Private nonprofit · Decorah, Iowa
Luther College: cost, debt and earnings by major
18 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $23,945
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 65%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 72%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 1,379
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $27,000
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- 2.0%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $15,244 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $15,061 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $16,942 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $21,299 |
| $110,000+ | $29,332 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Bachelor's programs (18)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$77,569
- Accounting and Related Services$75,341
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$68,510
- Biology, General$63,998
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$54,821
- Political Science and Government$53,510
- Communication and Media Studies$52,905
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research$52,296
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$51,913
- Music$50,947
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$50,580
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$50,164
- Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$49,769
- Social Work$47,660
- English Language and Literature, General$46,116
- History$45,737
- Research and Experimental Psychology$33,931 (1 yr)
- Fine and Studio Arts$30,922 (1 yr)