Luther College Teaching Programs

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

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

How Do I Get Into Luther?

You can apply to Luther online at: 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?

Luther has an acceptance rate of 75%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

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

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Luther, approximately 70% of students took out student loans averaging $7,832 a year. That adds up to $31,328 over four years for those students.

Luther College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,744 undergraduate students at Luther, with 1,717 being full-time and 27 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,717 full-time undergraduates at Luther, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	35
Black or African American	50
Hispanic or Latino	120
White	1,291
International Students	170
Other Races/Ethnicities	51

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.

Online Learning at Luther College

In 2022-2023, 91 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Luther has changed over the last few years.

Luther College Teaching Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Elementary Education	22	22
TOTAL	22	22

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.