Texas Lutheran University

Basic Information

Type Private, Liberal Arts
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Lutheran (ELCA)
Population 120,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 90 (14%)
Sunshine Hours 2,825 (78%)
Days Without Precipitation 280 (89%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,351
Men / Women 45% / 55%
From State 100%
From Region 0%
Athletes 514 (40.8%)

Racial/Ethnic

Hispanic 45%
White 35%
Black 12%
Mixed 4%
Asian 2%
Native American 0%
International 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
College of Arts and Sciences 160 46% 51% 0% 8% 39% 1% $60,538 11 -0.48 46 96%
Pre-Engineering 4 — 100% 0% 0% 25% 75% 0% $90,452 25 -0.62 89 — — — — —
Computer Science 13 — 92% 62% 0% 15% 23% 0% $97,559 20 -0.80 93 — — — — —
Chemistry 6 — 50% 33% 0% 0% 50% 17% $61,757 11 -0.95 50 — — — — —
Mathematics 7 — 43% 43% 0% 0% 57% 0% $73,180 39 -0.46 73 — — — — —
Biology 15 — 20% 40% 0% 0% 60% 0% $48,824 2 -2.05 16 91% — — — —
Exercise Science 45 — 49% 64% 0% 4% 29% 0% $63,019 58 +0.14 53 95% — — — —
English 5 — 40% 40% 0% 0% 20% 0% $56,299 73 +0.47 35 — — — — —
History 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,455 63 +0.05 38 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 6 — 67% 17% 0% 67% 17% 0% $59,444 70 +0.20 44 — — — — —
Pre-Theology 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,607 50 +0.10 23 — — — — —
Spanish — — — — — — — — $57,245 52 -0.07 38 — — — — —
Communication Studies 8 — 50% 75% 0% 12% 12% 0% $52,846 18 -0.84 26 — — — — —
Political Science 3 — 67% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $59,665 16 -0.92 44 — — — — —
Psychology 21 — 14% 52% 0% 5% 43% 0% $48,161 13 -1.05 15 100% — — — —
Sociology 10 — 50% 40% 0% 0% 60% 0% $59,009 69 +0.19 43 100% — — — —
Music 6 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $45,291 44 -0.16 10 — — — — —
Studio Art 3 — 0% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $37,148 9 -1.04 3 100% — — — —
Theatre 4 — 25% 25% 0% 25% 50% 0% $40,577 35 -0.33 5 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Business 47 64% 47% 0% 13% 34% 0% $81,012 75 +0.13 82 98%
Business Administration 44 — 66% 45% 0% 14% 34% 0% $80,616 70 +0.16 82 98% — — — —
Management Information Systems 3 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $86,828 39 -0.32 87 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Education 20 30% 60% 0% 0% 35% 0% $58,001 6 +0.62 40 96%
Elementary Education 8 — 12% 62% 0% 0% 38% 0% $53,985 68 +0.25 29 96% — — — —
English 7-12 Education — — — — — — — — $60,679 80 +0.73 47 95% — — — —
History Teacher Education — — — — — — — — $60,679 83 +0.85 47 95% — — — —
Physical Education 5 — 40% 80% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,679 66 +0.36 47 95% — — — —
Social Studies Teacher Education 3 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,679 83 +0.85 47 95% — — — —
Music Education 4 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $60,679 97 +1.50 47 95% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Nursing 164 18% 38% 9% 18% 29% 1% $96,665 93 +0.44 93 97%
Nursing 164 — 18% 38% 9% 18% 29% 1% $96,665 74 +0.44 93 97% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $39,590
ROI Percentile 79th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 62%
4-Year Graduation Rate 30%
6-Year Graduation Rate 54%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

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 53.5% 209 24% 44% 7% 15% 29% 0% $89,421 86 +0.38 89 96% —
Business & Economics 12.0% 47 64% 47% 0% 13% 34% 0% $81,013 55 +0.13 82 98% —
Social Sciences 10.7% 42 33% 50% 0% 5% 45% 0% $52,458 20 -0.70 25 100% —
Arts 4.3% 17 24% 35% 0% 6% 59% 0% $46,366 25 +0.04 12 97% —
Education 4.1% 16 38% 75% 0% 0% 19% 0% $57,332 74 +0.40 38 96% —
Humanities 3.8% 15 53% 40% 0% 27% 13% 0% $57,086 63 +0.26 37 — —
Life & Natural Sciences 3.8% 15 20% 40% 0% 0% 60% 0% $48,824 1 -2.05 16 91% —
Computer Science 3.3% 13 92% 62% 0% 15% 23% 0% $97,559 27 -0.80 93 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 3.3% 13 46% 38% 0% 0% 54% 8% $67,908 19 -0.69 64 — —
Engineering 1.0% 4 100% 0% 0% 25% 75% 0% $90,452 5 -0.62 89 — —

Sports NCAA D3

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 169 $815K $798K $17K
Soccer 54 $215K $212K $2K
Baseball 51 $213K $253K -$40K
Track & Field (outdoor) 42 $87K $125K -$37K
Basketball 20 $155K $158K -$3K
Golf 14 $106K $110K -$3K
Cross Country 10 $63K $52K $10K
Tennis 10 $64K $65K -$735
Total 350 $1.7M $1.8M -$54K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (outdoor) 34 $83K $129K -$45K
Softball 31 $587K $437K $150K
Soccer 28 $152K $190K -$38K
Other Sports 24 $107K $112K -$4K
Basketball 21 $146K $149K -$3K
Volleyball 21 $165K $161K $4K
Cross Country 9 $69K $53K $15K
Tennis 7 $60K $55K $5K
Golf 6 $60K $77K -$17K
Total 164 $1.4M $1.4M $66K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 169 $815K $798K $17K
Soccer 82 $367K $403K -$35K
Track & Field (outdoor) 76 $171K $254K -$83K
Baseball 51 $213K $253K -$40K
Basketball 41 $301K $308K -$6K
Softball 31 $587K $437K $150K
Other Sports 24 $107K $112K -$4K
Volleyball 21 $165K $161K $4K
Golf 20 $166K $188K -$21K
Cross Country 19 $132K $106K $26K
Tennis 17 $125K $121K $4K
Total 514 $4.1M $4.1M $13K

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 63%
Yield (non-ED) 17%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 63% 63% 63%

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