Luther College
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Luther College is a private liberal arts college in Decorah, IA (town setting), with 1,463 undergraduates (54% women), affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church. It admitted 73% of 2,447 applicants — upper half for selectivity among Division III schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1098–1318 on the SAT and 22–29 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $65,555 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $24,790 on average after grants (lower half for affordability in its division). 75% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in health professions & nursing, visual & performing arts, business. The campus reported 5.3 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — bottom quarter for safety among Division III schools.
Against Division III schools
Percentile among 421 Division III institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Luther College ranks
0 top-ten finishes among Division III schools, across 60 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Private · Liberal arts college
- Affiliation
- Evangelical Lutheran Church
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 75%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $50,320
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 19 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Luther College
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Luther College teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Midwest Conference | 28 | — | 3 | $157k | $5,622 | — | |
| Baseball | Midwest Conference | 49 | — | 1 | $260k | $5,300 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Midwest Conference | 34 | — | 1 | $138k | $4,069 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Midwest Conference | 19 | — | 1 | $153k | $8,060 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Midwest Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Midwest Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Football | Midwest Conference | 76 | — | 1 | $533k | $7,010 | — | |
| Men's Golf | Midwest Conference | 12 | — | 1 | $60k | $5,037 | — | |
| Women's Golf | Independent | 10 | — | 3 | $33k | $3,322 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Midwest Conference | 42 | — | 1 | $238k | $5,660 | — | |
| Softball | Midwest Conference | 26 | — | 1 | $232k | $8,904 | — | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Midwest Conference | 27 | — | 1 | $154k | $5,704 | — | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Midwest Conference | 32 | — | 1 | $79k | $2,475 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | Midwest Conference | 12 | — | 2 | $104k | $8,683 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | Midwest Conference | 12 | — | 2 | $102k | $8,527 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Midwest Conference | 120 | — | 1 | $217k | $1,807 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Midwest Conference | 73 | — | 1 | $195k | $2,676 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Midwest Conference | 22 | — | 1 | $138k | $6,280 | — | |
| Men's Wrestling | Independent | 43 | — | 4 | $769k | $17,885 | — | |
| Women's Wrestling | American Rivers Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.