by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Luther College was awarded 75 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is music.
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College Factual ranked Luther as #372 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Luther held the #411 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Luther also holds the #7 spot on the Best Colleges in Iowa ranking.
The acceptance rate at Luther College is 76%. That's higher than the rate at many schools, but still low enough to be considered somewhat selective. If you want to get in, you'll need good grades and to be able to show that Luther is a good fit for you.
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 528 and 630. Math scores were between 560 and 688.
At Luther, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 11 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Luther College is 77%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 84% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Luther College enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Luther for first-time, full-time students is 67%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,802 undergraduates at Luther with 1,775 being full-time and 27 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $21,838 | $20,153 | $23,262 | $26,789 | $28,747 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Luther, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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.
The student loan default rate at Luther is 1.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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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/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/luthercollege |
| Twitter: | http://www.twitter.com/luthercollege |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 39 | $63,140 |
| Business Administration & Management | 33 | $43,545 |
| Child Development & Psychology | 32 | NA |
| General Biology | 32 | $25,391 |
| Music | 30 | $37,723 |
| Social Work | 19 | $25,388 |
| Political Science & Government | 19 | $30,592 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 17 | $40,489 |
| Information Science | 16 | NA |
| Computer Science | 16 | $66,195 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 145 students took at least one online class at Luther College. This is a decrease from the 1,802 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 145 | 0 |
| 2019-2020 | 1,802 | 0 |
| 2018-2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-2018 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-2017 | 0 | 0 |
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Footnotes
*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.
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