Admissions
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Overview
- Applicants: 4,288
- Average HS GPA: 3.71
- Acceptance Rate: 65%
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GPA Breakdown
- 55% — 3.75 - 3.99
- 19% — 3.50 - 3.74
- 12% — 3.25 - 3.49
- 10% — 3.00 - 3.24
- 6% — 2.50 - 2.99
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SAT & ACT Test Scores
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 25th-75th percentile (enrolled students)503 - 640SAT Math 25th-75th percentile (enrolled students)520 - 665ACT Composite Scores 25th-75th percentile (enrolled students)23 - 28
Academics
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Majors
AREA, ETHNIC, CULTURAL, GENDER, AND GROUP STUDIES.African-American/Black Studies.Women's Studies.BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES.Biology/Biological Sciences, General.Neuroscience.BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT, MARKETING, AND RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES.Accounting.Business Administration and Management, General.COMMUNICATION, JOURNALISM, AND RELATED PROGRAMS.Speech Communication and Rhetoric.COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES AND SUPPORT SERVICES.Computer Science.Information Science/Studies.EDUCATION.Elementary Education and Teaching.ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE/LETTERS.English Language and Literature, General.FOREIGN LANGUAGES, LITERATURES, AND LINGUISTICS.Ancient Near Eastern and Biblical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General.French Language and Literature.German Language and Literature.Scandinavian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.Spanish Language and Literature.HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND RELATED PROGRAMS.Athletic Training/Trainer.Health and Wellness, General.Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse.HISTORY.History, General.MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS.Mathematics and Statistics.Mathematics, General.MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES.International/Global Studies.Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION.Environmental Studies.PARKS, RECREATION, LEISURE, AND FITNESS STUDIES.Health and Physical Education/Fitness, General.PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES.Philosophy.Religion/Religious Studies.PHYSICAL SCIENCES.Chemistry, General.Physics, General.PSYCHOLOGY.Psychology, General.PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONS.Social Work.SOCIAL SCIENCES.Anthropology.Economics, General.Political Science and Government, General.Sociology.VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS.Art/Art Studies, General.Dance, General.Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General.Music, General. -
Degrees
- Bachelor's
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Prominent Alumni
Rob FukuzakiSports anchor, KABC Channel 7Dick LandisFormer CEO/chairperson, Del Monte Corp.Luz VillarealProducer, KNBC 4Ross MathewsTelevision Personality and AuthorLee SearingPresident, Searing IndustriesEnrique GutierrezSports Anchor, Time Warner EspañolLarry RinehartPresident, PFF Bank and Trust
Tuition & Aid
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Dates
Notification DateMar 1 -
Required Forms
- FAFSA
- School
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Expenses per Academic Year
Tuition$41950Required Fees$340Average Cost for Books and Supplies$1040Tuition / Fees Vary by Year of StudyNoBoard for Commuters$5040Transportation for Commuters$1290On-Campus Room and BoardN/A -
Available Aid
Financial Aid MethodologyFederalScholarships and Grants Need-Based- Need-Based College/University Scholarship or Grant Aid from Institutional Funds
- Need-Based Federal Pell
- Need-Based Private Scholarships
- Need-Based SEOG
- Need-Based State Scholarships
Federal Direct Student Loan Programs- Direct PLUS Loans
- Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
- Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
Federal Family Education Loan Programs (FFEL)- College/university loans from institutional funds
- Federal Perkins Loans
Is Institutional Employment Available (other than Federal Work Study)YesDirect LenderYes -
Financial Aid Rating
- Financial Aid Rating 85/99
Student Body
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Student Body Profile
Total Undergraduate Enrollment2053Foreign Countries Represented73 -
Demographics
- Asian 1.29%
- African-American 1.94%
- Hispanic 4.78%
- Caucasian 81.18%
- Male 45%
- Female 55%
- Аre out of state 71
Campus Life
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Campus Life
Undergrads living on campus93%Help finding off-campus housingNoQuality of life rating 99/99First-Year Students living on campus100%Campus EnvironmentVillageFire safety ratingN/A -
Special Needs Admissions
College Entrance Tests RequiredNoInterview RequiredNo -
Student Activities
Registered Student Organizations104Number of Honor Societies13Number of Social Sororities3 -
Sports
Athletic DivisionDivision IIIMen's Sports (Crimson) (12)- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Diving
- Football
- Golf
- Soccer
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track Field Indoor
- Track Field Outdoor
- Wrestling
Women's Sports (Crimson) (11)- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Diving
- Golf
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track Field Indoor
- Track Field Outdoor
- Volleyball
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Student Services
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Sustainability
Luther College is a charter ACUPCC signatory, and the school has developed an in-depth strategic plan for institutional sustainability. In 2013, the college launched a Center for Sustainable Communities to promote sustainability and be a catalyst for change on campus and in the region. In terms of greenhouse emissions, Luther’s Board of Regents has pledged to cut its carbon footprint in half by 2015 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2030. Investments in energy efficiency cut emissions by roughly a quarter already and major renewable energy projects added to an overall reduction in the college’s carbon footprint of over 40 percent. Geothermal energy heats and cools two of the facilities on campus, reducing Luther’s need for fossil fuel heating and cooling. Remarkably, Luther completed the construction of a 1.6 MW wind turbine which produces electricity equal to one third of Luther’s annual consumption. In addition, a 280-kilowatt solar photovoltaic field, the largest solar array in the state of Iowa, was recently installed on college property. The college fleet features both hybrids and biodiesel vehicles—the fuel for which is processed with waste oil from dining services. Sustainable food is also a priority at Luther with a student-run organic garden and 35 percent local food in the cafeteria last year. Luther is home to a thriving environmental studies major with a choice of three different concentrations: policy, environmental science, or design-your-own. The 950-acre campus is home to a variety of pond, river, and prairie ecosystems for hands-on study. Students can pursue multiple work-study and internship opportunities in sustainability ranging from environmental education in afterschool and summer Discovery Camps to outreach with the Northeast Iowa Food and Fitness Initiative.
Green ratingN/A -
Campus Security Report
Campus Security Report
The Jeanne Clery Act requires colleges and universities to disclosetheir security policies, keep a public crime log, publish an annualcrime report and provide timely warnings to students and campusemployees about a crime posing an immediate or ongoing threat tostudents and campus employees.
Please visit The Princeton Review’s page on campus safety foradditional resources: http://www.princetonreview.com/safety
The Princeton Review publishes links directly to each school's CampusSecurity Reports where available. Applicants can also access allschool-specific campus safety information using the Campus Safety andSecurity Data Analysis Cutting Tool provided by the Office ofPostsecondary Education of the U.S. Department of Education:https://ope.ed.gov/campussafety/#/ -
Other Information
Campus-wide Internet NetworkYes% of Classrooms with Wireless Internet97
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