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Luther College

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Decorah, IASee your chances →private nonprofitBaccalaureate Colleges

Acceptance Rate

71.5%

Total Profiles

3

SAT Range

1078–1406

User Accept Rate

N/A

Tuition

$50,320

Undergrad Enrollment

1,454

Applicants

2,447

Yield Rate

19.6%

Student:Faculty

10:1

Applicant Profiles

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What you pay

$23,097/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $92,388 over four years.

What grads earn

$52,296/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$59,588 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 12% below average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 1.8 years of pay.

81% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

3.1%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

32%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

1.0%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Luther College’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$12,517
$30–48k$12,835
$48–75k$19,351
$75–110k$22,204
Over $110k$29,376

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

73%

Completion · all

71%

Completion · Pell

64%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

83%

Median debt

$27,000

Classification

Four-year, small, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied
2,447
Admitted
1,79373.3%
Enrolled
35220% yield
Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024
CategoryOn-CampusResidence HallNon-CampusPublic Property
Fondling3
Rape1

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation65% / 35%
MenWomen

Men's

Baseball49Basketball34Bowling7Football76Golf12Soccer42Swimming27Tennis12Track & Field120Wrestling43

Women's

Basketball19Bowling6Golf10Soccer28Softball26Swimming32Tennis12Track & Field73Volleyball22

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse46 grads
Business Administration and Management, General28 grads
Biology/Biological Sciences, General27 grads
Music Pedagogy16 grads
Music, General14 grads
Elementary Education and Teaching14 grads
Environmental Studies13 grads
Kinesiology and Exercise Science11 grads
Social Work11 grads
Accounting11 grads

4yr Grad Rate

66%

6yr Grad Rate

73%

Retention Rate

77%

Median Earnings

$59,850