,843 52 -0.09 11 — — — — —
Elementary Education 10 — 10% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,682 50 -0.09 6 96% — — — —
Art 3 +2 0% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,046 48 -0.08 3 95% — — — —
Music 17 — 24% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,675 82 +0.74 8 97% — — — —
Music Pedagogy 16 — 50% 94% 0% 0% 6% 0% $53,675 82 +0.74 8 97% — — — —
Theater 2 +2 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,885 77 +0.51 3 — — — — —
Theatre Management — — — — — — — — $47,832 82 +0.64 4 — — — — —
Visual Communication Design 15 +3 60% 53% 7% 0% 13% 20% $54,415 85 +0.81 9 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $62,055
ROI Percentile 37th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 77%
4-Year Graduation Rate 61%
6-Year Graduation Rate 71%
Transfer-Out Rate 13%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Health Sciences 18.1% 64 38% 86% 0% 0% 9% 0% $68,961 17 -0.94 41 97% —
Social Sciences 17.3% 61 39% 72% 0% 2% 15% 11% $58,657 50 -0.16 15 95% —
Arts 15.0% 53 42% 83% 2% 0% 6% 6% $53,196 57 +0.71 7 97% —
Business & Economics 12.7% 45 69% 49% 0% 0% 13% 33% $85,431 63 +0.14 76 97% —
Life & Natural Sciences 9.6% 34 29% 62% 6% 9% 0% 21% $65,461 39 -0.14 32 100% —
Humanities 7.6% 27 44% 89% 4% 4% 4% 0% $54,600 49 -0.04 9 98% —
Computer Science 7.4% 26 81% 27% 4% 0% 12% 58% $110,021 49 -0.08 94 100% —
Physical Sciences & Math 5.4% 19 53% 79% 0% 0% 0% 21% $69,068 22 -0.63 42 100% —
Agriculture & Food Science 4.0% 14 36% 93% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,281 16 -0.80 6 100% —
Education 2.8% 10 10% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,682 36 -0.09 6 96% —

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 120 $242K $216K $25K
Football 76 $532K $532K $0
Baseball 49 $263K $259K $3K
Wrestling 43 $799K $769K $30K
Soccer 42 $238K $237K $1K
Basketball 34 $138K $138K -$15
Swimming & Diving 27 $161K $154K $7K
Golf 12 $67K $60K $7K
Tennis 12 $120K $104K $16K
Bowling 7 $20K $20K $477
Total 346 $2.6M $2.5M $91K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 73 $281K $195K $86K
Swimming & Diving 32 $80K $79K $894
Soccer 28 $157K $157K $130
Softball 26 $239K $231K $8K
Volleyball 22 $144K $138K $6K
Basketball 19 $157K $153K $4K
Tennis 12 $115K $102K $12K
Golf 10 $35K $33K $2K
Bowling 6 $18K $16K $1K
Total 183 $1.2M $1.1M $123K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 193 $524K $412K $112K
Football 76 $532K $532K $0
Soccer 70 $396K $395K $1K
Swimming & Diving 59 $241K $233K $8K
Basketball 53 $296K $291K $4K
Baseball 49 $263K $259K $3K
Wrestling 43 $799K $769K $30K
Softball 26 $239K $231K $8K
Tennis 24 $235K $206K $29K
Golf 22 $103K $93K $9K
Volleyball 22 $144K $138K $6K
Bowling 13 $38K $37K $1K
Total 529 $5.0M $4.8M $194K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 76%
Yield (non-ED) 20%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 76% 76% 76%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 26%
SAT Range 1070 – 1400
SAT Math Range 520 – 730
SAT RW Range 550 – 660